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We recently learnt that the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) have taken the decision to place creel-caught crabs and lobster from the west coast of Scotland on the ‘fish to avoid’ (red) list, in part due to concern over marine animal entanglement risk. Entanglement is a global problem in many fisheries, is not limited to crab […]

A ground-breaking project is helping reduce mammal, shark and turtle entanglement in creel fishing gear in Scottish waters.   Image credit: Graham Campbell Today sees the publication of a report on the first phase of the Scottish Entanglement Alliance (SEA) project, the first of its kind in the UK, which brings together commercial creel fishers, NatureScot, research […]

Last week the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Our Daily Planet hosted a dialogue on the progress made, and challenges still ahead, in Canada’s efforts to protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, a species vulnerable to both entanglement and ship strikes and on the brink of extinction. In a bid to […]

While the COVID lock down has halted a lot of activities, large whale disentanglement teams around the world have remained busy. Here are just a few successful release stories from earlier this month. Cape Cod, USA 03/06/2020 – Center for Coastal Studies Image credit: Center for Coastal Studies  The Center for Coastal Studies Marine Animal […]

A great interview with Julie Huntington of the Whale Release and Strandings group in Newfoundland, one of the most successful disentanglement teams in the world. https://blog.cwf-fcf.org/index.php/en/disentangling-whales-ewfoundland-qa-julie-huntington/?fbclid=IwAR0rRtWehVlf_YQso6D-AVhNvuRPzS-KqNJ0ZDgVdWOtDLA7xC_c40yiexE “A disentanglement release can be done safely but it takes a community. It’s not just the WRS disentanglement team releasing the animal. It also includes the fishermen and their […]

–  Buy fresh shellfish straight from the quayside, or get it delivered to your door! – #SourceLocal #EatLocal #SupportLocal   As a result of COVID-19 the UK’s fishermen and seafood industry are facing enormous challenges, with many local fishers no longer able to supply their catch to overseas markets or UK restaurants. However YOU can […]

A message from SEA partner the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation (SCFF) in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and repercussions of this to small-scale fishermen. “Can ALL Scottish Fishermen, especially those who rely on the live market, please email their MSP’s and MP’s asap and inform them of their predicament regarding the loss of market […]

A couple of years old now but a great article from across the pond. I had the pleasure of working with Scott, Everett and Bob in Cape Cod a few years back, in fact on my first day with the team I got to witness first-hand how slick their operation is when a call came […]

News this week from the 2020 Gear Innovation Summit in Halifax, Canada. Fishers, gear manufacturers, entanglement responders, environmental groups and government officials participated in a two-day workshop where discussions focused on ways to  reduce fishing gear interactions with marine mammals. “…..there’s a misconception that the fishing industry is resistant to changes aimed at protecting marine […]