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Media coverage following a recent spate of entanglement cases…
Scotsman article_18052023 Fishing News article, April 2022
SEA response to updated MCS Good Fish Guide ratings
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’...
** PRESS RELEASE** Ground-breaking Scottish project to reduce marine animal entanglement in creel fishing gear, 16th December 2021
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...
Canada’s efforts to save the endangered North Atlantic right whale | A Morning with the Experts
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...
Some good news amongst the COVID chaos – successful disentanglements from around the world
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...
All caught up – disentangling whales in Newfoundland and Labrador
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...
Support your local Fishermen during Covid-19
– 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...
A message from SEA partner the Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation
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...
This is not the way we’re going to conserve whale populations
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...
News from across the pond – 2020 Gear Innovation Summit
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...