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The UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill received Royal Assent on Thursday 12 November 2009, giving the Finding Sanctuary project a green light to progress its work with local sea users to…

The UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill has received Royal Assent, which means a green light for Marine Conservation Zones.

Today the UK Marine and Coastal Access Act has been introduced into the statute books. This new piece of legislation puts a duty on the UK Government, for the first time, to…

Australia has revealed it confiscated a huge gillnet set illegally in Antarctic waters earlier this year.

Fisheries Secretary Richard Lochhead says fleets that take decisive action to tackle discards and pioneer ground-breaking schemes such as Real Time Closures should be rewarded with options to buy back days at…

Dr Jane Lubchenco, under secretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and NOAA administrator issued the following statement urging the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to heed the…