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	<title>British Ecological Society&#187; Common Fisheries Policy: Compromise, compromise, compromise</title>
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		<title>Common Fisheries Policy: Compromise, compromise, compromise</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/15/common-fisheries-policy-compromise-compromise-compromise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Common Fisheries Policy: Compromise, compromise, compromise Further progress towards reform of the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) was made today, as negotiations between EU Fisheries Ministers over the Basic Regulation came to a close. The discussions between EU governments took &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2013/05/15/common-fisheries-policy-compromise-compromise-compromise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tracking DNA to stop illegal fishing</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/29/tracking-dna-to-stop-illegal-fishing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/29/tracking-dna-to-stop-illegal-fishing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 12:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite international policy regulations and ‘eco-labelling’, illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing is still thriving worldwide. To tackle this problem a group of international researchers came up with a possible tool based on genetic testing. The results of their research &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/29/tracking-dna-to-stop-illegal-fishing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clear indications that climate change is affecting fish stocks</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/14/clear-indications-that-climate-change-is-affecting-fish-stocks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/14/clear-indications-that-climate-change-is-affecting-fish-stocks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Science Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) launched its latest Report Card on 8th May at the World Fisheries Congress in Edinburgh. It focuses on how climate change is affecting the fish and shellfish we find in our seas, providing &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/05/14/clear-indications-that-climate-change-is-affecting-fish-stocks/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MEPs call for new environmental framework for the EU</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/23/meps-call-for-new-environmental-framework-for-the-eu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/23/meps-call-for-new-environmental-framework-for-the-eu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Common Agricultural Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voting in two resolutions last week, MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) called for the European Commission to introduce a Seventh Environmental Action Programme and for higher political priority to go to preserving and restoring damaged ecosystems. The Seventh Environmental &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/04/23/meps-call-for-new-environmental-framework-for-the-eu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>MSC report shows progress towards more sustainable seafood consumption</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/02/msc-report-shows-progress-towards-more-sustainable-seafood-consumption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/02/msc-report-shows-progress-towards-more-sustainable-seafood-consumption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Common Fisheries Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine Stewardship Council]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Figures due to be released by the Marine Stewardship Council show that the number of fish and seafood products in the UK certified as &#8216;sustainable&#8217; has increased by 41% since 2010. What fisheries minister Richard Benyon has described as a &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/02/02/msc-report-shows-progress-towards-more-sustainable-seafood-consumption/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Discards are discarded in the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/11/discards-are-discarded-in-the-reform-of-the-common-fisheries-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/11/discards-are-discarded-in-the-reform-of-the-common-fisheries-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Fish Fight]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Common Fisheries Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission is expected to announce a ban on discards during Wednesday this week as part of the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The shake-up brings victory for TV chef, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall who fronted the Big Fish &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/07/11/discards-are-discarded-in-the-reform-of-the-common-fisheries-policy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Anticipating England’s Biodiversity Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/27/anticipating-englands-biodiversity-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/27/anticipating-englands-biodiversity-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[2020 Biodiversity Target]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[England’s Biodiversity Strategy is due to be released this month, outlining how England will meet its international environmental commitments. It is expected to detail future plans for the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the Common Agricultural Policy &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/27/anticipating-englands-biodiversity-strategy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The state of our oceans</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/21/the-state-of-our-oceans/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/21/the-state-of-our-oceans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A panel of scientists has today concluded that the planets oceans are in an even worse state that previously considered, with some referring to the results as “shocking”. The report, written by experts on coral reefs, fisheries, climate and pollution &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/21/the-state-of-our-oceans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Can Aquaculture have a sustainable future?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/15/can-aquaculture-have-a-sustainable-future/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/15/can-aquaculture-have-a-sustainable-future/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1966</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production sector but there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding it’s environmental impact and how this is likely to change into the future as the sector expands to meet global food demands. &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/06/15/can-aquaculture-have-a-sustainable-future/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sustainable Eel Group Develops New Standard</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/19/sustainable-eel-group-develops-new-standard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/19/sustainable-eel-group-develops-new-standard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 10:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aquatic Ecology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EU]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=1916</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustainable eel fishing may start to increase in the European Union following the development of a new labelling scheme by the Sustainable Eel Group. The group, whose members include scientists, NGOs and policymakers, have developed a new standard (the Sustainable &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/05/19/sustainable-eel-group-develops-new-standard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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