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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Marine Bill</title>
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		<title>UK Marine and Coastal Act &#8211; what does it mean for biodiversity research?</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/11/16/uk-marine-and-coastal-act-what-does-it-mean-for-biodiversity-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/11/16/uk-marine-and-coastal-act-what-does-it-mean-for-biodiversity-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:08:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The report of the BES &#8211; UK BRAG joint session on &#8216;The UK Marine and Coastal Act- what does it mean for biodiversity research?&#8216; has been published online. The session saw speakers from Defra, the JNCC, Marine Biological Association and &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2010/11/16/uk-marine-and-coastal-act-what-does-it-mean-for-biodiversity-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>UK Marine Bill becomes law</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/11/13/uk-marine-bill-becomes-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/11/13/uk-marine-bill-becomes-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill was granted Royal Assent yesterday (12th November), meaning that it has now become law. It has taken many years of work by the ecological and environmental community, but a network of Marine Conservation &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/11/13/uk-marine-bill-becomes-law/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Chair Designate of MMO Announced</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/03/chair-designate-of-mmo-announced/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/03/chair-designate-of-mmo-announced/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chair Designate of the Marine Management Organisation has been announced as Christopher Parry. Mr Parry will become Chair once the Marine Bill has passed through Parliament and received Royal Assent. In making the announcement yesterday Defra outlined Mr Parry&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/03/chair-designate-of-mmo-announced/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Government Refuses to Budge on Highly Protected Marine Conservation Zones</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/01/government-refuses-to-budge-on-highly-protected-marine-conservation-zones/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/01/government-refuses-to-budge-on-highly-protected-marine-conservation-zones/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:55:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UK Marine Bill continued its passage through Parliament yesterday with the first debates on clauses in the Bill taking place in the House of Commons Committee stage. The Bill entered the Committee Stage on 29 June with a first &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/07/01/government-refuses-to-budge-on-highly-protected-marine-conservation-zones/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Bill through next stage of the Commons</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/24/marine-bill-through-next-stage-of-the-commons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/24/marine-bill-through-next-stage-of-the-commons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:41:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A quick update to let you know that the Marine Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday. The second reading debate is unusual as it is not the time for detailed changes to be made to &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/24/marine-bill-through-next-stage-of-the-commons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quiet Progress on the Marine Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/10/quiet-progress-on-the-marine-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/10/quiet-progress-on-the-marine-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst all the high drama of UK politics over the last week, it was very easy to miss a significant environmental legislative milestone. However, on Monday 8th June, the UK Marine Bill achieved its third reading in the House of &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/06/10/quiet-progress-on-the-marine-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Victory for Marine Science in the House of Lords</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/05/26/a-victory-for-marine-science-in-the-house-of-lords/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/05/26/a-victory-for-marine-science-in-the-house-of-lords/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/?p=493</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Marine &#38; Coastal Access Bill, potentially the most important and far-reaching marine legislation ever passed in the UK, is continuing its slow but methodical progress through the House of Lords, where it is currently at report stage (the penultimate &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/05/26/a-victory-for-marine-science-in-the-house-of-lords/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Conservationists Applaud New Scottish Marine Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/04/30/conservationists-applaud-new-scottish-marine-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/04/30/conservationists-applaud-new-scottish-marine-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government this morning launched a Marine Bill for Scotland&#8217;s seas, setting out measures to restrict damaging activities in the interests of marine conservation and preserving ecosystem services in Scotland&#8217;s inshore waters. The measures, which conservationists view as more &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2009/04/30/conservationists-applaud-new-scottish-marine-bill/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Marine Bill Receives Royal Assent</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/12/03/marine-bill-receives-royal-assent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/12/03/marine-bill-receives-royal-assent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At 11.20am today, the House of Lords witnessed the State Opening of Parliament marking the beginning of the parliamentary session. Here, the Queen&#8217;s Speech was delivered, outlining the Government&#8217;s plans for the coming Parliamentary year. Given the current global economic &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/12/03/marine-bill-receives-royal-assent/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Questions Over Future of Fast Food Fish</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/11/28/questions-over-future-of-fast-food-fish/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/11/28/questions-over-future-of-fast-food-fish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Policy_Team</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As popular white fish species such as cod, face fisheries collapse, pollock has increasingly been an essential alternative. For instance the kid&#8217;s favourite, Fish Fingers, now increasingly consist of pollock rather than cod, as do McDonald&#8217;s &#8216;Filet-o-Fish.&#8217; Perhaps the pollock&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2008/11/28/questions-over-future-of-fast-food-fish/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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