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	<title>British Ecological Society &#187; Marine conservation</title>
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		<title>UK Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protected Areas Network is complete</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The announcement last month by the Natural Environment Minister, Richard Benyon (Defra), that a 330km stretch of marine habitat between Studland and Portland in Dorset is to be designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) will complete the UK SAC &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2012/10/08/uk-special-areas-of-conservation-and-special-protected-areas-network-is-complete/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Scotland launches marine survey</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/scotland-launches-marine-survey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 09:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine conservation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Scottish government has announched that eight surveys covering 2,200 square miles will be conducted in Scottish waters in order to collect information on its marine biodiversity. The surveys are in collaboration with Marine Scotland and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/08/15/scotland-launches-marine-survey/">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>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Fish Fight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CFP]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marine conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quotas]]></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>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>
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				<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ocean Acidification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ocean Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Over-Fishing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pollution]]></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>The Big Fish Fight is on</title>
		<link>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/18/the-big-fish-fight-is-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/18/the-big-fish-fight-is-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:18:07 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[BES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fisheries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Big Fish Fight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Common Fisheries Policy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Half of all fish caught in the North Sea are thrown back dead. This is due to strict fishing quotas set out by the EU Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) that limit the number of fish landed each day. Although these &#8230; <a href="http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/blog/2011/01/18/the-big-fish-fight-is-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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