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Abundance, Overabundance, and Socio Economic Gain? What would sustainability look like?  It was interesting to read an article in the Irish Times Saturday 11th August, which quoted an interview with Mary Coughlan by The Irish Skipper magazine illustrating that there … Continue reading →

Two Reports for a Sustainable Future; Steering a New Course and Sea Change. Destructive decommissioning or sustainable mothballing Please find my interpretation of these two reports. Understanding the implications was certainly not bedtime reading and required full concentration, to understand … Continue reading →

  Can Ecological Economics achieve burgeoning sustainability for local fishing communities in Ireland?    Ecological Economics It is now fashionable to try and understand economics from an ecological perspective. Ecological economics sees commerce as a sub set of the ecological … Continue reading →

Donegal Democrat 9th August 2007  Government Ignoring Erne Fishermen  It was reported that Councillor Barry O’Neil had expressed disappointment regarding the treatment of nets men on the Erne estuary. Reference was made to the Supreme Court decision in 1933 granting … Continue reading →

Bio diversity The meeting is being held in the context that there is now enough evidence to be confident that global warming is a real and present threat. The aim of this meeting is to guide the delivery of a … Continue reading →

Q1. The proposed categories cover minor fisheries offences only, with serious offences being referred to court for prosecution. Do you agree that this is appropriate? The seriousness of offences needs to be aligned with environmental and sustainability imperatives and defined … Continue reading →

Can Ecological Economics achieve burgeoning sustainability for local fishing communities in Ireland?   Ecological Economics It is now fashionable to try and understand economics from an ecological perspective. Ecological economics sees commerce as a sub set of the ecological system … Continue reading →

Specific answers to the questions asked in consultation. PART 4     DEPARTMENTAL PROPOSALS AND QUESTIONNAIRE   This completed Questionnaire should be returned to the Response Co-ordinator in the pre-paid envelope provided, by the consultation closing date of  11th April … Continue reading →

A vision for the Future for Wild Atlantic Salmon in Northern Ireland, or the North. (whatever you prefer)   Readers may or may not be aware that there is a public consultation document to discuss the future for the management … Continue reading →

Two Reports, the Marine Institute’s “Sea Change” and Cawley’s “Steering a New Course” as a Context for a sustainable future. The context for the Cawley report is that Fish Stocks are declining and increasingly the fishing industry is under threat … Continue reading →