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Increased fishing opportunities worth £750 million agreed for 2023

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 21 December 2022 - Categories: Fisheries
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Today we look at coverage after the UK reached an agreement with the EU to secure over £280 million of fishing opportunities for the UK fishing industry.

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£24 million for fisheries science projects

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 September 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories

In today’s blog we look at media coverage of the launch of the Science and Innovation pillar of the Government’s UK Seafood Fund.

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UK and EU conclude agreement on catch levels for 2021 

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 11 June 2021 - Categories: Fisheries
Fish in polystyrene boxes on ice

In today’s blog, we look at reaching an agreement on catch levels for 2021 with the EU.

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Agreement in principle reached on fisheries for 2021

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 3 June 2021 - Categories: Fisheries
Fishing boats in harbour

In today's blog we look at media coverage of an agreement being reached on fisheries arrangements for 2021.

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Defra responds to Marine Conservation Society report on bottom trawling in MPAs

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 6 January 2021 - Categories: marine

In today's blog we look at coverage of the Marine Conservation Society's report on the impact of bottom trawling on Marine Protected Areas.

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Thursday 14 December: China waste restrictions, and reaction to EU fishing negotiations

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 14 December 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized
An image of crushed aluminium food and drinks cans

...waste imports into China. In fact, Defra has been working closely with the Department for International Trade (DIT) as well as the Environment Agency (EA) to raise its concerns with...

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