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The UK scallop fishery: Time for a fundamental review (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2016, January). The UK scallop fishery: Time for a fundamental review. Paper presented at Coastal Futures Conference, SOAS London

The global fishing industry is facing unprecedented pressures. In the past (for a variety of reasons) the entire ocean was designated as a fishery using any gear type but increasingly this approach is untenable. The seas and the fishery (albeit thr... Read More about The UK scallop fishery: Time for a fundamental review.

Society and the Severn (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2015, December). Society and the Severn. Presented at Sustainable Severn Forum 2015, SS Great Britain

Dr Thomas Appleby, Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of England and part of the International Water Security Network spoke on Society and the Severn and discussed different forms of control and protected interests and regulations a... Read More about Society and the Severn.

Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2015, September). Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran. Paper presented at ESRC Symposium on Marine Conservation and Governance: MPAs and beyond, Bristol University, UK

The Lamlash Bay no take zone was the first and only community proposed no take marine reserve in the UK. To create the marine reserve required marine management in Scotland to rethink its relationship with the marine environment and local communitie... Read More about Sirens of the sea? Marine reserve designation on the Isle of Arran.

Governance in the marine environment (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2015, July). Governance in the marine environment. Presented at Sustaining Partnerships : A Conference on Conservation and Sustainability in the UK Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and other small island communities, Gibraltar

The governance of the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies is complex, endlessly fascinating and often politically charged. There is no area where this complexity is more demonstrable than in the marine environment, where the issues of ext... Read More about Governance in the marine environment.

A new approach to delivering fisheries management in English European marine sites (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Solandt, J., Luk, S., Gregson, S., Moore, M., & Appleby, T. (2014, August). A new approach to delivering fisheries management in English European marine sites. Presented at International Marine Conservation Congress, University of Glasgow

Management of potentially damaging projects in Eu marine protected areas - so-called Natura 2000 Sites - are meant to be subject to strict protection measures. Despite this, up until 2012, there was no strategic approach across the UK to regulate pot... Read More about A new approach to delivering fisheries management in English European marine sites.

Time and Tide (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T., & Croce, B. (2014, August). Time and Tide. Presented at International Marine Conservation Congress 2014, University of Glasgow

A short film on the implications of maximum sustainable yield in the Clyde with interviews from local stakeholders

Law and science in conflict: The resurrection of maximum sustainable yield (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T., Everard, M., & Simpson, S. (2014, June). Law and science in conflict: The resurrection of maximum sustainable yield. Presented at Marine and Coastal Policy Forum 2014, University of Plymouth

For the first time the law on maximum sustainable yield changes the burden of proof, it is now up to the government to demonstrate sustainable fisheries. The right to fish is no longer untrammelled.

Maximum sustainable yield? Fish, fishers and people (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T., Everard, M., & Simpson, S. (2014, March). Maximum sustainable yield? Fish, fishers and people. Presented at Oceans and Human Health Conference, Bedruthan

This paper examines the basis of 4 fundamental laws governing fisheries and human interaction with the sea: coastal states’ rights, obligations for sustainable fishing, duties for health and safety at sea and the public trust obligations in the way t... Read More about Maximum sustainable yield? Fish, fishers and people.

Ancient fishing rights and modern uses of the sea: Are the two compatible? (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2013, July). Ancient fishing rights and modern uses of the sea: Are the two compatible?. Paper presented at Management of Land and Sea Resources – What's New?, Glasgow University

The Court of Appeal case of Isle of Anglesey CC v Welsh Ministers [2009] EWCA Civ 94 contains a hidden bombshell for those seeking to carry out marine development. Developers have traditionally needed a lease of the seabed and any relevant consents.... Read More about Ancient fishing rights and modern uses of the sea: Are the two compatible?.

Legal challenge and its implications (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T. (2013, July). Legal challenge and its implications. Paper presented at Evidence Trends issues and Solutions : Communications and Management for Sustainability, SOAS

Law and science view the decision making process very differently. Scientists seek to test data to see if this leads to a trend which can inform the decision maker. Scientific certainty therefore has certain drawbacks. It is incredibly data hung... Read More about Legal challenge and its implications.

The habitats directive and fisheries administration: An immovable object meets and irresistible force? (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Appleby, T., & Solandt, J. (2011, September). The habitats directive and fisheries administration: An immovable object meets and irresistible force?. Paper presented at World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Aberdeen, Scotland (UK)

Fisheries are the exclusive competence of the European Union (EU), while responsibility for environmental law is shared between the EU and its member states. This makes it difficult for the EU to enforce environmental law against the EU common fisher... Read More about The habitats directive and fisheries administration: An immovable object meets and irresistible force?.