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From membership to partnership, the EU and its relations with the UK after Brexit: The fisheries dimension (2020)
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Appleby, T. (2020). From membership to partnership, the EU and its relations with the UK after Brexit: The fisheries dimension. European Foreign Affairs Review, 25(4), 551-572

Abstract Fishing in European waters has been a contentious issue since the sixteenth century and was a key factor in the development of the international law of the sea itself. At the time the UK joined the EU and shared its waters with Member State... Read More about From membership to partnership, the EU and its relations with the UK after Brexit: The fisheries dimension.

Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation (2020)
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Rees, S. E., Sheehan, E. V., Stewart, B. D., Clark, R., Appleby, T., Attrill, M. J., …Solandt, J. (2020). Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation. Marine Policy, 117, Article 103864. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103864

Healthy marine ecosystems provide a wide range of resources and services that support life on Earth and contribute to human wellbeing. Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are accepted as an important tool for the restoration and maintenance of marine ecosy... Read More about Emerging themes to support ambitious UK marine biodiversity conservation.

Fishing or fish farming: The conflict between a Crown grant of salmon fishings in the sea and other Crown rights in the sea in Scotland (2019)
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Agnew, C., Appleby, T., Bean, E., & Bunwaree, P. (2019). Fishing or fish farming: The conflict between a Crown grant of salmon fishings in the sea and other Crown rights in the sea in Scotland. Environmental Law and Management, 31(5), 193-203

There is a rising concern over the impact of aquaculture, particularly salmon farming, on the aquatic environment. Two Scottish parliamentary investigations have revealed concerns over the environmental impacts of the industry, particularly with rega... Read More about Fishing or fish farming: The conflict between a Crown grant of salmon fishings in the sea and other Crown rights in the sea in Scotland.

Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit (2019)
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Appleby, T., & Harrison, J. (2019). Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit. Journal of Environmental Law, 31(3), 443-464. https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqy027

There has long been a tension between environmental regulation and the European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which has been addressed over time through progressive reform of the CFP. It is now recognised that Member States may comply with their obl... Read More about Taking the pulse of environmental and fisheries law: The common fisheries policy, the habitats directive, and Brexit.

Sea of possibilities: Old and new uses of remote sensing data for the enforcement of the Ascension Island marine protected area (2018)
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Appleby, T., Studley, M., Moorhouse, B., Brown, J., Staddon, C., & Bean, E. (2021). Sea of possibilities: Old and new uses of remote sensing data for the enforcement of the Ascension Island marine protected area. Marine Policy, 127, Article 103184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.06.012

Very large marine protected areas are in danger of becoming 'paper parks'. This paper uses an interdisciplinary team to investigate the use of remote sensing technologies to provide sufficient evidence for effective fisheries management. It uses the... Read More about Sea of possibilities: Old and new uses of remote sensing data for the enforcement of the Ascension Island marine protected area.

The ownership of inshore fisheries in Scotland: An opportunity for community ownership? (2018)
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Agnew, S. C., Appleby, T., & Bean, E. (2018). The ownership of inshore fisheries in Scotland: An opportunity for community ownership?. Journal of Water Law, 26(2), 70-77

The Scottish Government has pledged to reform inshore fisheries by 2020, while the UK Government is in the process of reforming fisheries legislation with the Fisheries Bill, brought forward in anticipation of the departure of the UK from the EU. . A... Read More about The ownership of inshore fisheries in Scotland: An opportunity for community ownership?.

Brexit and the future of Scottish fisheries – key legal issues in a changing regulatory landscape (2017)
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Appleby, T., & Harrison, J. (2017). Brexit and the future of Scottish fisheries – key legal issues in a changing regulatory landscape. Journal of Water Law, 25(3), 124-132

Brexit will overshadow the development of fisheries legislation for the next decade. The UK Government had developed no plan in the event of a “leave” vote for June’s advisory referendum and the months since the vote have been mired in politics and... Read More about Brexit and the future of Scottish fisheries – key legal issues in a changing regulatory landscape.

Response to European Union Select Commitee Brexit: Fisheries (2016)
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Appleby, T. (2016). Response to European Union Select Commitee Brexit: Fisheries

Response by Dr Thomas Appleby – Associate Professor at the University of the West of England, member of the International Water Security Network and non-practising solicitor. Dr Appleby is also a trustee of one of the UK’s leading marine and fisheri... Read More about Response to European Union Select Commitee Brexit: Fisheries.

Assessing the significance of the economic impact of Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea upon the fisheries sector and regional economy in Northern Ireland (2016)
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Moore, F., Lamond, J., & Appleby, T. (2016). Assessing the significance of the economic impact of Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea upon the fisheries sector and regional economy in Northern Ireland. Marine Policy, 74, 136-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2016.09.025

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd This paper highlights the tension between advocacy for ‘Blue growth’ in maritime policy and efforts to safeguard future economic growth via the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. In 2015, policy-makers withdrew three of four pro... Read More about Assessing the significance of the economic impact of Marine Conservation Zones in the Irish Sea upon the fisheries sector and regional economy in Northern Ireland.

The marine biology of law and human health (2015)
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Appleby, T., Kinsey, S., Wheeler, B., & Cunningham, E. (2016). The marine biology of law and human health. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 96(1), 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315415000909

© Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015. This review uses a multidisciplinary approach to investigate legal issues concerning the oceans and human health. It firstly seeks to define the boundaries of oceans and human health researc... Read More about The marine biology of law and human health.

Minimising unsustainable yield: Ten failing European fisheries (2014)
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Steadman, D., Appleby, T., & Hawkins, J. (2014). Minimising unsustainable yield: Ten failing European fisheries. Marine Policy, 48, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2014.03.030

Ten European fish stocks recognised by the European Union as "outside safe biological limits" are considered in light of widespread reforms to fisheries legislation in 2013, particularly the legal responsibility to exploit these resources sustainably... Read More about Minimising unsustainable yield: Ten failing European fisheries.

Privatising fishing rights: The way to a fisheries wonderland? (2013)
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Appleby, T. (2013). Privatising fishing rights: The way to a fisheries wonderland?. Public Law, 481-497

There has been a great deal of recent research proposing that that privatisation of sovereign fishing rights is a solution to overfishing. This paper examines the claims made by Costello et al. in the context of the UK fisheries and discovers a numb... Read More about Privatising fishing rights: The way to a fisheries wonderland?.

The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest? (2012)
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Jones, P. J., & Appleby, T. (2012). The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest?. Marine Policy, 36(1), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2011.03.009

The Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 is now enacted into law. This paper looks at predictions made about new law by one of the authors, Peter Jones, in his paper The Marine Bill: Cornucopia or Pandora's Box [1] and assesses how successful the Act h... Read More about The marine and coastal access act-A hornets' nest?.

The marine bill: An overview and some thoughts (2009)
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Appleby, T. (2009). The marine bill: An overview and some thoughts. Liverpool Law Review, 30(2), 101-113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-009-9058-9

This paper examines the Marine and Coastal Access Bill as it was tabled on 8th December 2008. It explores the failure of the Bill to include marine protection of over 3,000,000 km2 of the waters associated with overseas territories and Crown dependen... Read More about The marine bill: An overview and some thoughts.