Outputs (5)

Response to European Union Select Commitee Brexit: Fisheries (2016)
Journal Article

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)
Journal Article

© 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.

Brexit and the sea (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A presentation on the effects of Brexit and marine environmental legislation

Holding back the tide: An exploration of the possible legal basis for a claim of a right to be protected from flooding (2016)
Journal Article

As there is no general right to be defended from flooding, any measures taken to protect communities from flooding would appear to be motivated by political considerations. This article explores the possibilities open to a party seeking to benefit fr... Read More about Holding back the tide: An exploration of the possible legal basis for a claim of a right to be protected from flooding.

The UK scallop fishery: Time for a fundamental review (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.