Month: January 2020

A report here on the development of biodegradable fishing gear and also a plan to recycle and salvage discarded fishing gear. A Cornish company is a partner in the venture. Its another step in tackling marine pollution. Lost or discarded gear is not

Celtic League focused and campaigned over industrial fishing and cooperated with Ian Urbina at the New York Times when he did his series of ‘Outlaw Ocean’ exposés some years ago, After reading about the activities of the five Dutch super trawlers off Donegal

We have warned over the years about the military (NATO) playing fast and loose with the marine environment and highlighted the damage to the environment and marine life that exercises such as the annual Joint Warrior series of NATO exercises around our shores

As the countries of the British Irish Council debate the future of indigenous languages in a sedate manner (see earlier post on these pages) national minorities in France have the fight of their lives on as this petition from a group representing occitan-langue

  Report here from Manx Radio on the recent British Irish Council (BIC) meeting in Mann that focused on indigenous languages. A reporter interviews Ministers from Mann, Wales and Ireland: https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/minority-languages-discussed-by-british-irish-council/ Ministers are asked where they are up to after the twenty year