Month: July 2012

  • Forced Labour in Northern Ireland – The Fishing Industry

      The following is an extract from a report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation “Forced labour in Northern Ireland: exploiting vulnerability”  The full report can be accessed here http://www.jrf.org.uk/sites/files/jrf/forced-labour-Northern-Ireland-full.pdf 5 The fishing industry The Northern Ireland licensed sea-fishing industry is mainly concentrated in three fishing ports on the east coast of County Down: Ardglass, Kilkeel…

  • Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation

      Marine Strategy Framework Directive Consultation MCNI Response The MSFD Consultation response from Marine Conservation Northern Ireland Question 1. The overall opinion is that the State of the Seas document has made a positive contribution to the debate on the state of Northern Ireland territorial waters we are not in a position to discuss the…