Sark's government was the first in the BailiwickofGuernsey to sign a Fisheries Management Agreement with the UK, with Alderney and Guernsey expected to follow suit.
Ticket sales for the 2012 Christmas Lottery, the proceeds of which was shared between the Association of Jersey Charities and the Association ofGuernsey Charities, were also down across the islands - by 55, 500 (4.1%) in Jersey and 112, 200 (12.1%) in the BailiwickofGuernsey.