He was the face of marine conservation for 3 decades. He made a huge impact for conservation through his larger than life personality, his generosity and his TV media profile. He could excite and engage an audience like no other. Lots of people will have stories like Jean Luc’s simply because he helped so many […]
A landmark Greenpeace report today highlights our reliance on the ocean as Earth’s largest carbon sink. It warns that our changing climate, biodiversity loss and habitat destruction are endangering the processes which underpin the ocean’s ability to sequester and store carbon. This will have ‘far-reaching implications for biodiversity and humankind’. The report, In Hot Water: The […]
The European Commission said today that it will not take emergency measures this winter to tackle the tragic death of dolphins caught in fishing nets. Last winter, around 1200 cetaceans – almost all identified as common dolphins – washed ashore along the French Atlantic coast. 85 percent of these dolphins died after being caught up in […]
Open Seas ‘We have published a ‘Discard Dossier’ in collaboration with Our Fish providing evidence that illegal discarding continues in the Scottish prawn (scampi) fishery and is threatening the recovery of our already collapsed fish stocks. Here’s the executive summary: In 2013 the ‘discard ban’ or Landing Obligation was agreed to reduce and record the amount of […]
As well as providing renewable energy, wave farms can help protect coasts against erosion by reducing the force of waves. However, it remains unknown whether they can provide this complementary service under future climate change when sea levels will be higher. A new study, based upon computer simulations, concludes that a wave farm off the […]
The future of UK blue shark angling looks a little more secure after ICCAT (the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, which also manages shark species) agreed science-based catch limits for both southern and northern blue shark stocks for the first time. The limits cap the amount of blue sharks that can be […]
Antonio Guterres issues stark warning as latest talks in Madrid get underway with news Mark Carney is to take up key climate role The world’s response to climate change has been “utterly inadequate”, forcing the planet to the “point of no return”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned yesterday at the start of the latest round […]
The reality of the narratives from local people in coastal communities has been a theme in this article and also the recent EFRA Report. Business as usual is becoming far from acceptable. As the climate emergency brings rising seas and cliff erosion, seaside towns are mounting a losing battle to save homes Tom Wall, Observer […]