Ballast Water Management – Why does it matter? Hannah Freeman WWT: ‘Last week Finland ratified the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) Ballast Water Management Convention. The 52nd contracting party tipped the target of 35% world shipping tonnage and triggered entry into force by September 2017. We’ve been waiting a long time for this, as the convention […]

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COAST ‘Protection agency set to approve salmon farm expansion in Arran’s MPA: West coast communities fighting for more say in MPA management   ‘The Scottish Salmon Company might sound like a purveyor of wild salmon owned and run by our fellow Scots. But unfortunately, this is not the case. As many west coast communities know to their cost, the […]

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According to a report published today, measures to cut down underwater noise could reduce the negative impact that offshore wind power development has on harbour porpoise populations in UK waters. The research, conducted by SMRU Consulting exclusively for WWF-UK, used noise reduction scenarios to identify the benefits of reducing noise by set amounts, against a baseline […]

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The UK’s major angling and fisheries conservation groups have today published a joint paper setting out their concerns over any moves to water down EU environmental legislation and urging the government to seize opportunities for reform of policies regarding farm subsidies and fisheries management in the wake of the Brexit vote earlier this year. The […]

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The Great Repeal looks like providing the focus for many who will seek to protect our environment; as before I will develop this as a theme. Richard Benwell (WWT) provides a fuller list of points to be cautious about. The Green Alliance were quickest off the mark but there are clearly many legal issues to […]

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Water UK: 21st Century drainage programme Everyone in the water sector realises the scale of the challenges facing the industry and that is why more than 40 organisations from across the UK have joined Water UK for this 21st Century Drainage Programme. Everyone in the water sector realises the scale of the challenges facing the […]

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