An update on this important programme from the Marine Management Organisation. Project to develop an inshore vessel monitoring system that can be used to manage marine protected areas and inshore fisheries. Project Background Approval Programme Lyme Bay trial Contact information Project Background The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is working with inshore fisheries and conservation authorities […]

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At Coastal Futures 2016 Roger Lankester highlighted the slowness of UK Government to ratify the Ballast Water Convention The Ballast water Convention is a major step forward towards the control of aquatic alien species distributed around the world in the ballast water of shipping. However, it is yet to be ratified and the UK Government […]

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Fishy Stuff – Two articles: 1.  The Angling Trust has successfully applied for £131,000 funding from charitable trust the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to spend on increased campaigning to protect dwindling marine and freshwater fish stocks over the next two years. The funds will be matched with membership subscription income and fundraising from other sources to […]

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Two items the Defra plan and the Decc plan 2015-2020 – Important reading to signal the way the wind blows The Defra 2015-2020 plan   Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs publishes its departmental plan for 2015-2020, outlining priority areas in flooding, air pollution and wildlife diversity  The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […]

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The next round of RBDP’s have been produced but already prompted criticism: Sewage outfalls and water quality Snails pace of water quality improvement condemned by WWF Environment Agency/Defra These are the current river basin district (RBD) RBMPs. A RBD covers an entire river system, including river, lake, groundwater, estuarine and coastal water bodies. The RBD […]

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