‘Nature Article: Summary The ocean contains unique biodiversity, provides valuable food resources and is a major sink for anthropogenic carbon. Marine protected areas (MPAs)are an effective tool for restoring ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services1,2, but at present only 2.7% of the ocean is highly protected3. This low level of ocean protection is due largely to […]
Politico ‘Tough new British rules against damaging fishing practices are putting pressure on the EU British Brexit backers have long argued quitting the EU could make the U.K. greener — now there’s some evidence to back that up. It comes from a British move to strengthen environmental rules at sea, something that could force the EU to […]
The Government response to Greenpeace’s action at Dogger Bank – Defra Posted by: Defra Press Office Defra – The Government’s response to the Greenpeace Action 23rd September 2020 ‘There is coverage in The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Herald and Channel 4 News (00:48) of the ongoing Greenpeace action at Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation (SAC), where yesterday Greenpeace […]
Thanks to Sue Gubbay for giving me the key words ‘Anti-trawling reefs’ and pointing me in the right direction. Greenpeace hasn’t doesn’t done anything new in dropping the boulders in the Dogger Bank SAC. If you type ‘Anti-trawling Reefs’ into your favourite search engine you will see lots of scientific reports on this and their […]
There have been a spate of recent papers on the effect of LEDs in reducing bycatch with research showing very strong effects to none in shallow water with sea duck and gill nets. It would appear that the ambient light regime of where the gear is deployed is a key factor in this. In the […]
This is one of the subjects that will be discussed at Coastal Futures 2020 The lack of official movement on attempts to re-impose a 3 mile limit on inshore trawling continue to draw attraction. Innovations in vessel tracking and ‘citizen’ monitoring of fishing highlight the issues. This subject was recently the subject of a Channel […]
The Conservative Environment Network Manifesto – 2019 ‘THE DECLARATION AS MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATIVE ENVIRONMENT NETWORK ( 41 named MPs ) PARLIAMENTARY CAUCUS, We recognise the gravity of the global environmental crisis, and our duty to preserve and restore our planet for future generations. We agree that by working with nature, rather than against it, […]
Defra ‘Fisheries Minister George Eustice announced yesterday that EU vessels will no longer be able to carry out electric pulse fishing in UK waters after Brexit. Meanwhile Europeans reach a complex deal that sees the Dutch pulse fishing fleet reduced. Pulse trawling is a controversial fishing method that uses electrical signals to drive flat fish, such as […]