Consultation launched to support marine renewables The consultation will examine how the UK can build back greener through marine renewable projects across the country. New consultation launched on how government can support marine energy projects, such as floating offshore wind farms, tidal stream and wave energy views invited on how project costs could be reduced, […]
The transcript of the debate on the Fisheries Bill proceedings last week Interesting Q&A on access super-trawlers, discards, choke species, recreational angling and amendments. George Eustice giving the Governments view 2nd Reading of the Fisheries Bill – Defra press coverage
A coalition of struggling seaside towns and cross-party MPs has urged Boris Johnson to appoint a minister dedicated to coastal communities to kick-start their economic revival. The letter asked the Prime Minister to create a post ahead of an expected autumn Cabinet reshuffle as coastal areas are pushed to “breaking point” by the pandemic. Mr […]
Alternative use of dredge material in the north east, north west, south east and south west marine plan areas (MMO1190) A project has mapped the opportunities for the alterative use of dredge material in NE, NW, SE, SW Marine Plan areas. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is currently developing the north east, north west, south […]
This issue of the marine planning newsletter includes: a letter from Chief Executive Officer Tom McCormack CBE sharing the next stage of the MMO’s journey in “The MMO story – The Next Ten Years” a marine planning programme overview the Draft North East, North West, South East and South West Marine Plans: Consultation Summary 2020 […]
Latest consultation from Defra, the Northern Ireland Executive, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Government on the updated marine monitoring programmes for the state of the UK’s seas for each of the UK Marine Strategy descriptors. The consultation document sets out the monitoring programmes they propose to use to measure progress towards Good Environmental Status […]
For the purposes of the day, BLUE defined rewilding the sea as any effort to improve the health of the ocean by actively restoring habitats and species, or by leaving it alone to recover. One of the discussion points of the conference was that rewilding in the oceans might involve “re-framing ambitions” with rewilding projects […]
The worldwide effort to combat critical levels of biodiversity loss will fail without far greater involvement from local communities, according to an international declaration. The “Edinburgh declaration”, published on Monday, urges leaders to work more closely with sub-national governments, indigenous peoples, national parks, local councils and wider society in meeting 20 biodiversity goals set out […]