29 Oct 2024
Marine Spatial Plan for Jersey gets unanimous approval
Twenty-three percent of Jersey’s territorial waters will receive far-reaching protections from destructive fishing practices after States members unanimously approved the island’s first Marine Spatial Plan in a landmark vote. The plan, which passed with 40 votes in favour and no votes against, sets out how the Jersey’s ‘marine estate’ should be managed in […]
29 Oct 2024
Dolphins sense military sonar at much lower levels than regulators predict
Image: Gilles Lagne/Pixabay In a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, an international team sampled 34 groups of short-beaked and long-beaked common dolphins amounting to thousands of individuals, in experiments where simulated as well as operational military sonars were activated in carefully controlled conditions — or deliberately not played in […]
28 Oct 2024
EU wants tribunal over the UK’s ban on sandeel fishing
The European Union (EU) has decided to request the establishment of an arbitration tribunal under the dispute settlement mechanism of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) concerning the United Kingdom’s decision to prohibit the fishing of sandeel. The arbitration tribunal would rule on the compatibility of the measure with the TCA. The ban has […]
22 Oct 2024
OCF’s insights from across the ocean sector – October 22, 2024
Welcome to OCF’s insights from the marine and coastal sector. This week we have summarised the most relevant stories for you from across these sectors: Fisheries, Offshore Wind, Offshore Industries, Science, Aquaculture, Conservation, Climate and Marine Pollution. Fisheries Professor Rebecca Selden is creating a “spatial sea map” designed to illustrate the adaptive styles […]
22 Oct 2024
Ocean protection has increased by just 0.5% since landmark Biodiversity COP
As global leaders head to the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP16) , a new report has issued a stark warning: The world is falling short of its pledge to protect 30 percent of the ocean by 2030. The “30×30” target, agreed at the COP15 UN Biodiversity Conference in 2022, is the most ambitious conservation commitment ever made. However, the report […]
22 Oct 2024
New fisheries legislation introduced to the UK Parliament
New legislation implementing a range of short-term management measures for certain species of fish have been introduced to the UK Parliament (16 October 2024). These new arrangements have been identified within the first Fisheries Management Plans (FMP) as priority to help provide additional protection to vulnerable stocks. The measures, which are subject to Parliamentary scrutiny, […]
22 Oct 2024
Azores create largest marine protected area in North Atlantic
The Azores Islands, part of Portugal, have approved the creation of the largest marine protected area (MPA) in the North Atlantic, covering nearly 287,000 square kilometres. The network, called the Azores Marine Protected Area (RAMPA), designates 15% of Azorean waters as fully protected and another 15% as highly protected, restricting or banning fishing and other […]
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