21 Jan 2024
In the first major review of the Environment Improvement Plan, advisors warn that the UK Government is off-track, and risks missing the legally-binding target to halt nature decline by 2030. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded that Government needs to speed up and scale up delivery. It also warns that the plan lacks transparency and […]
21 Jan 2024
A new study has revealed how much carbon bottom trawling releases into the atmosphere. Much of the damage done by dragging across the bottom of the sea to catch fish has been known for many years. However, new research shows that it is also an unaccounted source of carbon emissions that is “too big to […]
21 Jan 2024
Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed that more than 80% of under-12m inshore vessels participated in the I-VMS roll-out programme last year, resulting in £1.3m of European funding being awarded to fishers. New legislation, a statutory instrument (SI), is expected to come into force in April 2024 and will require all under-12m vessels fishing for […]
21 Jan 2024
Home to one of the most diverse, sustainable fleets in Europe, Cornwall lands over fifty different species every year – a first sale value of £50 million. Fishing is one of the most significant industries in the county. But, what is the true economic importance of seafood to Cornwall? The Cornish Fish Producers’ Organisation (CFPO) […]
21 Jan 2024
The IMO, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are boosting coordination to tackle IUU fishing. Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a widespread challenge that covers a range of destructive fishing practices, occurring both in the high seas and within national territorial waters. It has been identified as […]
16 Jan 2024
The Environment Agency’s Restoring Meadows, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) team has initiated a project to develop a new national marine habitat restoration platform. Currently there is no centralised national resource collating the status of UK marine habitat creation and restoration projects. This means it is difficult to know what projects are planned, where projects are […]
16 Jan 2024
Young Sea Changers Scotland, a new charity dedicated to training the next generation of marine advocates, launches across Scotland this month. Young Sea Changers Scotland (YSCS) was set up to address a lack of young people participating in formal discussions and decision-making processes affecting how our seas are managed for the future. In a 2018 […]
16 Jan 2024
The government has pledged to work with the tidal range sector to explore and take advantage of opportunities provided by tidal lagoons and barrages to reduce the country’s emissions and increase energy security. Tidal range involves building a barrage across a river or estuary, or a lagoon in a bay, then using the tides to […]
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