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20 Jul 2021

MarineNews

Please have a look at this news item about the Marine Mammal Management Toolkit launched yesterday by Ocean Governance project: https://www.ascobans.org/en/news/new-toolkit-improve-marine-mammal-conservation-mpas The Toolkit will provide knowledge to support marine mammal conservation in MPAs. It aims to empower policy makers, managers and practitioners to effectively conserve marine mammals, tackle the present threats they are facing and fill knowledge […]

20 Jul 2021

MarineNews

The effect of the North American west coast ‘heat domes’ have been a massive wake up call – watch video explanation. Human deaths because of the heat, more wildfires and host of other unwanted ‘records’ are accumulating. Climate scientists left questioning their estimate of the timing of climate change events. The BBC’s Ros Atkins presented […]

13 Jul 2021

MarineNews

Record £90m fine for Southern Water following EA prosecution Environment Agency ‘Southern Water sentenced to pay record £90 million in fines for widespread pollution after pleading guilty to 6,971 unpermitted sewage discharges. Southern Water has today (Friday 9 July) been handed a record £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges of […]

13 Jul 2021

MarineNews

JNCC ‘The UK government has committed to identify and designate pilot Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in English waters by the end of 2022. Defra, JNCC, Natural England, Cefas, the Marine Management Organisation and the Association of Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authorities will work together, with stakeholders, to identify potential pilot sites.  To understand the […]

13 Jul 2021

MarineNews

This is very depressing reading, and comes on last weeks news that Government are trying to water down protection for endangered species. All of this taking place against the passage of the Environment Bill through Parliament. EAC ‘The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) urges the Government to conserve and restore UK biodiversity and ecosystems amid grave […]

13 Jul 2021

MarineNews

The Blue Belt Programme – Latest Annual Report & Update The Blue Belt Programme supports the UK Overseas Territories with the protection and sustainable management of their marine environments. From: Foreign,Commonwealth & Development Office,  Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Marine Management Organisation, and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Last updated    June 2021 — See […]

06 Jul 2021

MarineNews

Plastic pollution and projected growth of plastics – check this page of projections – and you’ll get the scale of the problem we are facing. Call for global treaty to end production of ‘virgin’ plastic by 2040 Scientists say agreement must cover extraction of raw materials and pollution that blights seas and land Science: A […]