16 Feb 2021
A global team of scientists, including six experts from three UK institutions, has documented how ocean soundscapes have changed, explored all impacts of noise on marine animals and ecosystems, and identified ways to restore a more natural soundscape. The team set out to understand how human-made noise affects wildlife, from invertebrates to whales, and found […]
09 Feb 2021
From EORI numbers, to manually entering 149 different lines of data that was not previously required, export health certificates, a ‘statement of value’ and an “export pack” which includes 22 invoices to show at the checkpoint, the paperwork for the one truck load of fish described in this article came to 71 pages. Click here […]
09 Feb 2021
The English Coast is a treasured landscape, visited and enjoyed by so many of us, providing a sanctuary and sustaining our health and well-being. But coasts are facing serious challenges: Coastal communities are on the frontline of climate change with storms and sea level rise; Coastal communities often suffer from high levels of social deprivation; […]
09 Feb 2021
Denmark has reached a landmark agreement on plans to build an offshore island to act as an energy hub about 80 kilometers from the shore of the peninsula of Jutland in the North Sea. The energy hub will serve as an offshore power plant gathering and distributing electricity from hundreds of wind turbines surrounding the […]
09 Feb 2021
The task for this independent group of experts, was to set out next steps for a coherent, representative, connected and resilient network of MPAs for Ireland. Thinking not just about biodiversity loss but also how the MPA network could contribute to wider ecosystem-based management with other objectives including sustainable fisheries management, resilience to climate change […]
09 Feb 2021
Between 2015-19, oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea released 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere through venting and flaring, with the average annual emissions over this period equivalent to those of a coal-fired power station. An investigation by Greenpeace also found that, since 2015 – when BP, Total and […]
02 Feb 2021
Following a period of consultation the MMO has published draft assessments and management measures for four offshore MPAs; the Dogger Bank SAC, Inner Dowsing SAC, South Dorset MCZ and The Canyons MCZ. The proposed bylaws include prohibiting the use of bottom towed fishing gear, including demersal seines and semi-pelagic towed gear through the whole of […]
02 Feb 2021
The government has delayed the long-awaited environment bill, which redraws the rules after the UK’s departure from the EU provoking fury from campaigners who said it would harm action on air pollution and water quality, as well as other key issues. The proposed legislation would be the biggest shake-up of green regulation in decades. Ministers […]
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