27 Aug 2024
We’ve come a long way since Bob Earll began organising coastal and marine events back in the nineties. The CMS news and jobs service and the Coastal Futures conference have become focal points for our sector, with subscribers and attendees running into tens of thousands. In 2022 we became Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) with three Directors: […]
27 Aug 2024
Conservation and animal protection groups have sued U.S. federal agencies in the U.S. Court of International Trade for failing to enforce import provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). Ban seafood imports The provisions aim to protect marine mammals from bycatch in foreign fishing gear by holding countries exporting seafood to the U.S. to […]
27 Aug 2024
The Australian Government have announced they are developing a Sustainable Ocean Plan for Australia. The plan will work across governments, industries, research organisations, conservation groups and communities to better manage Australia’s ocean. It will chart a course for Australia to meet the increasingly complex challenges that face the ocean and the $118.5 billion ‘blue economy’ […]
27 Aug 2024
A £60m transformation of a Pembrokeshire dockyard could see 1,800 jobs created. The Pembroke Port was officially reopened on 21st August as a “world-class centre” for wind, wave and tidal power projects. 1,800 new jobs It is proposed the £60m project will help turn the site into a renewables port by creating a hub for […]
27 Aug 2024
JNCC, Natural Resources Wales, Natural England, NatureScot and Northern Ireland Environment Agency, have published A Joint Statement on Improving the Approach to Protected Areas in the UK. The five organisations released the following information to coincide with the publication: Protected Areas are a key conservation tool in halting and reversing the decline in nature in a […]
27 Aug 2024
The UK’s decision to issue new oil and gas exploration licences is being challenged in court by Oceana UK, which argues ministers unlawfully failed to consider the impact on marine life. Oceana UK has moved forward with its legal challenge over fossil fuel exploration licences issued in May 2024 as part of the North Sea […]
25 Aug 2024
A deep dive into stock assessments of fisheries around the world has revealed their sustainability is overstated – and it has implications for fisheries management and consumer awareness. Many fish stocks around the world are either threatened by overfishing or have already collapsed. One of the main reasons for this devastating trend is that policymakers […]
20 Aug 2024
The Crown Estate has advanced to a key phase in its Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, aiming to develop floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea, off South Wales and South West England. This initiative, first unveiled in December 2023, could generate up to 4.5 gigawatts of renewable energy, sufficient to power over 4 million […]
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