29 Nov 2022
29 Nov 2022
Aquaculture over-optimism?
A new study in Frontiers in Marine Science, led by researchers at the University of British Columbia, presents evidence suggesting that global aquaculture growth rates peaked at 14.1 per cent in 1996 and have been in continuous decline since then. China, which leads the top 10 aquaculture countries with the highest farmed species production, experienced an order […]
29 Nov 2022
UK Seafood Fund Infrastructure scheme – new rounds
Defra have opened a new round of the UK Seafood Fund’s Infrastructure scheme, as part of £100 million UK Seafood Fund. Round 2 will focus on projects that can build capability across the supply chain through ports, harbours, processing and aquaculture infrastructure. First round Funding to boost the UK fishing industry through projects […]
29 Nov 2022
Marine Conservation Society to sue Defra Secretary of State
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has now joined as a co-claimant in the Good Law project’s legal case to protect coastal waters from sewage. In a statement, MCS said: “We’re taking legal action against the UK Government as a result of their failure to address the sewage pollution scandal facing English shores. Spills […]
29 Nov 2022
Talks begin on global plastic treaty
The first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, will take place in Uruguay from 28 November to 2 December 2022. The Uruguay meeting comes after the parties at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in March agreed to […]
22 Nov 2022
Marine litter seen as the biggest threat to the marine environment
A new survey has revealed the overwhelming value the public feel the marine environment offers to their mental and physical health. However, around half of the 12,000 people surveyed also expressed concern, with over 80% of those taking part saying how crucial it is to protect the ocean. Almost 70% of people see marine litter […]
22 Nov 2022
Waste from across world found on remote British island
Thousands of pieces of plastic debris from all over the world have washed up on a remote South Atlantic island, according to conservationists. Litter found on the south-western coast of Ascension Island has been traced back to countries including China, Japan and South Africa, they say. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) team […]
22 Nov 2022
‘Landmark vote’ gives hope to threatened sharks
More than 50 species of sharks are to be given protection from over-exploitation in what’s being seen as a milestone for shark conservation. Nearly 200 countries have voted to add a raft of sharks to the list of species protected under global trade rules, the BBC reported. The news follows repeated and increasing calls for […]
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