06 Jul 2021
About 10 years ago I became aware of an area off the Brittany coast where the fishermen were leading a co-management approach to designated areas for scallop fisheries through a local commune. At the time I was told by an experienced senior representative of the UK fishing industry that “it could never happen here”. It […]
06 Jul 2021
In January 2021, Dorset Wildlife Trust commissioned remote sensing surveys in Weymouth Bay and Poole Bay, with funding from Natural England, to understand and document the impact of large vessel anchoring on seabed features and Marine Protected Areas. These surveys found that ships’ anchors had created large deep grooves, or scars, in the seabed, radiating around […]
06 Jul 2021
Constructed by Orbital Marine Power, the O2 will ultimately be connected to the local electricity grid to help provide clean and sustainable energy to the communities of Orkney. The world’s most powerful tidal turbine has taken the next step towards deployment in the Orkney Islands, an archipelago off the north-eastern coast of Scotland and home […]
28 Jun 2021
This is a key point. The idea of an integrated framework for managing our seas has been a long time in the making. From early discussions around ICZM in the late 1980s which sought to put all developments in a spatial context, then in the 2000’s when marine spatial planning as an idea really took […]
28 Jun 2021
Dr James Stewart Senior Environment Officer, Devon and Severn Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority This link will take you to the permanent record of the news item on our website: pdf version ‘The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) is holding a Public Inquiry regarding the Acoustic Fish Deterrent at Hinkley Point C (HPC), a new nuclear power […]
28 Jun 2021
The Coastal Concordat for England Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England. The coastal concordat sets out the separate processes for consenting coastal developments in England. This revised version replaces the original published on 11 November 2013. It supports decision-making between Local Authorities and those regulators […]
28 Jun 2021
Guardian: ‘Small-scale fishers say mostly EU fleet is devastating catches with method that nets entire shoals of fish The UK has been accused of allowing a fleet of mainly EU “fly-shooting” fishing boats “unfettered access” to the Channel, without a proper assessment of the impact on fish populations, the seabed or the livelihoods of small-scale […]
28 Jun 2021
Thanks to Kate Spencer for this. ‘I’ve linked a paper we produced from an EA funded project – this outlines > 1200 historic landfill sites that are in the coastal flood risk or erosion risk zone. These are old landfills that pre-date modern legislation, where solid industrial, hazardous and domestic wastes were landfilled along our […]
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