02 Feb 2021

There is a legal obligation to compensate for the impacts of maintaining coastal flood management infrastructure, or management activities that could lead to coastal squeeze. Coastal practitioners define coastal squeeze to the best of their ability, but a number of studies have highlighted inconsistencies in the definition used for ‘coastal squeeze’ and demonstrated problems in […]

02 Feb 2021

  SEA-CHANGERS LAUNCHES COASTAL FOUNTAIN FUND 2021   The Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund 2021 will support groups and organisations around the UK who wish to install water bottle refill stations on beaches or other coastal locations. The programme aims to tackle the increasing problem of plastic bottles left behind along the coasts as marine litter, […]

28 Jan 2021

Advertising in The Marine Biologist magazine   ADVERTISING SPACE IS AVAILABLE IN THE APRIL 2021 EDITION  Editorial focus UK-Russia collaboration on Arctic research Lead sampling during MOSAiC expedition Leg 3. Image© Alfred-Wegener-Institut / Torsten Sachs (CC-BY 4.0).   The Arctic region is warming and changing faster than anywhere else on Earth, with the first ice-free […]

26 Jan 2021

The Marine Biologist magazine: a benefit of Marine Biological Association membership With cutting-edge research, news, reviews, careers, policy, and much more, The Marine Biologist magazine is the voice of the marine biological community. The January edition is out now! A Special Edition on the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development We are delighted to […]

26 Jan 2021

A resume of Joe Biden’s first week … lots of reasons for optimism from ‘UnEarthed’ ‘There’s a new sheriff in town The United States, as noted by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, is rejoining the Paris Agreement. The controversial Keystone pipeline has been nixed. President Obama’s vehicle emissions standards have been reinstated. Several protected national monuments […]

26 Jan 2021

Speaker Notes: Ocean Recovery Online Conference – An Introduction Bob Earll    CMS      E: bob.earll@coastms.co.uk In 2019 Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and host of natural extreme events had raised the awareness of the Climate Emergency to an unprecedented scale. The growing scale of man’s activities on the planet, the climate emergency and huge impacts on biodiversity […]

26 Jan 2021

Learning from the Marine Pioneer – Aisling Lannin Marine Management Organisation  E: aisling.lannin@marinemanagement.org.uk The Marine Pioneer was set up by Defra to test the approaches outlined in the 25 Year Environment Plan (25YEP). The 25YEP’s vision is to improve the environment in a generation and it states that to achieve this we need to make […]