13 Oct 2020
Guardian – Greenpeace ‘More than 97% of British marine protected areas, created to safeguard ocean habitats, are being dredged and bottom trawled, according to data shared with the Guardian. Nearly a quarter of the UK’s territorial waters are covered by MPAs, set up to protect vital ecosystems and species, including harbour porpoises and dolphins. This […]
13 Oct 2020
Guardian ‘You’re browsing in a supermarket and fretting mildly about the air miles of some green beans. Or you’re daydreaming of that island holiday you deserve once the pandemic has died down but worrying about whether you should be flying. How about the amount of meat you eat and all that plastic it’s wrapped in? […]
13 Oct 2020
Abstract ‘The impact of potting for crustaceans on temperate rocky reef habitats: Implications for management Multi-use marine protected areas (MPAs) are increasingly designated towards achieving global conservation targets. To develop effective management, the impact of permitted activities must be understood. Potting for shellfish occurs on temperate rocky reefs globally with impact not fully quantified. This […]
06 Oct 2020
Two articles: Progress with Norway and UK putting a new proposal to EU with a 3 year phase in for new relationship has been welcomed by the NFFO (NFFO Response). Fishing Federations are clearly still cautious about the main EU negotiation – see this recent SFF letter. UK and Norway sign historic fisheries agreement Defra […]
06 Oct 2020
Seafarers UK: Fishing without a safety net This study was commissioned by Seafarers UK in 2019 and took place prior to the coronavirus pandemic. The intent was to explore the real financial difficulties inherent in earning a living from fishing. It aimed to identify and develop an evidence base of interventions that could support the […]
06 Oct 2020
Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea level by 2.5 metres – even if Paris climate goals are met, study finds – Paper in Nature Research says melting will continue even if temperature rises are limited to 2C Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will cause sea level rises of about two and a half metres around the […]
06 Oct 2020
Global Ocean Alliance: 30 countries are now calling for greater ocean protection Commitment for 30% of the ocean to be protected by 2030 Defra ‘30 countries have now joined the Global Ocean Alliance championing an international commitment for a minimum 30% of the global ocean to be protected through Marine Protected Areas by 2030. At […]
06 Oct 2020
When the MCS Beachwatch programme began in 1993-1994 plastic cotton bud sticks were one of the regularly recorded items. They were one of the key indicators of sewage related pollution of our beaches and rivers. It has taken 25 years to get a simple substitution of card for plastic. Can we really afford to take […]
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