21 Jan 2025
Ecologist Dr Thomas Davies from the University of Plymouth has been driving the strategy for marine light pollution research and mobilising policy action since he published the first paper on the topic in 2014. He co-founded the Global Ocean Artificial Light at Night Network (GOALANN), endorsed by the United Nations Ocean Decade of Ocean Science […]
21 Jan 2025
Back in early 2024 the UK and Scottish Governments introduced a ban on sandeel fishing in Scottish waters and English waters of the North Sea in a move conservationists hailed as critical for saving the UK’s globally important seabird colonies. Now a challenge from the EU on the ban is set to be heard in […]
21 Jan 2025
Extra funding has been confirmed by the Welsh Government which will be used to support the recovery of the equivalent of 266 rugby pitches of critically important seagrass habitats. The additional £100,000 was announced by Huw Irranca-Davies, Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change and will be used to support the development of Seagrass […]
21 Jan 2025
Progress towards improving the environment has slowed with government still largely off track in achieving its legal environmental commitments, the latest annual assessment by the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has found. The OEP report provides an assessment of progress towards legally-binding environment targets, commitments and goals. The report covers the period 1 April 2023 […]
21 Jan 2025
The Scottish government has been criticised for its “slow progress” on regulating the salmon farming industry by a parliamentary inquiry held by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee. The report reveals that MSPs “seriously considered” calling for a moratorium on new farms and expansion of existing sites due to concerns over persistently high salmon mortality rates but […]
21 Jan 2025
A marshland nature reserve built with more than three million tonnes of soil from the Crossrail scheme could be expanded. Plans have been made to grow RSPB Wallasea Island, a 740-hectare reserve at Rochford in Essex, by 100 hectares – about the size of 140 football pitches. After the purchase of four fields to the […]
14 Jan 2025
Online database of UK marine monitoring – do we need one? MEDIN have been tasked with finding out whether there is an underlying business case for providing an online database of marine monitoring undertaken by UK organisations. And, if there is, how this should function to meet the needs of the marine community. We would […]
14 Jan 2025
New research has found more than 200 measures to protect sharks and rays across the 22 coastal states of the Mediterranean region Overfishing, illegal fishing and increasing marketing of shark meat pose significant threats to the more than 80 species of sharks and rays that inhabit the Mediterranean Sea, according to a new study. […]
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