28 Mar 2023
A Court of Appeal judgment has ruled that the Government policy directive introducing a ban on trawling inside the six nautical-mile limit is invalid, and of no legal effect. The judgment by Mr Justice Murray relates to an appeal taken by Dingle-based fisherman Tom Kennedy and Castletownbere-based fisherman Neil Minihane over a policy directive introduced […]
28 Mar 2023
Loke Marine Minerals (Loke) has announced the acquisition of deep-sea mineral business UK Seabed Resources (UKSR) from Lockheed Martin UK. UKSR holds a 100% interest in two deep sea mineral licences located in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean, sponsored by the United Kingdom. The licences are issued by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). […]
28 Mar 2023
The First Minister of Wales has announced a £750,000 fund for tidal lagoon research. The money will be available for at least three research projects focusing on the deployment of tidal lagoon technology. The research will help address the barriers that have prevented the development of the technology and give more insight into the benefits […]
21 Mar 2023
Floating offshore wind power could be Wales’ 21st century version of the steel, coal and slate industries if a “hard line” is taken with the Crown Estate, ministers have heard. MPs called on the Government to ensure past mistakes with offshore wind projects are not repeated, and to guarantee new turbines off the Welsh coast are made by […]
21 Mar 2023
The MP for Middlesbrough, Andy McDonald, posed a question to the Defra Environment Minister regarding the recent conclusions of the Expert Panel on crustacean deaths in the North East of England. Mr McDonald said: ‘ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the Chief Executive of […]
21 Mar 2023
A network of new Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will have a catastrophic impact on the industry, ministers are being warned. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) said the strict conservation zones were far too big a price for fishermen to pay when they lacked ecological justification and were being introduced for purely political reasons. In […]
21 Mar 2023
Fishers and vessel owners in Wales will be able to apply to a £400,000 fund from 3 April to adapt to the rapidly changing market conditions for seafood products, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. The support is from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) which is co-financed by the Welsh Government and the […]
21 Mar 2023
New research has found that most of the Commonwealth’s coastal and island states have mainstreamed ocean-based actions into their national climate commitments. The Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned a study of its 49 member countries that border the sea (out of a total 56) to find out how ocean activity had been integrated in their Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) […]
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