07 Feb 2023
The Chair of the Commons EFRA Committee has written to Therese Coffey, Defra Secretary of State, following the recent publication of the independent Crustacean Mortality Expert Panel’s report on the mass die-off on the north east coast of England. Below are some extracts from the letter: The Committee notes in the letter that the Minister […]
31 Jan 2023
Coastal communities are unique in many ways: their geographical locations, culture, heritage, and the challenges that they face. A new study Communities on the edge from Pragmatix Advisory, commissioned by the Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group (LGA Coastal SIG), Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA), Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN) and partners, is being released on Wednesday 1 […]
31 Jan 2023
Researchers in Scotland have developed a tool to help ensure porpoises are not being harmed by the construction of offshore wind farms. The pile driving required to build offshore turbines can harm or even kill noise-sensitive marine mammals like porpoises. To move them away from the construction sites, acoustic deterrents (ADDs) are often installed underwater: delivering […]
31 Jan 2023
The UK fishing industry is to benefit from an initial £2 million investment to trial new, greener engines and help create a safer, more sustainable fishing fleet as the latest round of the £100m UK Seafood Fund opens, the UK Government has announced. Older vessel engines are some of the industry’s biggest polluters and, according […]
31 Jan 2023
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), acting on behalf of all four UKFAs, is seeking views on proposals to close UK waters in the ICES area 7d and Lyme Bay in ICES area 7e to the king scallop (Pectens maximus) dredge fishery in summer of 2023. The proposed closures are to protect the stock during spawning […]
31 Jan 2023
A concerted effort is needed to better protect our coastal communities and economies whilst enhancing our marine environment, said Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell (26 January) as the EA launches its latest ‘State of the Environment: Coast and Marine’ report. Speaking at the Coastal Future’s Conference, Alan Lovell said that with over a third of […]
31 Jan 2023
New legislation is being introduced to crack down on the dangerous misuse of watercraft such as jet skis, with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency being granted more powers to prosecute perpetrators of accidents. The new law will come into force on 31 March 2023, before the busy summer period and will enable watercraft users to […]
31 Jan 2023
South Tyneside Council has secured £6.9m in funding to use with the aim of strengthening North Eastern coastlines and their communities in the face of flooding, erosion and the impacts of climate change. The funding is part of the Stronger Shores initiative, funded by Defra’s £150m Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme which aims to […]
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