20 Dec 2022
Fishers and campaigners have protested against further developments on the River Tees after crustacean deaths off the North East and Yorkshire coasts, the BBC has reported. Meanwhile, MPs have pressed the Government into revealing more details of the inquiry set up into the deaths. The protesters, who gathered at the Teesworks site, believe dredging has disturbed toxic […]
20 Dec 2022
Scottish Secretary for the Environment, Mairi McAllan has confirmed that under the National Marine Plan, the government will make it mandatory for all scallop dredgers and pelagic vessels to be fitted with remote electronic monitoring equipment (REM) technology. The Minister says she believes, “REM provides opportunities to modernise the way in which accountability and confidence […]
20 Dec 2022
While many efforts to fight climate change have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution advocate for the importance of understanding the carbon sequestration potential of the planet’s largest animals—whales. In their paper, the researchers explore how whales can influence the amount of carbon in our air and waters […]
20 Dec 2022
The Irish Government has announced newly protected marine sites and government approval of the General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill. Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, said: “We started from a low base of 2.3% marine protection in 2020, but since I became Minister we have more than tripled […]
20 Dec 2022
People in Scotland believe sewage and chemical pollution pose the biggest threat to the health of our seas, according to new research. The opinion poll, conducted by Survation on behalf of the environmental coalition Scottish Environment LINK, also found high levels of public concern over litter and the impact of climate change on our seas. […]
20 Dec 2022
The Dogger Bank marine protected area (MPA), has experienced a 98% decrease in bottom towed fishing since a ban was introduced, according to research by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS). In June 2022, a byelaw came into force that banned damaging fishing activities from four English offshore MPAs. Between June and October (2015-2019), an average […]
20 Dec 2022
The Arctic Pearl is the first vessel for more than 30 years to be given the go-ahead to harvest Iceland scallop from the rich habitats found in Norwegian waters. The seabed harvesting technology installed on board is entirely new and cannot be compared with any other kinds of bottom fishing gear currently in use. It […]
20 Dec 2022
A new deal to protect nature has been agreed by almost 200 countries at the UN biodiversity summit, COP15. The agreement – which was finalised in the early hours of Monday 19th December in Montreal, Canada – includes a global commitment to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030 and to protect 30% of land […]
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