12 Jul 2022
Norway to become first European nation to share its vessel tracking information on Global Fishing Watch map Norway has become the first country in Europe to partner with Global Fishing Watch—an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency—and will share its vessel tracking data for the Norwegian fishing fleet on the […]
12 Jul 2022
Beachgoers looking to quench their thirst will be able to refill their water bottles at more than 150 “hydration stations”. Council has launched an initiative to make drinking water more accessible to people along the seafront. The refill stations have been set up across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in a bid to reduce plastic waste. […]
12 Jul 2022
The Marine Institute and the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) at NUI Galway, are conducting a survey of marine and marine-related businesses as part of the regular reporting on Ireland’s Ocean Economy. Although the CSO and other State organisations provide some data on marine related economic activity, there is a need to supplement this data […]
12 Jul 2022
The UK government has announced the opening of a consultation on five potential Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in England. As we covered on 21 June 2022, the Guardian leaked the five sites in advance of Defra’s announcement. Defra said in its press release: ‘HPMAs will have the highest levels of protection in our seas. […]
12 Jul 2022
Thursday 14th July will mark the start of a two month-long Festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country’s first Marine Protected Area at Lundy. The Lundy Marine Festival is being organised and run by Robert Irving, a marine biological consultant who has been involved with Lundy and the management of its MPA for 40 […]
12 Jul 2022
Results published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, have found that floating cities, wildfires, overfishing and lithium extraction for electric cars are some of the issues that have made a shortlist of concerns from leading marine experts on impacts facing the global ocean in the next ten years. The “horizon scanning”, conducted by an international team of scientists and policymakers, […]
12 Jul 2022
Following the biggest ever UK renewables auction, the government said on Thursday the contract price for windfarms was nearly 6% lower than the previous auction, despite the rising cost of materials to build windfarms. A string of new contracts should add about 7 gigawatts of clean power capacity to Britain’s turbine fleet by 2026. The […]
05 Jul 2022
Using stretches of fibre optic cables as sensors could enable continuous, real-time monitoring of conditions at the bottom of oceans and seas, and below the planet’s surface, researchers say. Despite sensing technologies advancing significantly in recent years, oceans and seas remain largely unmonitored as installing permanent ocean-floor sensors is very expensive. The new technique could […]
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