26 Oct 2021
Last week UK Government launched it’s long awaited Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener which has huge implications for society and for the marine environment. Since publication there have been a number of critical reviews by organisations very well versed in this field. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has issued an initial response to the […]
26 Oct 2021
Guardian ‘A clash between two multibillion pound “net zero carbon” schemes is brewing in the North Sea after the Queen’s property manager granted development rights for one patch of seabed to two different projects at the same time. The Crown Estate will earn millions of pounds after agreeing to lease an area off the Yorkshire coast to […]
26 Oct 2021
From Pollution to Solution: A global assessment of marine litter and plastic pollution reveals the impact of marine litter and plastic pollution in the environment and their effects on the health of ecosystems, wildlife and humans. Plastics are the largest, most harmful and most persistent fraction of marine litter, accounting for at least 85 per cent of total […]
26 Oct 2021
Heatwaves Science Socioeconomic impacts of marine heatwaves: Global issues and opportunities BACKGROUND Anthropogenic climate change is altering the structure and functioning of ecosystems globally. The upper layers of the oceans have absorbed >90% of the excess heat arising from human activities and, as a result, surface waters have warmed at an average rate of 0.15°C […]
26 Oct 2021
Government seeks views on the management of sandeels and Norway pout Defra: UK is seeking views on the management of sandeel stocks and Norway pout to address stock declines. The government is launching a call for evidence seeking views on potential measures to manage stocks of sandeel and Norway pout in UK waters. Sandeels and […]
19 Oct 2021
Call for assessors to join Defra Marine Expert Database To support Defra in its delivery of research which supports decision making and policy development we would like to create a database of subject matter experts in fisheries, aquaculture, marine and/or seafood research who can provide ad hoc expert input in the following areas: Peer review […]
19 Oct 2021
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has written to Alok Sharma MP, President for COP26 ahead of the conference on 31 October. The Committee urge the COP26 President to ensure that nature-based solutions, as part of the answer to mitigating and adapting to climate change, are included in the COP26 negotiations, the final […]
19 Oct 2021
The UN Biodiversity conference held last week concluded and issued a declaration under the theme “Ecological Civilization: Building a shared future for all life on Earth”. Click here Is “ecological civilization” just another slogan and what might it mean in practice? Click here Whilst recognising that some progress has been made in the last decade […]
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