12 May 2020
Fisheries Bill Update – MCS Blog by Alice Watson
MCS Alice Watson, public affairs assistant at the Marine Conservation Society, discusses the Fisheries Bill and its key provisions. What is the history of the Bill? The Fisheries Bill will be the UK’s first domestic fisheries legislation in over 40 years. Upon leaving the EU, the UK will become an independent coastal state in charge […]
12 May 2020
The Good Fish Guide – has it changed the way you choose your seafood?
I’m carrying out research at Cardiff University into the influence the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) Good Fish Guide (GFG) may or may not have on consumer decision making when buying seafood. As efforts to increase provision of sustainable seafood continue, this study will help us to understand your experiences of shopping for and consuming seafood […]
06 May 2020
Dugong doesn’t get social distancing
05 May 2020
Landing the Blame: Overfishing in the Northeast Atlantic 2020 – NEF Report
Uncovering the EU member states most responsible for setting fishing quotas above scientific advice Griffin Carpenter New Economics Foundation Fisheries ministers are risking the sustainability of fish stocks by consistently setting fishing limits above scientific advice. This is our sixth and final year running a series of briefings to identify which Member States are standing […]
05 May 2020
From the sea to the door: New grant scheme to support seafood businesses in England to sell catches
New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood From the sea to the door: New grant scheme to support seafood businesses in England to sell catches New £1 million grant scheme opened today to increase supply of local seafood Seafood businesses can bid for funds for assets and infrastructure to […]
05 May 2020
Wave energy: Pneumatic device a ‘step change in wave energy technology’
IMarEST ‘The three-year Horizon 2020 funded WaveBoost project has drawn to a close with what its research team call “a step change improvement achieved to the reliability and performance of wave energy technology”. Watch the video Led by CorPower Ocean, the WaveBoost consortium designed and developed an advanced power take off (PTO) system allowing wave […]
05 May 2020
Marine Social Science: Looking towards a sustainable future – new paper
Abstract ‘Marine and coastal environments provide extensive and essential ecosystem services upon which much of humanity relies, yet the incorporation of human dimensions into marine and coastal policy and management has historically been lacking. As efforts to address the substantial and diverse challenges facing marine and coastal environments continue, recent years have seen a growing […]
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