19 Dec 2023
With offshore wind scaling up rapidly in the UK ocean, demand for sea-space is increasing. At the same time, there is more evidence than ever before that the ocean is near an ecological tipping point, with marine species in sharp decline. Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Marine Strategy Group is working on policy proposals to reconcile […]
19 Dec 2023
Uplift and Greenpeace UK have launched legal challenges to the UK Government over its decision to green-light the Rosebank oil and gas project – the largest untapped field of its kind in the North Sea. Two separate judicial review challenges already filed against the UK’s decision. Both are expected to be heard in the Court […]
12 Dec 2023
The UK fishing industry will have access to 420,000 tonnes of fishing opportunities worth up to £700 million after agreements were reached with the EU and Norway, the UK Government has announced. The deal with the EU has secured UK fishermen access to opportunities of 130,000 tonnes for 2024, worth up to £340 million. The trilateral […]
12 Dec 2023
As part of the next stages for managing English offshore marine protected areas (MPAs), the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched a call for evidence to support the assessment of fishing on harbour porpoise and marine bird MPAs. Photo by Robert Bye From 5 December 2023 to 13 February 2024 stakeholders, including fishers, environmental […]
12 Dec 2023
Attitudes towards the UK’s emerging seaweed farming sector and lessons to learn from other aquaculture industries have been documented and analysed in a new report. The Social Licence for Seaweed Farming project, led by the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) in Oban and funded by WWF, has used the findings to produce resources for […]
12 Dec 2023
New research has generated the first global estimate of the number of fish and invertebrates within the Marine Aquarium Trade (MAT), as a way to incentivise industry sustainability and coral reef conservation. Every year 55 million organisms are sold – worth $2.15bn at retail – placing the MAT on par with global fisheries, such as […]
12 Dec 2023
Current UK laws on the carriage of cargoes and dangerous goods are being revised and updated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), to make sure they continue enforcing safety at sea in line with international safety standards. The first proposed set of regulations is the Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations 2024. This will revoke and replace […]
12 Dec 2023
The Crown Estate has set out further details of a new leasing round for commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea off the coast of South Wales and South West England. The projects have the potential to deliver enough clean, renewable energy for more than four million homes. The new wind farms will have […]
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