05 Dec 2023
Toxic chemicals in UK whales and dolphins are exceeding safe limits. The compounds, once used in pesticides, flame retardants and coolants, are having significant impacts on the health and reproduction of the animals. Despite many being banned almost 20 years ago, levels of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) remain high in the oceans. In fact, these […]
05 Dec 2023
96% of bathing waters in England have met minimum standards, with 90% of bathing waters in England being rated as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’, continuing to show an overall boost in water quality over the last decade, Defra and the Environment Agency (EA) have announced. This compares with just 28% being rated as ‘good’ or ‘excellent’ […]
05 Dec 2023
England’s only resident population of bottlenose dolphins is under serious threat from a combination of human activity, environmental pollution and difficulties in rearing young that survive into adulthood, according to new research. For almost a decade, scientists and conservation groups based along the English Channel coast have been working together with citizen scientists to monitor […]
05 Dec 2023
Local marine partnership receives funding to deliver innovative conservation projects in Studland Bay, Dorset. The Studland Bay Marine Partnership has been awarded £186,000 from the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme to support the conservation of Studland Bay’s precious marine ecosystems. Studland Bay is home to Dorset’s most extensive seagrass meadow and provides a […]
28 Nov 2023
Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage Colocation Forum commissions vital research to support the UK’s first testing & demonstration of the viability of colocation projects. The Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Colocation Forum (“the Forum”), set up to provide strategic coordination of colocation research and activity on the nation’s seabed, has […]
28 Nov 2023
New research highlights how the estimated 50,000 wrecks around the UK coastline are protecting the seabed. An estimated 50,000 shipwrecks can be found around the UK’s coastline and have been acting as a hidden refuge for fish, corals and other marine species in areas still open to destructive bottom towed fishing, a new study has […]
28 Nov 2023
The European Commission has announced the launch of ‘Fishers of the Future’, an EU-wide participatory project that will examine the future role of fishers in society up to 2050. The project will delve into the hopes, fears, expectations, and needs of fishers to understand how the profession is likely to evolve by 2050. ‘Fishers of the Future’ […]
28 Nov 2023
Seafish’s Economics, Insight and Advice team has released the 2022 edition of Economics of the Fleet. This report provides economic estimates for the performance of the UK fishing fleet. The estimates are calculated based on samples of fishing costs and earnings gathered by Seafish as part of our Annual Fleet Survey. Findings from this report […]
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