06 Oct 2020
Seafarers UK: Fishing without a safety net This study was commissioned by Seafarers UK in 2019 and took place prior to the coronavirus pandemic. The intent was to explore the real financial difficulties inherent in earning a living from fishing. It aimed to identify and develop an evidence base of interventions that could support the […]
06 Oct 2020
Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea level by 2.5 metres – even if Paris climate goals are met, study finds – Paper in Nature Research says melting will continue even if temperature rises are limited to 2C Melting of the Antarctic ice sheet will cause sea level rises of about two and a half metres around the […]
06 Oct 2020
Global Ocean Alliance: 30 countries are now calling for greater ocean protection Commitment for 30% of the ocean to be protected by 2030 Defra ‘30 countries have now joined the Global Ocean Alliance championing an international commitment for a minimum 30% of the global ocean to be protected through Marine Protected Areas by 2030. At […]
06 Oct 2020
When the MCS Beachwatch programme began in 1993-1994 plastic cotton bud sticks were one of the regularly recorded items. They were one of the key indicators of sewage related pollution of our beaches and rivers. It has taken 25 years to get a simple substitution of card for plastic. Can we really afford to take […]
06 Oct 2020
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is circulating for a peer review the draft report on Anthropogenic Underwater Noise: Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats, and Mitigation and Management Measures. https://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2020/cbd-ts-underwater-noise-peer-review-en.pdf
29 Sep 2020
Nice gesture shame about the facts. It has been 10 years since the Conservative Government came in promising to leave our environment ‘in a better state than it found it’. So far not much evidence of that – just read the state of the rivers report. BBC ‘Boris Johnson promises to protect 30% of UK’s […]
29 Sep 2020
The Government response to Greenpeace’s action at Dogger Bank – Defra Posted by: Defra Press Office Defra – The Government’s response to the Greenpeace Action 23rd September 2020 ‘There is coverage in The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Herald and Channel 4 News (00:48) of the ongoing Greenpeace action at Dogger Bank Special Area of Conservation (SAC), where yesterday Greenpeace […]
29 Sep 2020
UK marine policy statement MMO/Defra ‘This Marine Policy Statement (MPS) is the framework for preparing Marine Plans and taking decisions affecting the marine environment. The Marine Policy Statement will contribute to the achievement of sustainable development in the United Kingdom marine area. It has been prepared and adopted for the purposes of section 44 of […]
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