02 Nov 2019
Reported in the Independent based on an FOI from NGO Open Seas Several thousand tonnes of dead fish have been illegally discarded by trawlers in the North Sea and west coast of Scotland this year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed. Small, juvenile fish often end up getting caught in scampi fisheries because their mesh nets […]
02 Nov 2019
From the Journal of the Law Society of Scotland by Allen P Sragow 19th August 2019 A US attorney warns that Scotland has 18 months to legislate new marine mammal protection standards or find the largest export market for Scottish salmon closed for business United States Marine Mammal Protection Act 1972 (“MMPA”) prohibits injuring marine […]
02 Nov 2019
Coastal Governance Index Economist Intelligence Unit reveals leaders and laggards on coastal governance The 2019 Coastal Governance Index shows which countries are living up to their promises to protect the ocean environment and deliver a genuinely sustainable blue economy. Countries need to take urgent and effective action to protect fisheries and other living resources, according […]
02 Nov 2019
Kat Kerlin ECO Magazine How disease, warming waters, and ravenous sea urchins combined to kill the kelp and close the red abalone fishery First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then the purple urchins took over, eating and eating until the bull kelp forests were gone. The red abalone starved. Their fishery closed. Red sea […]
26 Oct 2019
Offshore windfarms ‘can provide more electricity than the world needs’ Supplies from turbines will prove to be the next great energy revolution, IEA predicts Guardian Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent ‘Erecting wind turbines on the world’s best offshore sites could provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demand, according to a report. An IEA […]
26 Oct 2019
Defra: ‘Updating the UK marine strategy part one (2019) We have now published the summary of responses and government’s response. As a result of Good Environmental Status assessments carried out ahead of the consultation and the responses to the consultation itself, we have published an update to the Marine Strategy. Detail of feedback received Marine […]
26 Oct 2019
Consultation details Defra ‘As part of the UK government’s commitment to leave the environment in a better state than we inherited it, an independent review of Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) – which represent the upper end of environmental protection – was publicly launched on the 8 June 2019. The 6 month review, led by ex-fisheries Minister Richard […]
26 Oct 2019
Maritime and Fisheries Fund (MFF): before you apply Information about the available funding from the Maritime and Fisheries Fund (MFF) scheme The MFF scheme in England provides funding to private applicants for: assisting the fisheries sectors with the implementation of national fisheries legislation improving health and safety on fishing vessels improving the added value or […]
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