08 Jul 2024
The Marine Energy Council (MEC), established in 2018, has been instrumental in improving the investment landscape for marine energy in the UK. This includes securing three successive tidal stream ringfences and raising the profile of wave energy’s role in the future energy mix. The MEC has undergone an exciting period of growth, with members joining […]
08 Jul 2024
The UK General Election confirmed a change of government with the Labour Party winning a significant majority in Parliament. Many organisations related to marine and coastal management gave their reaction to the news, including marine conservation NGOs and trade bodies. The RSPB quickly published their asks of the new government, including: ‘Improve and […]
08 Jul 2024
Projects to protect and restore Scotland’s coasts and seas have received more than £3.8 million from a vital marine fund over the last three years. A total of 54 projects across the country have so far benefited from funding through the Scottish Marine Environmental Enhancement Fund (SMEEF). More than £4m is also already pledged from […]
07 Jul 2024
Tributes have been paid to Joe Breen, OBE, who died recently after a short illness. Joe is remembered for his invaluable work in marine conservation and has been described as ‘an extremely committed champion for nature’ who had ‘a deep love and passion for the sea’. In the 2023 New Years Honours list, he received […]
06 Jul 2024
Scientists from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and its commercial subsidiary PML Applications, have confirmed the viability, and potential scalability, of a novel “ocean” or “marine” carbon dioxide removal (oCDR or mCDR) technique designed to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by enhancing the alkalinity of treated wastewater before it is discharged out at sea. In […]
06 Jul 2024
Marine development in the UK and internationally is not currently sufficiently considering the wide range of social impacts for coastal communities, a new report finds. The review was led by Dr Pamela Buchan, an interdisciplinary marine scientist in the University of Exeter Geography Department. The review is one of a number of evidence bases The Crown […]
06 Jul 2024
Ocean advocacy groups have criticised the US Supreme Court for overturning the “Chevron doctrine,” under which federal courts would defer to an agency’s interpretation of ambiguous legal terms when Congress has given that agency authority to implement the law. The Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote killed a legal precedent known as the “Chevron deference”. The deference, […]
06 Jul 2024
On July 2, 1992, federal fisheries minister John Crosbie made a televised announcement that commercial cod fishing was banned on the East Coast of Canada for at least two years. More than thirty years later the ban remained in place as the anticipated recovery of fish stocks did not materialise within the expected period. Cod […]
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