11 Jun 2024
Eight in ten adults in the UK (81%) feel that bottom-trawl fishing should be banned in marine protected areas (MPAs), according to new polling commissioned by the charity Oceana UK. Those in favour of banning bottom trawling in MPAs was shown in a sample of 2,111 UK adults, for polling commissioned by the charity, 566 […]
11 Jun 2024
The National Ocean Biodiversity Strategy calls for a stronger, more unified and inclusive approach to ocean conservation. Written by a team led by the Smithsonian and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the strategy was announced by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. It represents the first nationwide strategy aimed at changing course […]
11 Jun 2024
Plans to establish a new generation of floating offshore wind farms off the coast of South West England and South Wales have taken a step forward with the conclusion of one of the opening stages of the tender process for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5. Developers wishing to bid for one of three Project Development […]
04 Jun 2024
A new study by the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon models the influence of bottom trawls on sedimentary carbon in the North Sea. The researchers state that fishing trawls cause significant CO2 emissions as they stir up the carbon bound in the seabed and release it again. They also believe it is clear that they drastically affect ecosystems […]
04 Jun 2024
UNESCO has launched its latest ‘State of the Ocean Report’. The UNESCO State of the Ocean Report offers insights on ocean-related scientific activities and analyses describing the current and future state of the ocean. The State of the Ocean Report has the ambition to inform policymakers about the state of the ocean and to stimulate […]
04 Jun 2024
Just as the UK is in the midst of a new marine heatwave, new analysis has been published of the unprecedented sea surface temperatures of up to 5 °C higher than normal off northwest Europe in June last year. A new study by a consortium of British and Irish institutions led by Met Office scientists, […]
04 Jun 2024
In May, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Fisheries Apex Predators Program began its NOAA-funded International Science initiative, partnering with seven UK-based organisations and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) to study potential climate-driven shifts in migratory corridors and stock identification of blue sharks in the eastern Atlantic Ocean. […]
04 Jun 2024
Walrus, narwhal, killer whale (orca), and sperm whale are set to receive greater legal protections under the UK’s ban on importing, exporting and dealing in items containing ivory, the Government has announced. The species are already threatened by climate change, and the continuing trade in their ivory may exacerbate these threats and make their long-term survival […]
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