17 Dec 2024
Climate change, invasive non-native species such as brown rat, food shortages and other pressures are contributing to the dramatic declines seen in seabird numbers. Almost two thirds of Scotland’s seabird species have declined over the last 20 years, with eight including the Arctic tern, kittiwake and black-headed gull declining by more than 50%. The draft […]
17 Dec 2024
The Environmental Audit Committee of the UK Parliament is seeking views on the Government’s delivery of its environmental obligations under international marine treaties and the Government’s strategy for marine planning and protection. The United Nations’ (UN) 14th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) relates to the planet’s largest ecosystem, which refers to life below water. The 14th […]
10 Dec 2024
WWT, the charity for wetlands and wildlife, has today announced that it has agreed the purchase of 148-hectares of low-lying land on the Awre peninsula for a pioneering saltmarsh restoration project. As part of the organisation’s mission to restore wetlands and unlock their power, they plan to create a new saltmarsh nature reserve in the […]
10 Dec 2024
Water category and overall first prize winner, Pot-bellied Seahorse Portrait, 2024 Nature Conservancy Oceania photo contest. ‘To capture the subtle movement of the sea tulips while keeping the seahorse in focus, I chose a slightly longer shutter speed. This allowed the gentle motion of the water to blur slightly, giving a sense of the underwater […]
10 Dec 2024
Shell and Equinor are combining their UK oil and gas assets in a joint venture that will become the country’s largest independent producer. Last month, the UK government increased a “windfall” tax – initially introduced in 2022 following an energy price spike after the Ukraine war. The hike brings the headline tax on the sector to 78%, […]
10 Dec 2024
The Welsh Government has outlined a strategic plan for the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies MS, provided a written statement to the Senedd, which illustrated the approach and priorities for the remainder of this current term of government. The Cabinet Secretary’s statement […]
10 Dec 2024
Animal rights and environmental groups have denounced the move by Iceland’s outgoing government to issue new permits that allow 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales to be caught during each year’s whaling season, which runs from June to September. The country is one of only three in the world that still allows whaling – […]
10 Dec 2024
The trilateral arrangement between the EU, Norway and the United Kingdom on jointly managed fish stocks in the North Sea for 2025 establishes total allowable catches (TAC) of over 958,000 tonnes, covering EU quotas of almost 463,000 tonnes of cod, haddock, saithe, whiting, plaice and herring. The agreement on TACs includes a reduction for cod, consistent with the […]
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