18 Nov 2024
Image: The largest known coral in the world, Pavona clavus coral, was recently discovered by accident and is visible from space. Photograph: Manu San Felix/National Geographic Pristine Seas/AFP/Getty Images Welcome to OCF’s insights from the marine and coastal sector. This week we have summarised the most relevant stories for you from a range of […]
18 Nov 2024
The Marine Management Organisation want to hear about your experience of using the Marine Plans Are you a decision-maker, applicant or advisor in any of England’s marine plan areas? Do you have experience of using the Marine Plans in another capacity, or a strong interest in marine planning in England? If so, this is your […]
12 Nov 2024
The global population of migratory shorebirds across the world saw a substantial decline, with some populations of migratory shorebirds decreasing by more than a third, according to the latest update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Photo: Vilnis Husko A re-assessment was carried out for around half of the 254 species […]
12 Nov 2024
Iceland’s last active whaling company, Hvalur hf., recently applied for an indefinite whale hunting licence, causing disagreement amongst the ministers in Iceland’s caretaker government over whether or not they will approve the application. While the country granted a one-year licence to Hvalur to kill more than 100 fin whales earlier this year for this hunting […]
12 Nov 2024
Scotland adopted its first National Marine Plan in 2015, with the aim of helping to manage the use of Scotland’s seas in a sustainable way. In 2022 work began to create an updated national marine plan, to better reflect how the sea is currently being used, and to plan for its continued and sustainable future […]
12 Nov 2024
One of the major challenges facing the offshore renewable energy industry is how to deliver the speed and extent of the dramatic increase in offshore wind deployment needed to meet the UK’s Net Zero targets. A new report by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult lays out a new approach to environmental monitoring and consenting […]
12 Nov 2024
The Crown Estate has pledged to give £150,000 to support the Severn Estuary Commission’s work to explore the potential for sustainable energy from the Severn Estuary. The Severn Estuary has the highest tidal range in Europe and has been estimated to have the potential provide up to 7% of the UK’s total energy needs, but […]
12 Nov 2024
Clockwise from top left: a jellyfish-like hydrozoan (Aglantha digitale); a Pacific sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia bachei); a new ctenophore species; a swimming crinoid known as a sea lily; the Beroe ovata ctenophore, with another comb jelly (Biolinopsis) in its stomach; and a Limacina helicina, a swimming snail known as a sea devil. Photograph: Leonid Moroz/University of […]
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