02 Apr 2024
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), in collaboration with the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and supported by the European Union, has announced the successful applicants for the “One Thousand Reasons” campaign. There were 65 applications from 21 countries among all five regional groups of ISA Members and one country with observer status. This initiative […]
27 Mar 2024
The first project to proceed under a new fast track process has received a provisional £2billion funding package to deliver a subsea energy superhighway which could connect up to two million homes to clean energy. The proposed Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) high voltage subsea cable would be able to transport 2GW of wind generated electricity […]
27 Mar 2024
A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development shines a light on the seaweed sector as a driver of food security and women’s empowerment. Seaweed has multiple uses including for food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, aquatic animal, or livestock feed, biofertilizer, textiles, and biofuels. It can also be used for producing fully […]
26 Mar 2024
Simply Blue Group, an Ireland-based blue economy project developer, has announced its partnership with the not-for-profit organisation North Sea Farm 1 Project (NSF1) consortium to establish the world’s inaugural commercial-scale seaweed farm situated within an offshore wind farm. The 10-hectare farm, located off the Dutch coast in the North Sea, is scheduled to commence operations […]
26 Mar 2024
The Welsh Government has granted TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group consent for Wales’ first floating windfarm located 40km off the coast of Pembrokeshire. The windfarm will be become the largest of its kind in the UK. Project Erebus will house 7 next-generation 14MW turbines on floating platforms, providing enough low carbon energy to power 93,000 […]
26 Mar 2024
Research has found that farmed salmon production leads to an overall loss of essential dietary nutrients. Researchers’ conclusions state that eating more wild ‘feed’ species directly could benefit our health while reducing aquaculture demand for finite marine resources. Scientists from the University of Cambridge, Lancaster University, University of Stirling and the University of Aberdeen calculated […]
26 Mar 2024
The Scottish Government is now consulting on legislative proposals which would enable Scottish Ministers to introduce a registration process for marine nature restoration projects, and apply Marine Conservation Orders to habitats and species undergoing restoration and standalone European marine sites. The feedback provided in the consultation will help to decide whether the legislative proposals will […]
26 Mar 2024
A new byelaw protecting an area of almost 4000 square km of seas from damaging fishing activity is now in force in English waters. The byelaw prohibits the use of bottom towed gear in specific areas within 13 English offshore MPAs that contain valuable reef and rocky habitats. The implementation of the byelaw comes days […]
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