The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) and the University of Essex will be collaborating on training and research related to aquatic ecosystem science after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The agreement will provide a framework for collaboration between the two organisations for the next five years. Cefas is home to the […]
The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Ocean launched an inquiry into Blue Carbon and Ocean-Based Solutions to Climate Change. The inquiry will look at ocean-based solutions to climate change and the role of blue carbon and has set ten introductory questions, however respondents are encouraged to submit any and all thoughts that they […]
Recycled materials specialist GRS is celebrating the delivery to London of its first ever shipment of low-carbon construction aggregates made from Cornish clay mine waste. Announcing the news, GRS said its first sea shipment of construction aggregates marked the start of a long-term deal which would see it transport more than half a million tonnes […]
The UK government has committed nearly £3 million of funding to 17 new projects under the UK Seafood Fund (UKSF), as part of enabling a resilient and sustainable fishing industry equipped for the future and helping level up coastal communities across the union. The 3 August announcement comes as further rounds of the UKSF, which […]
Ground-breaking fishing research projects given funding boost: 17 projects awarded funds from major £100m investment to research sustainable fisheries practices. Funding awarded to Bangor University to research the impact of towed fishing gear – such as scallop dredging and beam trawling – on blue carbon in seabed sediments. Project aims Seabed sediments are one of […]
Information from Natural England: Offshore wind – Natural England’s best practice advice to facilitate sustainable development The Government has set ambitious targets for offshore wind and the recent British Energy Security Strategy is clear that offshore wind has a key role to play in tackling climate change and the UK’s move towards Net Zero, setting a target […]
The first marine geophysical surveys were due to begin over the weekend (30/31 July, 2022) off the coast of Copeland, Cumbria, UK. The non-intrusive survey will provide a better understanding of the rock structure and help the search to find a suitable site for a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF). A news release from Nuclear Waste […]
Scientists have found more than 30 potentially new species living at the bottom of the sea. Researchers from the UK’s Natural History Museum used a remotely operated vehicle to collect specimens from the abyssal plains of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone in the central Pacific. Previously, creatures from this area had been studied only from photographs. The study, published in […]