The Climate Change Committee’s progress report to the UK Parliament has recommended that saltmarsh and seagrass should be included in the UK Greenhouse Gas inventory. The statutory report provides a comprehensive overview of the UK Government’s progress to date in reducing emissions. Within the report there is coverage of carbon in marine and coastal ecosystems. […]
The consultation runs until Monday 19 September 2022 and will focus on how the additional fishing quota should be split between the UK fisheries administrations in 2023 and beyond. It will also seek views on the management of fishing quota in England and the Crown Dependencies, including on how quotas to allocate additional quota to […]
Norway to become first European nation to share its vessel tracking information on Global Fishing Watch map Norway has become the first country in Europe to partner with Global Fishing Watch—an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing ocean governance through increased transparency—and will share its vessel tracking data for the Norwegian fishing fleet on the […]
Beachgoers looking to quench their thirst will be able to refill their water bottles at more than 150 “hydration stations”. Council has launched an initiative to make drinking water more accessible to people along the seafront. The refill stations have been set up across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in a bid to reduce plastic waste. […]
The Marine Institute and the Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit (SEMRU) at NUI Galway, are conducting a survey of marine and marine-related businesses as part of the regular reporting on Ireland’s Ocean Economy. Although the CSO and other State organisations provide some data on marine related economic activity, there is a need to supplement this data […]
The UK government has announced the opening of a consultation on five potential Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) in England. As we covered on 21 June 2022, the Guardian leaked the five sites in advance of Defra’s announcement. Defra said in its press release: ‘HPMAs will have the highest levels of protection in our seas. […]
Thursday 14th July will mark the start of a two month-long Festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of the country’s first Marine Protected Area at Lundy. The Lundy Marine Festival is being organised and run by Robert Irving, a marine biological consultant who has been involved with Lundy and the management of its MPA for 40 […]
Results published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, have found that floating cities, wildfires, overfishing and lithium extraction for electric cars are some of the issues that have made a shortlist of concerns from leading marine experts on impacts facing the global ocean in the next ten years. The “horizon scanning”, conducted by an international team of scientists and policymakers, […]