25 Apr 2022
The Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN) exists to encourage the exchange of information and debate between Coastal Partnerships and to establish links with other coastal stakeholders. It seeks to offer increased opportunities for learning, collaboration and influence, strengthening and supporting Coastal Partnerships and encouraging stronger representation of the value of their work. The WAMM (Wholescape Approach […]
25 Apr 2022
The Scottish Government has launched the Blue Carbon International Policy Challenge (BCIPC) with awards of up to £10,000 available for five successful projects that will establish blueprints for domestic and international climate action to support the marine ecosystem. Applications are open until 19 May 2022. The challenge, which will run until the start of October 2022, […]
25 Apr 2022
Marine scientists are delving into the secret world of an elusive species of dolphin by examining their unique sounds for the first time. Unlike the better-known common and bottlenose dolphins, the Atlantic white sided dolphin prefers the deep ocean to coastal waters and is rarely seen by humans. The species is so poorly understood in […]
19 Apr 2022
The Canyons MCZ is located in the far south-west corner of the UK continental shelf. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) MPA fisheries assessment of fishing impacts at this site, taking into account advice from JNCC and scientific literature, has concluded that coral gardens, cold-water coral reefs and sea-pen and burrowing megafauna communities and deep-sea bed […]
19 Apr 2022
A study led by the University of East Anglia highlights the areas in Europe and North Africa where the construction of wind turbines or power lines is likely to increase the risk of death for migrating birds. The study used GPS location data from 65 bird tracking studies to understand where they fly more frequently […]
19 Apr 2022
Justin Trudeau’s government has said it will phase out open-pen industrial fish farms off the coast of British Columbia by 2025. But both his government and the previous Conservative government were in possession of a newly released report that linked large-scale farms and wild salmon to the highly contagious Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV). Canada was warned […]
19 Apr 2022
Most simulations of our climate’s future may be overly sensitive to Arctic ice melt as a cause of abrupt changes in ocean circulation, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Climate scientists count the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (or AMOC) among the biggest tipping points on the way to a […]
19 Apr 2022
This desk-based study published by Natural England sought to map the extent and distribution of blue carbon habitats in English waters and estimate the associated carbon accumulation and storage rates. The potential for recovery and restoration of coastal blue carbon habitats was explored alongside the key pressures that are driving habitat loss and inhibiting recovery, […]
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