09 Jan 2021
Guardian ‘The climate crisis continued unabated in 2020, with the the joint highest global temperatures on record, alarming heat and record wildfires in the Arctic, and a record 29 tropical storms in the Atlantic. Despite a 7% fall in fossil fuel burning due to coronavirus lockdowns, heat-trapping carbon dioxide continued to build up in the atmosphere, also setting a […]
09 Jan 2021
Controls over wild wrasse harvesting imposed By Robert Outram – 1st December 2020 Fish Farmer ‘The Scottish Government has announced mandatory controls over the harvesting of wild wrasse for managing sea lice in the salmon farming industry. Fishers will have to meet certain criteria, show they have an appropriate relationship with an aquaculture business and have a proven […]
30 Dec 2020
Welsh Marine Planning News – includes articles and links to – Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP) and implementation guidance – five recorded webinars – the publication of a Monitoring and Reporting (M&R) Framework – marine consenting, renewables and licence determinations – sector location guidance – new report on mitigation and compensation – stakeholder engagement – […]
30 Dec 2020
The Brexit Trade Deal & Fisheries This is the text of the Trade deal – fisheries is 14 pages out of 1246, see page 261 Defra have responded to the press coverage The implications of the Brexit Deal for fisheries was first published by the BBC And also the Guardian who described the fishermen’s reaction […]
30 Dec 2020
BCP ‘An inspiring new public education destination dedicated to achieving a step-change in the reduction of waste and elimination of single use packaging along Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s beautiful seafront. Funded with £2.4 million from the Coastal Communities Fund, the Durley Environmental Innovation Hub will allow both residents and the millions of visitors that flock to our coastal resort every year, to explore […]
30 Dec 2020
Scotland’s Marine Assessment 2020 launched December 21, 2020 by Marine Scotland Communications | Category Marine Scotland Science, Office of the Chief Scientific Advisor Marine (OCSAM) A new online platform which assesses the condition of Scotland’s marine environment and the human activity it supports has been launched. More than 250 scientists have contributed to Scotland’s Marine Assessment 2020 which brings together […]
30 Dec 2020
Almost five years of studying the deep Atlantic in unprecedented detail has revealed 12 species new to science by multination research team. The sea mosses, molluscs and corals had eluded discovery because the sea floor is so unexplored, scientists say. Researchers warn that the newly discovered animals could already be under threat from climate change. […]
15 Dec 2020
Defra ‘On Saturday (12 December), the UK became one of the first countries in the world to fulfil a key commitment of the Paris Agreement, publishing our Adaptation Communication, setting out how we are enhancing our resilience to the changing climate. Published as the Prime Minister brought leaders together at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit, the […]
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