14 Apr 2020

Offshore wind – EAC inquiry Deadline to submit responses is 15th May 2020 – click here to access the EAC’s online Call for Evidence portal The Committee is inviting written submissions to inform its first session. These should focus on, but not be limited to:  How effective has the Government’s offshore wind Sector Deal been in moving the sector towards becoming an integral […]

14 Apr 2020

Crown Estate Scotland has today published its three-year plan setting out how it will manage sea, land and coastline for the benefit of Scotland’s communities and businesses. Since being established in 2017, the organisation has fostered new ways of working with local and community partners, supported the growth of offshore renewables and helped develop new […]

14 Apr 2020

The cooling water report SC180004 ‘Nuclear power station cooling water: protecting biota’ has been published this morning on the Government website. The link is provided below. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-power-station-cooling-waters-protecting-biota ‘Nuclear power station cooling waters: protecting biota Project summary SC180004  – Environment Agency Introduction     This study reviewed the recent published literature on the effectiveness and UK applicability of […]

14 Apr 2020

Gillnet fisheries have a notoriously high bycatch rate and so this research may have profound implications for reducing that.  An illuminating idea to reduce bycatch in the Peruvian small-scale gillnet fishery Abstract   Found in the coastal waters of all continents, gillnets are the largest component of small-scale fisheries for many countries. Numerous studies show that […]

14 Apr 2020

Natural England has published nine new draft Conservation Advice packages to enable developers and operators to understand the impact of their proposed development on habitats and species in protected sites across England. These new packages of online advice, now available on the Natural England’s Designated Site System, cover sites which are home to England’s seahorses, black […]