23 Mar 2020
Version March 23 March 2020 Bob Earll Guardian: Coronavirus: ‘severe shock’ to UK fishing as markets dry up The coronavirus outbreak has hit British fishers with a “very severe shock” as demand from export markets and the domestic restaurant trade has dried up. The UK exports about 70% of its catch to Europe and Asia […]
23 Mar 2020
Version March 24th 2020 Dr Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, Department of Geography, University College London (UCL). P.J.Jones@ucl.ac.uk; Professor Rick Stafford, Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, University of Bournemouth. This blog has now been developed into an article in the Ecologist magazine Click here to read the article (13/4/2020) Reflecting on the […]
23 Mar 2020
Risks to North Sea Fish Stocks and Wildlife if Post-Brexit Fishery Negotiations Fail to Reach Agreement on Quotas and Access to UK Waters: Extended Technical Report Heath, Michael R. and Cook, Robin M. (2020) “Taking back control of fisheries” became one of the totemic issues uniting supporters of the campaign to leave the EU. Having left, the issue […]
15 Mar 2020
Members of the House of Lords debated the case for investing in and embracing a green economy, promoting resource efficiency and zero carbon usage. Speakers included a former trustee of the Waste and Resources Action Programme and the former chief executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England. Introducing the debate Baroness Parminter referred to […]
15 Mar 2020
The MCS Good Fish Guide uses a traffic light system to illustrate the sustainability of seafood available in the UK. Species are assessed based on a number of factors, including where they were caught or farmed and the fishing method. The latest edition has added trawl-caught cuttlefish from the English Channel onto the list of […]
15 Mar 2020
In 2000, New Zealand established the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. This was the first marine national park in the country, covering 13,900 sq km (5,370 sq mile). The park’s objective was to protect the gulf’s “life-supporting capacity”, its nature and its history. The legislation required local councils and government departments with jurisdiction over the gulf […]
15 Mar 2020
Seagrass, which is found in shallow waters of coastal regions, has been declining globally at a rate of about 7% a year since 1990. In the UK, upto 92% of the plant may have disappeared from around our coasts in the last century. A seagrass restoration project is underway in south Wales in a bid […]
15 Mar 2020
The Marine Management Organisation public consultation on the latest round of marine plans, published in January, is now moving towards its final stages. Apart from the draft documents there are webinars of Q&A on each of the plans and a national Webinar to get more background information. Have your say on the draft plans for […]
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