11 Feb 2020
Guardian ‘East Yorkshire councillors bemoan lack of national guidance and funding Ministers have been urged to step in to help families whose homes are at imminent risk of collapsing into the sea on the fastest-eroding coastline in northern Europe. Residents in the Yorkshire village of Skipsea were told this week that more than 20 homes were at […]
11 Feb 2020
From nurturing ocean carbon sinks to encouraging marine clean tech, there are steps all businesses can take to accelerate progress towards SDG14 Billions of people depend on the oceans for their food and livelihoods, but progress towards SDG14 remains stubbornly stuck in the slow lane. As the UN reflected in its most recent progress report, “increased […]
11 Feb 2020
Post by: Dale Rodmell, NFFO Assistant Chief Executive, For the fishing industry, the development of large-scale projects (such as offshore windfarms) in the marine area can mean displacement from customary fishing grounds and knock-on effects elsewhere. A major purpose of the marine planning system, as recognised in the UK Marine Policy Statement, is to manage […]
11 Feb 2020
Thousands of bodies washed up on North America’s Pacific coast: Study finds common murres probably died of starvation A million seabirds died in less than a year as a result of a giant “blob” of hot ocean, according to new research. A study released by the University of Washington found the birds, called common murres, probably died of […]
11 Feb 2020
A new report in the journal Nature by Lilian Lieber in a collaboration with many other has made some key breakthroughs in our understanding of basking shark populations and their migrations. BBC ‘Basking sharks travel migratory routes in groups of extended family, a new study led by Scottish scientists has suggested. Large groups of the […]
04 Feb 2020
Defra & MMO ‘Sustainable fisheries enshrined in law as UK leaves the EU Flagship Bill creates powers to ensure a profitable future for the nation’s fishing industry and protections for our precious Blue Belt. The Fisheries Bill provides the legal guarantee that the UK will leave the Common Fisheries Policy Legislation creating the powers for […]
04 Feb 2020
Defra: ‘Environment Bill sets out vision for a greener future Our precious natural environment will be better protected for generations to come with today’s (Thursday 30 January) introduction of a far-reaching Environment Bill. The speedy return of the Bill to Parliament following the General Election underlines the government’s commitment to tackling climate change and to […]
04 Feb 2020
Natural England The future of England’s most important underwater habitats have today (29 January) received an important boost after a marine restoration project received £2.5 million funding. The LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project, led by Natural England, will protect seagrass meadows – a critically endangered EU red listed habitat which are easily damaged and slow to […]
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