Niall Benson: ‘The National Lottery Heritage Fund is showcasing its commitment to coastal and marine heritage in the North of England by awarding £2.78m to the Tyne to Tees, Shores and Seas Partnership scheme – the only scheme of its kind to be supported by The Fund. The grant will allow an exciting and long-anticipated […]
Thanks to Louise Rutterford for sending this through Global study shows how marine species respond as oceans warm A short film illustrating the findings is available here: https://youtu.be/DmDq1DtppIQ A global analysis of over 300 marine species spanning more than 100 years, shows that mammals, plankton, fish, plants and seabirds have been changing in abundance as […]
MMO ‘Background to the East Marine Plans, monitoring approach and reporting Executive summary 1. This report reviews the impact of the East Inshore and East Offshore Marine Plans (the East Marine Plans) since their adoption in April 2014, and the first Three-year Report on the East Marine Plans (the Three-year Report) published in April 2017. […]
Covid 19 and fisheries. Jerry Percy, Director of the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association [NUTFA] gives a personal view. The impact of the Coronavirus has almost overnight largely decimated those companies reliant on high end products such as dive caught scallops, lobster and crab, whilst prices for the main finfish species have crashed. The vast […]
Covid 19 and fisheries. Jerry Percy, Director of the New Under Ten Fishermen’s Association [NUTFA] gives a personal view. The impact of the Coronavirus has almost overnight largely decimated those companies reliant on high end products such as dive caught scallops, lobster and crab, whilst prices for the main finfish species have crashed. The vast […]
Version 23rd March 2020 Bob Earll Three points: 1. It is widely acknowledged that the Imperial College Paper by Neil Ferguson and colleagues had a huge impact. It was effectively the spur that changed UK policy on the virus. It is explicit about the implications of different options. Timing: if your planning events – see […]
Version 23 March 2020 Bob Earll If you have a social network – use it to help combat the virus and help your community Many of your projects generate huge social capital. If you run a social network now is the time to rethink how you might use it to help combat the virus and […]
Work None: This emergency is having the result of stopping work for many people. My daughter is professional musician – all gigs cancelled; her best friend is a dentist – the surgery is closed. The big corporate losers will be some major industries like the airlines and retailers because we will be consuming less. Normal […]