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28 Jun 2021

MarineNews

The Coastal Concordat for England Setting out how regulatory bodies can co-ordinate the separate processes for coastal development consents in England. The coastal concordat sets out the separate processes for consenting coastal developments in England. This revised version replaces the original published on 11 November 2013. It supports decision-making between Local Authorities and those regulators […]

28 Jun 2021

MarineNews

Guardian: ‘Small-scale fishers say mostly EU fleet is devastating catches with method that nets entire shoals of fish The UK has been accused of allowing a fleet of mainly EU “fly-shooting” fishing boats “unfettered access” to the Channel, without a proper assessment of the impact on fish populations, the seabed or the livelihoods of small-scale […]

28 Jun 2021

MarineNews

Dr Pamela Buchan’s PhD thesis entitled “Investigating marine citizenship and its role in creating good marine environmental health” is an interdisciplinary and holistic investigation of marine citizenship has been published. The research used mixed methods to survey, interview and ethnographically observe marine citizens undertaking marine citizenship activities. The data was used to update the definition […]

22 Jun 2021

MarineNews

Hansard      Rebecca Pow ‘It is, as ever, a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie, especially on this auspicious World Oceans Day. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this debate on this day. She expresses so much passion for the sea and the ocean, which […]

22 Jun 2021

MarineNews

Natural England says nature recovery must be central to offshore wind plans Natural England publishes new approach to offshore wind development. Natural England has called for new offshore wind farms to leave nature in a better state than before and avoid any irreparable damage to the environment, in a new document published today (16th June) […]

22 Jun 2021

MarineNews

UK and EU sign agreement on catch levels for 2021 Agreement covers catch limits for 70 shared fish stocks worth approximately £333m in fishing opportunities to the UK fleet. The UK has now concluded annual fisheries negotiations with the EU, providing certainty for the fishing industry on catch limits for the remainder of 2021. The […]