05 May 2020

IMarEST ‘The three-year Horizon 2020 funded WaveBoost project has drawn to a close with what its research team call “a step change improvement achieved to the reliability and performance of wave energy technology”.  Watch the video Led by CorPower Ocean, the WaveBoost consortium designed and developed an advanced power take off (PTO) system allowing wave […]

05 May 2020

Abstract ‘Marine and coastal environments provide extensive and essential ecosystem services upon which much of humanity relies, yet the incorporation of human dimensions into marine and coastal policy and management has historically been lacking. As efforts to address the substantial and diverse challenges facing marine and coastal environments continue, recent years have seen a growing […]

05 May 2020

This document is aimed at marine plan users (applicants and decision makers), it takes a hypothetical example, from the development of a proposal, through a marine licence application, to a licensing decision. It complements and illustrates the guidance provided in the marine plan documents, using the South Marine Plan as its appropriate marine policy document. […]

05 May 2020

Microplastics hot spots found in greater quantities than ever before on seabed Currents act as conveyor belts that concentrate microplastics in hotspots, study suggests  Dr Ian Kane, of the University of Manchester, was lead author of the study published in the journal Science.   Guardian ‘Scientists have discovered microplastics in greater quantities than ever before on the seabed, and […]

05 May 2020

Assessment of Scallop stock status for selected waters around the English Coast in 2018/2019 Scallop stock assessment 2018/2019 research carried out by Cefas. We are pleased to be able to publish the 3rd annual stock assessment report for the selected King Scallop stocks around the English coast, which has been delivered in close collaboration and […]

05 May 2020

BBC: ‘Authorities in a Spanish coastal resort have apologised after spraying a beach with bleach in an attempt to protect children from coronavirus. Zahara de los Atunes, near Cadiz, used tractors to spray more than 2km (1.2 miles) of beach with a bleach solution a day before Spain allowed children out of lockdown for the […]

28 Apr 2020

Man-made structures have been built into our coastal and marine environments as we respond to the need to generate even more energy. Installed across several soft sediment environments, these structures range from oil and gas installations to harbour walls, wrecks, pipelines, and offshore wind farms. Inevitably, these structures host fouling communities that are often new […]