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14 Apr 2020

MarineNews

The cooling water report SC180004 ‘Nuclear power station cooling water: protecting biota’ has been published this morning on the Government website. The link is provided below. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nuclear-power-station-cooling-waters-protecting-biota ‘Nuclear power station cooling waters: protecting biota Project summary SC180004  – Environment Agency Introduction     This study reviewed the recent published literature on the effectiveness and UK applicability of […]

14 Apr 2020

MarineNews

Gillnet fisheries have a notoriously high bycatch rate and so this research may have profound implications for reducing that.  An illuminating idea to reduce bycatch in the Peruvian small-scale gillnet fishery Abstract   Found in the coastal waters of all continents, gillnets are the largest component of small-scale fisheries for many countries. Numerous studies show that […]

14 Apr 2020

MarineNews

Natural England has published nine new draft Conservation Advice packages to enable developers and operators to understand the impact of their proposed development on habitats and species in protected sites across England. These new packages of online advice, now available on the Natural England’s Designated Site System, cover sites which are home to England’s seahorses, black […]

07 Apr 2020

MarineNews

Carlos Duarte & colleagues – Rebuilding Marine Life Nature Abstract   ‘Sustainable Development Goal 14 of the United Nations aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. Achieving this goal will require rebuilding the marine life-support systems that deliver the many benefits that society receives from a healthy ocean. […]

07 Apr 2020

MarineNews

Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50% more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to new statistics released by Ocean Energy Europe. This gives a good overview of stats for both wave and tidal and the various projects in Europe. Good infographics and case […]

07 Apr 2020

MarineNews

Report published: Seal deterrent trials to reduce fishermen’s catch depredation The findings of acoustic seal deterrent trials undertaken in an inshore gill net fishery have been published by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The trials were part of a wider study, led by ABPmer on behalf of Defra and the MMO, to improve understanding of […]

07 Apr 2020

MarineNews

Members of the public have an opportunity through purchasing power to help fishermen who fish in small boats around our shores, usually in the most sustainable of ways.  They are the life and soul of communities and are vital to the management of our marine protected areas. So far the call to purchase fish locally has […]