A network of new Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs) will have a catastrophic impact on the industry, ministers are being warned. The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation (SFF) said the strict conservation zones were far too big a price for fishermen to pay when they lacked ecological justification and were being introduced for purely political reasons. In […]
Fishers and vessel owners in Wales will be able to apply to a £400,000 fund from 3 April to adapt to the rapidly changing market conditions for seafood products, Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has announced. The support is from the European Maritime Fisheries Fund (EMFF) which is co-financed by the Welsh Government and the […]
New research has found that most of the Commonwealth’s coastal and island states have mainstreamed ocean-based actions into their national climate commitments. The Commonwealth Secretariat commissioned a study of its 49 member countries that border the sea (out of a total 56) to find out how ocean activity had been integrated in their Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs) […]
The world’s second-largest factory trawler – a giant floating fish processing vessel – has been seen fishing off the Irish coast and attracting criticism from politicians. The giant FV Margiris is equal in length to 14 regular-sized trawlers and drags vast nets stretching the distance of six football pitches. It has been called, by critics, […]
The giant mass of sargassum is expected to continue to grow and peak this summer, dumping seaweed on some Florida beaches as it decomposes. Florida beaches may soon be overrun by massive patches of the foul-smelling seaweed. It is the Atlantic sargassum belt, and while not new, it has been growing bigger than ever. This […]
SEA-CHANGERS MARINE CONSERVATION GRANTS – apply now! Sea-Changers gives grants to UK-based charities and not-for-profit organisations (including schools) carrying out marine conservation related activities. We are currently accepting applications to our Main and Small grants funds. For both funding streams, the projects we fund should achieve one or more of the following objectives: […]
Backing has been given to the first floating wind farm off the Welsh coastline. The Welsh government has given consent for the project, which will be located 40km off the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales, reports Sky. Project Erebus is expected to provide enough low-carbon energy to power 93,000 homes. It will include seven 14-megawatt […]
Salmon deaths on fish farms in Scotland nearly doubled last year, according to Fish Health Inspectorate (FHI) Scotland. FHI data shows that nearly 15m salmon mortalities were reported by farms in Scotland from January to November 2022, the latest data available, compared with 8.58m in all of 2021 and 5.81m in 2020. Deaths are caused by growing […]