02 Apr 2024
In reaction to the EU’s interim evaluation of its 2030 Biodiversity Strategy released on 13 March, the marine NGOs Oceana and Seas At Risk have published an assessment of Member States’ pledges on marine protection targets. They warn that EU Member States are set to miss targets to protect 30% of EU seas by 2030. […]
02 Apr 2024
Scotland’s First Minister, the Rt Hon. Humza Yousaf MSP officially opened the world’s first dedicated innovation centre for floating offshore wind on the 18th March. In Aberdeen’s Energy Transition Zone, ORE Catapult’s £9 million National Floating Wind Innovation Centre (FLOWIC), delivered in collaboration with ETZ Limited, has been designed to help the development of floating […]
02 Apr 2024
Although established indicators enable managers to monitor progress toward ending “overfishing” and “Illegal Unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing”, there is no globally agreed definition or indicator for “destructive fishing”. The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) recommends: “States should prohibit dynamiting, poisoning and other comparable destructive fishing practices” (art. 8.4.2)”. However, a review […]
02 Apr 2024
The six main UK gull species – the black-headed gull, common gull, Mediterranean gull, lesser black-backed gull, herring gull and great black-backed gull – are all declining and either amber- or, in the case of the herring gull, red-listed. Photo: Tony Jolliffe/BBC. The herring gull is on the UK Red List of birds of […]
02 Apr 2024
A Massachusetts Institute of Technology team is hoping to fortify coastlines with “architected” reefs — sustainable, offshore structures engineered to mimic the wave-buffering effects of natural reefs while also providing pockets for fish and other marine life. The team’s reef design centres on a cylindrical structure surrounded by four rudder-like slats. The engineers found that […]
02 Apr 2024
The International Seabed Authority (ISA), in collaboration with the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) and supported by the European Union, has announced the successful applicants for the “One Thousand Reasons” campaign. There were 65 applications from 21 countries among all five regional groups of ISA Members and one country with observer status. This initiative […]
27 Mar 2024
The first project to proceed under a new fast track process has received a provisional £2billion funding package to deliver a subsea energy superhighway which could connect up to two million homes to clean energy. The proposed Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) high voltage subsea cable would be able to transport 2GW of wind generated electricity […]
27 Mar 2024
A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development shines a light on the seaweed sector as a driver of food security and women’s empowerment. Seaweed has multiple uses including for food, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, aquatic animal, or livestock feed, biofertilizer, textiles, and biofuels. It can also be used for producing fully […]
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