The deaths of thousands of crabs, lobsters and other marine life in the north-east of England should be reinvestigated, a council has said. Mass wash-ups have happened along the coast since October 2021. Our previous coverage can be read here. The BBC has now reported that Redcar and Cleveland council along with Middlesbrough and Hartlepool […]
Blue carbon experts have been successful in their bids for funding up to £10,000 per project, following the launch of the Blue Carbon International Policy Challenge (BCIPC) in April by Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Mairi McAllan. The BCIPC has supported new international partnerships to share knowledge and find ways to move from research to action […]
Big Seaweed Search Week: how to take part and what to look for Visiting the coast this July? Join in the Big Seaweed Search to help assess the state of the UK’s seaweed — a vital carbon store that can help mitigate the impact of climate change. The Big Seaweed Search, which runs from 23–31 July […]
A new approach to collecting data on the Critically Endangered and elusive Angelshark around the Welsh coast has proven successful. Crucial data, published in a paper on 05 July 2022, were primarily sourced by commercial, recreational and charter fishers across Wales and the Irish Sea in an approach co-designed by the fishing community and Angel […]
The whole-site management of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) can increase the total abundance of reef species within its borders by up to 95%, according to new research. This is in contrast to regions where only known features are conserved, with species abundance increasing by just 15% in those areas compared to others where human […]
Bombora Wave Power is entering the final test and assembly phase of the ground-breaking 1.5MW Pembrokeshire Demonstration Project, as it prepares to validate the world’s most powerful Wave Energy Converter. Rigorous testing of the key sub-systems is currently underway as the ocean energy specialist prepares to deliver the £20million project, financially supported by the European Regional […]
The UK will become the first nation to produce a complete map of its blue carbon stores, thanks to a new, pioneering project, the Scottish association for Marine Science (SAMS) has announced: The Blue Carbon Mapping project – led by SAMS and funded by WWF-UK in collaboration with The Wildlife Trusts and RSPB – builds on […]
Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) have released a report entitled ‘Tackling the climate crisis through ocean protection’. In it, they make the following key recommendations to the UK Government for tackling the climate crisis through ocean protections (alongside real term emissions cuts through ending the use of fossil fuels): Ensure that the Marine Protected Area […]