14 Mar 2019
Ørsted has signed a long-term agreement with Northumbrian Water that will see the water company take almost a third of its renewable energy demand from Race Bank offshore wind farm. The 10-year deal is the first Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) of its kind in the UK and is an expansion of a renewable electricity supply agreement between […]
14 Mar 2019
Two new reports: 1. Microplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research from Bangor University in UK lakes and Rivers New research by Bangor University and Friends of the Earth has found microplastic pollution in some of Britain’s most iconic and remote rivers and lakes. The study, believed to be the first of its kind, […]
14 Mar 2019
A partnership to support our communities to manage flood and coastal risk across the North West https://thefloodhub.co.uk/ A new ‘Natural Flood Management handbook: a practical guide for farmers’ has been produced, funded by West Cumbria Rivers Trust, Newground, Heritage Lottery Fund and the Environment Agency, as part of wider work from West Cumbria Rivers Trust and partner organisations […]
12 Mar 2019
Boosting trade and coastal communities post-Brexit? 10 ways to do it. UKMPG ‘There’s a lot of press coverage today about Government funding for regions post Brexit. But the UK’s ports sector has got there first, laying out a ten-point plan of simple reforms that can turbo-charge our ports industry at this vital time for trade in the […]
12 Mar 2019
How the UK turned fishing rights into a commodity Greenpeace: Fleetwood was once a major fishing hub in the UK its docks were a major employer. But no trawlers sail out of the town’s port anymore. How did this happen? As Crispin Dowler discovered, while the decline of the British fishing sector drove coastal support […]
12 Mar 2019
Evidence strategy for the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) MMO ‘Strategy setting our priorities for evidence that will ensure our delivery is underpinned with excellent science delivered in the most efficient way. To ensure it makes effective management decisions, the MMO must maintain a level of technical capability within its own staff alongside a clear strategic […]
12 Mar 2019
CCERA Committee ‘You may recall that in August 2017, the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee published its report, Turning the tide? Report of the inquiry into the Welsh Government’s approach to Marine Protected Area management. The report made a number of recommendations about the need to increase resources for Marine Protected Area (‘MPA’) […]
12 Mar 2019
Sea Shepard monitors French bass fishing fleet and the bycatch of dolphins Seas Shepard ‘Despite efforts by commercial fishing vessels to hide evidence that their nets are killing dolphins off the Atlantic coast of France, on the night of Tuesday February 19thSea Shepherd captured images of dead dolphins being hauled onboard two trawlers fishing in […]
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