29 Nov 2022
29 Nov 2022
Aquaculture over-optimism?
A new study in Frontiers in Marine Science, led by researchers at the University of British Columbia, presents evidence suggesting that global aquaculture growth rates peaked at 14.1 per cent in 1996 and have been in continuous decline since then. China, which leads the top 10 aquaculture countries with the highest farmed species production, experienced an order […]
29 Nov 2022
UK Seafood Fund Infrastructure scheme – new rounds
Defra have opened a new round of the UK Seafood Fund’s Infrastructure scheme, as part of £100 million UK Seafood Fund. Round 2 will focus on projects that can build capability across the supply chain through ports, harbours, processing and aquaculture infrastructure. First round Funding to boost the UK fishing industry through projects […]
29 Nov 2022
Marine Conservation Society to sue Defra Secretary of State
The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has now joined as a co-claimant in the Good Law project’s legal case to protect coastal waters from sewage. In a statement, MCS said: “We’re taking legal action against the UK Government as a result of their failure to address the sewage pollution scandal facing English shores. Spills […]
29 Nov 2022
Talks begin on global plastic treaty
The first session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, will take place in Uruguay from 28 November to 2 December 2022. The Uruguay meeting comes after the parties at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in March agreed to […]
24 Nov 2022
Investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works
On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat announced separate major investigations into possible unauthorised discharges at thousands of wastewater treatment works. The Environment Agency is now investigating more than 2,200 wastewater treatment works (WWTW) that discharge into English waters. This relates to all water and sewage companies. The Environment Agency’s initial assessment indicates that […]
24 Nov 2022
UK nature agencies set out vision to avoid ‘profound threat to humanity’s future’
UK Nature agencies set out roadmap to protect nature to underpin food security, climate security and water security. In a joint statement the UK’s six official nature conservation bodies said that there has never been a more critical time to invest in restoring and enhancing nature across the UK and stressed how the economy cannot […]
24 Nov 2022
Green stormwater control measures clean up urban streams
Catching urban runoff in raingardens and rainwater capture tanks improves the water quality of nearby streams and rivers and lowers water temperatures that have risen in the region due to climate change and the urban heat island effect, according to a new report spanning two decades. When natural landscapes are replaced with urban infrastructure environments, the temperature […]
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