10 Feb 2022
Environment Agency ‘Enforcement Undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency: 10 September to December 31 2021′ Environment Agency ‘Our approach to enforcement undertakings (EUs) An EU is a voluntary offer made by an offender to: put right the effects of their offending put right the impact on third parties make sure the offence cannot happen again […]
10 Feb 2022
Defra: ‘Water body buffering standard of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot Find out about the standard for water body buffering, what land is eligible and how much you can get paid. The water body buffering standard is for farmers piloting the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. Water body buffers are strips of grassland you plant next to […]
10 Feb 2022
Cardiff University: Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in otters across England and Wales – new research 25 January 2022 A group of synthetic substances known as “forever chemicals” because of their environmental persistence have been found in otters across England and Wales. The study led by Cardiff University’s Otter Project analysed historical data and found perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl […]
08 Feb 2022
Defra and partner agencies have completed a thorough investigation of the cause of dead crabs and lobsters which were found washed up on the North East coast between October and December 2021. Following significant testing and modelling to rule out possible causes, Defra and partner agencies consider that the deaths of the crabs and lobsters […]
07 Feb 2022
The UK government has published a report on the ‘Benefits of Brexit’. The report illustrates the government’s view of the achievements over the two years since the UK left the EU. There have several news pieces and research reports released this week which discuss Brexit in relation to UK fisheries and the environment: Firstly, one […]
07 Feb 2022
Part of the UK Government’s ‘Benefits of Brexit’ document contains a small section entitled ‘Flourishing offshore Marine Protected Areas’. The report talks of ‘one of the biggest challenges for the UK previously was securing other countries’ endorsement for offshore Marine Protected Areas management measures through the Common Fisheries Policy process. Now that we are an […]
07 Feb 2022
There are a raft of high-level global ocean conferences taking place in 2022, some which have the potential for great significance in setting the future for global ocean management. Time will tell whether this comes to pass but all are worth watching over the coming months to determine if the outcomes will be transformational or […]
07 Feb 2022
A consultation has been launched to gather views on making a Marine Protected Area (MPA) which is protecting the critically endangered flapper skate in the Inner Sound of Skye, permanent. The Red Rocks and Longay Marine Protected Area (MPA) was urgently designated in March 2021, following discovery of the largest flapper skate nursery area in […]
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