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19 Jan 2022

NewsWater

TRANSFORMING SCOTLAND’S WATERS The ecological condition of Scotland’s water environment will be further protected and improved for future generations through a comprehensive new action plan, backed by enhanced resources and a multi-million pound package of investment. The River Basin Management Plans, developed and delivered collaboratively, set out a range of priority measures, including working with land managers to reduce diffuse pollution […]

19 Jan 2022

NewsWater

1,000 risk experts and global leaders in business, government and civil society contributed to the report which found climate action failure, extreme weather events, and biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse to be the top three global risks by severity over the next 10 years. Access the report here.

18 Jan 2022

MarineNews

In a speech to the Coastal Futures Conference in January 2021, Environment Minister Rebecca Pow declared 2021 to be a ‘Marine Super Year’, stating that the UK would use its presidency of COP26 to lead calls to restore the marine environment to health. The Minister stressed that global leadership ‘‘really starts with our ambition and […]

18 Jan 2022

MarineNews

The Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP), working closely with the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) has published the first comprehensive assessment of climate change impacts on coasts and seas across the UKOTs. It highlights the UKOTs climate challenges and showcases where they are working with nature to build resilience to climate change. Focusing on six […]

18 Jan 2022

MarineNews

Seasonal closures to protect spawning cod in the Firth of Clyde that have been in place for the past 20 years are due to continue in 2022 and 2023, but with additional measures. Since its introduction, the Scottish Statutory Instrument (SSI) for the annual closure of the spawning ground has included exemptions to allow Nephrops […]

18 Jan 2022

MarineNews

A global study of the impacts of bottom trawling reports undertaken by Bangor University with collaborating research institutes and published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, builds on recent international collaboration. It brings together data from 24 large marine regions around the world to establish a relationship between distribution and intensity of trawling […]

18 Jan 2022

MarineNews

It is estimated that there are between 300,000 and 500,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance left over from World War I and II in UK waters. Many of these unexploded bombs lie in areas which are heavily used by marine industries, including offshore wind, and the bombs must be removed to allow safe working conditions. On […]

18 Jan 2022

MarineNews

Fisheries management in the UK is largely devolved. As part of the wider UK Fisheries Management and Support Framework (the Fisheries Framework), the Joint Fisheries Statement provides a mechanism to manage policy divergence while establishing common goals for all administrations to work towards. The JFS sets the policy framework for how the UK will work […]