10 Jan 2022
Classified by the UN as Sri Lanka’s “worst maritime disaster”, the biggest impact of the X-Press Pearl container ship fire and sinking in the Indian Ocean last May was not caused by the heavy fuel oil. Nor was it the hazardous chemicals on board, which included nitric acid, caustic soda and methanol. The most “significant” […]
10 Jan 2022
It has long been known that global warming is causing not only longer and more intense heatwaves, but also, depending on the region, more severe droughts, rains and storms. Moreover, these kinds of extreme weather events increasingly occur in combination, compounding each other. However, there has been little research into how extreme events develop in […]
10 Jan 2022
Section 61 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA) sets a legal requirement on the Marine Management Organisation to monitor and report on the marine plans and the progress towards the effects of policies and the effectiveness of policies in securing objectives set out in the marine plan every three-years. Monitoring surveys are one […]
10 Jan 2022
Cod stocks which have already collapsed could fall to a record low after UK and EU fishing ministers ignored scientific advice when setting catch limits for next year, a marine conservation charity has warned. The limits set by the UK and EU on shared stocks of fish breach a commitment they made in the post-Brexit […]
10 Jan 2022
An article by Jon Hare, the Science and Research Director of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, on the ‘wicked problem’ of fisheries management. He sets out 10 lessons to carry forward in his efforts to provide advice in this field “backed by sound science and an ecosystem-based approach to management”. Accept that […]
10 Jan 2022
Blue Gem Wind, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, has submitted the first-ever consent applications for floating offshore wind in Welsh waters this week. Blue Gem Wind has applied to Welsh Ministers under Section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 for consent to build and operate Erebus, alongside a separate application to Natural […]
05 Jan 2022
The Financial Times has published two separate articles flagging up decades of under-investment by the water companies in their networks while paying £73 billion in dividends to shareholders. From Waterbriefing The articles draw on new research by the leading business publication which shows that six out of 10 companies increased their capital investment in the […]
05 Jan 2022
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