28 Apr 2020

Man-made structures have been built into our coastal and marine environments as we respond to the need to generate even more energy. Installed across several soft sediment environments, these structures range from oil and gas installations to harbour walls, wrecks, pipelines, and offshore wind farms. Inevitably, these structures host fouling communities that are often new […]

28 Apr 2020

MMO ‘This is a follow on to the previous Evidence Requirement R090 Impacts of non-licensable activities on Marine Protected Areas which was fulfilled in November 2019 by MMO1136 – Non-licensable Activity Impacts on Marine Protected Areas. This link outlines further work and some interesting background. The MMO has an obligation under the Marine and Coastal Access […]

28 Apr 2020

Business Wales – Marine Litter Action Plan for Wales (MLAP) ‘The core principles of the Plan are prevention, collaboration and long-term solutions. The Wales Clean Seas Partnership (WCSP) developed the Marine Litter Action Plan (MLAP) for Wales. Welsh Government supported the development of the plan. The MLAP aligns with the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) […]

28 Apr 2020

15th April 2020 Devon & Severn IFCA have carried out a three-year comprehensive review of the live wrasse fishery. A fishery for live wrasse emerged in the D&S IFCA’s District in 2015, in which a small number of commercial fishers target ballan, goldsinny, corkwing and rock cook wrasse. These fish are caught for use as cleaner […]

28 Apr 2020

Ofgem delivers boost to wind developers with approval of Shetland-mainland electricity link BusinessGreen: A proposal to build a 600MW subsea power cable between Shetland and the Scottish mainland has been given preliminary approval by energy regulator Ofgem, in welcome news for renewables developers hoping to tap the northerly island’s powerful winds. A final decision will […]

21 Apr 2020

More examples this week of water company support for customers affected by the current pandemic. Ofwat is sharing the great work of water company workers, helping to keep our taps flowing. But water companies are doing so much more for their customers & communities. Wessex Water and Bristol Water have confirmed that thousands of frontline […]