20 Jun 2019
1. Dealers looking to illegally export European eels from the UK have been exposed by BBC Countryfile. Posing as a UK fisherman who had legally caught the eels on the River Severn in Gloucestershire, presenter Joe Crowley was approached by Chinese and Russian buyers and a UK exporter. They were prepared to pay up to […]
18 Jun 2019
Future of seaside towns: government response to the Select Committee report The government’s response to the report by the House of Lords Select Committee on the future of seaside towns. Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government ‘This is the government response to the House of Lords Select Committee report on regenerating seaside towns and communities, […]
18 Jun 2019
The Scarborough News ‘Scarborough Council is set to give its backing to a plan to establish England’s first commercial seaweed hatchery in the waters off the town’s coast. The council’s cabinet is being asked to act as an accountable body for a £472,150 grant from the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF) to SeaGrown Limited. The Scarborough-based company […]
18 Jun 2019
The World Ocean Council, the unique global Blue Economy Business Organization, brings together the ocean business and investment community to work on Corporate Ocean Responsibility. The annual WOC Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS) convenes these ocean industry stakeholders around the key challenges of ocean sustainable development and sets the stage for the coming year’s efforts on […]
18 Jun 2019
Catch recording for under 10m fishing vessels starts this summer – key changes made in response to consultation. Changes to the planned introduction of catch recording for all English and Welsh under 10 metre fishing boats have been made following a public consultation. MMO ‘A report on the consultation, which closed in April, was published […]
18 Jun 2019
Overview The Scottish Government’s vision is for a marine environment that is clean, healthy, safe, productive and diverse seas; managed to meet the long term needs of nature and people. Scotland’s Marine Protected Area (MPA) network is being developed to help safeguard our most important natural and cultural heritage features on the principle of sustainable […]
18 Jun 2019
Environment Agency: In March 2019 we let you know that we had received an application to vary an existing environmental permit from NNB Generation Company (HPC) Limited at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, near Bridgwater. We told you that the company no longer wants to include an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD) as part of […]
13 Jun 2019
Government commits to end UK contribution to climate change by 2050 The Prime Minister has today announced that the UK will eradicate its net contribution to climate change by 2050. Legislation in the form of a statutory instrument to implement this and amend the Climate Change Act 2008 will be laid in Parliament today. A statement […]
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