02 May 2023
Processing businesses encouraged to participate in survey which supports data collection and analysis for industry and government. Seafish, a UK public body supporting the seafood sector, have launched their annual processing survey. The processing survey consists of a five-minute call and short follow-up email. It collects data which helps government understand how businesses and communities […]
02 May 2023
The world’s largest multi-use electricity power line will be built under the North Sea. The new LionLink will connect the UK and the Netherlands with offshore wind farms, the UK and Dutch governments have announced. The cross-border electricity line will be only the second of its kind in the world, with the first […]
02 May 2023
Anglian Water pleaded guilty and was hit with a fine of £2.65m after allowing untreated sewage to overflow into the North Sea following a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency (EA). A catalogue of failures by the company to manage and monitor effluent at the Jaywick Water Recycling Centre in Essex led to sewage being […]
02 May 2023
The High Court granted Greenpeace permission to proceed with a Judicial Review of the Government’s decision to launch a new licensing oil and gas round, with fossil fuel companies submitting more than 100 licences to explore for new oil and gas. The judge has granted permission to Greenpeace for a full Judicial Review of the […]
02 May 2023
A global alliance of scientists and explorers has begun a race against time to find at least 100,000 new marine species in the next decade before overfishing and global warming drive entire populations to extinction. The initiative, called Ocean Census, is spearheaded by The Nippon Foundation and UK marine research institute, Nekton, Euronews has reported. […]
02 May 2023
Lincolnshire Coronation Coast National Nature Reserve – will be declared by Natural England this summer. The government agency will create a King’s Series of National Nature Reserves to celebrate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III. The plans will see the creation of five major National Nature Reserves named every year for the next five […]
26 Apr 2023
The government has published new guidance on calculating the impact of flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes on the natural and historic environment. There is also a tool to calculate a monetary value of the impact. EHOV (Environment and Historic Environment Outcome Valuation) is an update to the 2010 Economic Valuation of Environmental Effects […]
26 Apr 2023
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has released its annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report, detailing the significant climate events of 2022 in Europe and across the globe. These data-driven insights show rising temperatures and intensifying extreme events, and give an overview of 2022’s climate in a long-term context. Separately, the World Meteorological Organization […]
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