07 Feb 2023
Marine researchers with the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research have discovered that large quantities of mackerel pressed together in a fish net can affect the fish’s quality. A new study from the Institute of Marine Research (HI) shows that fish vitality is a good measure of welfare. The marine scientists found this out by combining […]
07 Feb 2023
A whale found stranded on a Welsh beach more than a decade ago has been identified as the first of its kind ever found in British waters. Short-finned pilot whales are usually found in tropical to warm temperate seas and not in northern Europe. The whale stranded at Hazelbeach near Neyland, Pembrokeshire, on 1 March, […]
07 Feb 2023
Wild Isles The RSPB, WWF and the Open University have been collaborating for more than three years on a major new BBC natural history series called Wild Isles, to be presented by Sir David Attenborough. Showcasing the beauty and diversity of the UK’s landscapes Wild Isles will show the wildlife and wild places of the […]
07 Feb 2023
Communities on Britain’s coastline have fallen behind the rest of the country but the government could unlock their potential by adjusting its Levelling Up policy, according to research published on 1st February. Last week we covered the story of the release of a new report commissioned by the Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA), the Local Government Association Coastal Special […]
07 Feb 2023
The Crown Estate has published the second annual report for the Offshore Wind Evidence and Change Programme, in partnership with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). In a news release, The Crown Estate said: A £50 million investment by The […]
07 Feb 2023
The Environment Agency has launched a five-week consultation on a proposed change to discharge sea water and fish at Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater. The proposal is to vary the operational Water Discharge Activity (WDA) permit, to remove conditions that relate to an Acoustic Fish Deterrent (AFD) and add a waste stream […]
07 Feb 2023
The first seeds are due to be planted in waters off the Scottish capital as part of a major restoration project that aims to improve biodiversity in the Firth of Forth. Conservationists and volunteers have collected more than 40,000 seagrass seeds from around Orkney and prepared them for planting, with sowing work due to start […]
07 Feb 2023
The Chair of the Commons EFRA Committee has written to Therese Coffey, Defra Secretary of State, following the recent publication of the independent Crustacean Mortality Expert Panel’s report on the mass die-off on the north east coast of England. Below are some extracts from the letter: The Committee notes in the letter that the Minister […]
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