13 Sep 2022
A briefing has been released that summarises the output from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Fisheries open Parliamentary hybrid event, 12 July 2022. The meeting brought together a variety of stakeholders to discuss how to better connect the seafood sector with food policy and the UK food supply chain. The document is a synthesis […]
13 Sep 2022
A new RSPB report finds that the UK can continue to generate renewables at sea while also strengthening efforts to protect nature, creating mutual benefits that help tackle the climate and ecological crises. As reported in Edie, BusinessGreen [paywall], The National, and the RSPB’s own press release: Powering Healthy Seas explores how planners and decision-makers can […]
13 Sep 2022
A new report from WWF UK is calling for an urgent effort to strengthen regulation of the seafood sector. A press release from the NGO says its latest report exposes the combined nature, climate and social impacts of current UK seafood production and consumption. According to the report, seafood that carries a lower environmental […]
13 Sep 2022
On 1st September, Defra published a policy paper on Fisheries Management Plans for England. The Defra note stated: The draft joint fisheries statement listed 43 proposed FMPs. Some will be developed jointly by 2 or more fisheries policy authorities, whilst others will be developed by an authority for its own waters. The Joint Fisheries Statement will set out […]
13 Sep 2022
Further preparations have taken place to drop more boulders on marine conservation zone off Cornwall by Greenpeace UK. Meanwhile, it has been reported that England’s marine regulator has blocked further action. We covered last week the dropping of boulders by Greenpeace in the South West Deeps (East) Marine Conservation Zone off the coast of […]
08 Sep 2022
Testing of rivers in England has fallen dramatically in the past 10 years, with experts warning it leaves a vacuum of knowledge about the effects of pollution. Environment Agency data shows its river testing has fallen from nearly 100,000 samples a year in 2012 to 41,519 in 2021 – the lowest level of sampling in 20 years […]
08 Sep 2022
Chantelle Grundy, Access and Environment Lead at British Canoeing, shares how we can take action to level up access to our blue spaces. A blog from the Wildlife and Countryside Link website. There is a very good reason why we humans are drawn to lakes, rivers, oceans and pools. Water is intrinsic to our very […]
08 Sep 2022
Campaigners for improved water quality in a Suffolk river are planning to submit an application to make it the third in England with bathing water status. Why are they doing it and what would it mean to those who go into the water there? The ‘Save the Deben’ environmental campaign group is behind the bid […]
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