03 May 2022
The European Commission has published a report on the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, which sets the obligation for the 22 coastal Member States to establish maritime spatial plans by 31 March 2021 at the latest. While the majority of the coastal Member States now have a maritime spatial plan in place, eight countries […]
03 May 2022
The Crown Estate has completed its work on the Plan-Level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. In 2021, The Crown Estate announced that it had selected six proposed new offshore wind projects in the waters around England and Wales through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. The Crown Estate has now completed […]
03 May 2022
What role can Europe’s land and marine habitats play in carbon storage and sequestration? – European Environment Agency briefing In theory, well-functioning and healthy habitats can uptake and store large amounts of carbon and contribute to help Europe mitigate the effects of climate change by reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. However, as the EEA briefing ‘Carbon […]
03 May 2022
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has confirmed the appointment of its Chief Executive Officer and Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS) announces new permanent CEO. Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) Natalie Prosser, who has been in the role on an interim basis since February 2021, has been announced as the successful applicant for the permanent position […]
03 May 2022
Fishing will no longer be permitted in a Jersey harbour after a vote to create a “no-take zone”. The zone aims to give marine life in Portelet Bay better protection and will also be used as a natural laboratory, the BBC reported. The regulations will come into force from 2 May 2022, making it an […]
03 May 2022
As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the world’s oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet within the next few centuries to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs, according to a recent study in the journal Science by Princeton University researchers. The paper’s authors modelled future marine biodiversity under different […]
03 May 2022
Work has begun to install the first length of cable for what will be the world’s largest wind farm, firing the starting pistol on offshore construction. Energy Voice has reported that tier one supplier NKT is leading the work to fit the Dogger Bank A nearshore, HVDC export cable off the coast of Yorkshire. It […]
03 May 2022
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has agreed to adopt a new Scottish-designed fishing technology as the new international standard for co-ordinated demersal fish population surveys in the North Sea. The Marine Scotland Directorate of the Scottish Government co-operated with international partners – the International Bottom Trawl Survey Working Group (IBTSWG) – to […]
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