31 Mar 2022
On World Water Day, the English and Welsh water regulator, Ofwat, has awarded £5.2m to innovative projects using new technology and cross-sector collaborations to improve water quality, reduce pollution and enhance services for consumers. Between now and the summer, the Water Breakthrough Challenge will award up to £39m to projects across England and Wales. The […]
31 Mar 2022
Environment Secretary George Eustice has appointed Judith Batchelar as Deputy Chair of the Environment Agency. Judith’s term will run from 1 April 2022 until the end of her second term on 31 March 2025. This follows the announcement of her reappointment to the EA Board in October 2021. Richard Macdonald’s term as Deputy Chair ends […]
31 Mar 2022
A superhuman effort by an army of volunteers during the UK’s first COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in 5.2 million rainfall observations, recorded by hand on paper sheets now stored in the Met Office archives, being added to a digital national record. The record now has significantly more data for pre-1960 and has filled in what […]
29 Mar 2022
UK Seafood Fund Infrastructure Scheme open for applications The Infrastructure Scheme, part of the £100 million UK Seafood Fund, is now open for applications until 24th May 2022. Competed grant funding is available through the Infrastructure Scheme. The scheme will fund projects that build capability across the UK seafood sector supply chain through investment in: […]
29 Mar 2022
£36 million Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme will be used to help deliver innovative adaptation projects in North Norfolk and East Riding of Yorkshire. As part of the Government’s £200 million flood and coast innovation programme, £36 million will be invested to explore innovative approaches of adapting to the effects of coastal erosion. Known as the […]
29 Mar 2022
Seagrass recovery and restoration is increasingly in the news. We reported previously on the progress being made by the ReMEDIES project and now a new milestone has been met by England’s largest seagrass planting. The £2.5 million LIFE Recreation ReMEDIES project, led by Natural England, has now planted seagrass across a total of 3.5 hectares […]
29 Mar 2022
The BBC has reported that scientists have begun surveying the Isle of Man’s territorial seas for plants which store carbon as part of wider efforts to reduce emissions. Drones with infrared cameras are being used to build a detailed picture of the 3970 sq km (1533 sq-mile) area. Swansea University and the National Oceanography Centre […]
29 Mar 2022
Whitby fishermen call for Defra to continue shellfish death investigation Fishermen in Whitby are unsure whether the industry will ever recover after widespread shellfish deaths last October, the BBC has reported. We reported covered the outcome of the investigation into the deaths of crabs and lobster in the North East of England. It was then reported that the […]
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