20 Jul 2021
The project at Plymouth Sound in Devon will use the National Lottery award money to create an estimated 464 jobs in 20 new enterprises. The scheme also aims to protect the area’s 1,000 marine species and help tackle the impact of climate change. Read the BBC Coverage PLYMOUTH SOUND TO RECEIVE £9.5M FROM THE NATIONAL […]
20 Jul 2021
MMO Monitoring Marine Plans ‘Background and purpose Marine planning guides decision making in the marine area, making sure the right activities are carried out in the right place and at the right time. It enables sustainable economic growth while protecting the natural and historic environment, recognising the needs of all. Marine plans form a part […]
20 Jul 2021
BBC ‘Shell and Scottish Power join bid to build floating wind farms Energy giant Shell has teamed up with Scottish Power to bid to develop large floating wind farms off the coast of north east Scotland. They will bid jointly in an auction of 15 seabed locations for the next generation of wind farms. The […]
20 Jul 2021
Fisheries: UK Celtic Sea Nephrops-directed fisheries technical measures Defra: Consultation description We want to know what you think about the following proposals: limiting the selectivity device options to include only the most selective devices for Nephrops prohibiting the use and carriage of strengthening bags increasing the catch composition threshold, which defines a Nephrops-directed fishery in […]
20 Jul 2021
Please have a look at this news item about the Marine Mammal Management Toolkit launched yesterday by Ocean Governance project: https://www.ascobans.org/en/news/new-toolkit-improve-marine-mammal-conservation-mpas The Toolkit will provide knowledge to support marine mammal conservation in MPAs. It aims to empower policy makers, managers and practitioners to effectively conserve marine mammals, tackle the present threats they are facing and fill knowledge […]
20 Jul 2021
The effect of the North American west coast ‘heat domes’ have been a massive wake up call – watch video explanation. Human deaths because of the heat, more wildfires and host of other unwanted ‘records’ are accumulating. Climate scientists left questioning their estimate of the timing of climate change events. The BBC’s Ros Atkins presented […]
13 Jul 2021
Southern Water has been sentenced to pay record £90 million in fines for widespread pollution after pleading guilty to 6,971 unpermitted sewage discharges. Southern Water has been handed a record £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges of sewage which polluted rivers and coastal waters in Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. The […]
13 Jul 2021
The EA has released ‘Water and sewerage companies in England: environmental performance for 2020’. Chair’s foreword The progress made against the Environmental Performance Assessment’s (EPA) metrics over the last 5 years shows that clear targets and regulatory focus combined with investment in the environment delivers change. From 2020’s results there is welcome news that for […]
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