22 Dec 2022
Legally binding targets to protect the environment, clean up air and rivers and boost nature were published on Friday 16 December, 2022 by the UK Government. The Government will publish its Environmental Improvement Plan in January 2023 setting out in more detail how they will achieve these targets, including interim targets. Publication of the targets […]
22 Dec 2022
Defra published an unchanged set of final water targets to be delivered under the Environment Act 2021 from those consulted on at the start of the year. The final water targets are: Water demand: Reduce the use of public water supply in England per head of population by 20% from the 2019/20 baseline reporting year […]
20 Dec 2022
In the third year of annual fisheries negotiations with the UK operating as an independent coastal state, the UK and EU agreed catch levels for 69 important fish stocks. This included some of the most commercially valuable stocks to the UK fishing industry such as North Sea Nephrops (£54m), Anglerfish (£31m) and Western hake (£25m). […]
20 Dec 2022
The Crown Estate has announced its first major investment in surveys to support the proposal to unlock valuable new clean energy capacity through floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea. By investing in these surveys at an early stage and making the data freely available to successful bidders, The Crown Estate is aiming to accelerate […]
20 Dec 2022
Fishers and campaigners have protested against further developments on the River Tees after crustacean deaths off the North East and Yorkshire coasts, the BBC has reported. Meanwhile, MPs have pressed the Government into revealing more details of the inquiry set up into the deaths. The protesters, who gathered at the Teesworks site, believe dredging has disturbed toxic […]
20 Dec 2022
Scottish Secretary for the Environment, Mairi McAllan has confirmed that under the National Marine Plan, the government will make it mandatory for all scallop dredgers and pelagic vessels to be fitted with remote electronic monitoring equipment (REM) technology. The Minister says she believes, “REM provides opportunities to modernise the way in which accountability and confidence […]
20 Dec 2022
While many efforts to fight climate change have focused on planting trees or restoring wetlands, researchers publishing in Trends in Ecology and Evolution advocate for the importance of understanding the carbon sequestration potential of the planet’s largest animals—whales. In their paper, the researchers explore how whales can influence the amount of carbon in our air and waters […]
20 Dec 2022
The Irish Government has announced newly protected marine sites and government approval of the General Scheme of the Marine Protected Areas Bill. Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, said: “We started from a low base of 2.3% marine protection in 2020, but since I became Minister we have more than tripled […]
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