Fish drawn to feed on plastic due to deceptive chemical signature Eco-magazine: ‘When a small fish, like an anchovy, is eaten by a larger predator, whatever is in that smaller fish extends up the entire food chain. That’s why it’s important for us to understand why more than fifty marine species seem driven to ingest […]
OSPAR – A Poor deal for the Taxpayer – Removal of Oil & Gas Infrastructure Energy Voice Tom Baxter – Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Aberdeen University Click here to read more Any industrial or societal endeavor should be subject to a sustainability assessment and decommissioning is no different. The key metrics for the UK’s […]
An interesting newsletter which fully recognises the need to communicate actions Shellfish management MPAs Netting management Review And much more
Renewables Price – Green light for more big offshore farms Three Offshore Wind Projects Secure Contracts for Difference as Strike Prices Go Down Offshore Wind biz ‘The UK government has awarded three offshore wind projects with Contracts for Difference (CfD) in the second round of auctions with strike prices going as low as GBP 57.50/MWh […]
Final Opportunity to Contribute Over recent years, the concept of ecosystem services has become increasingly embedded into marine and coastal management and decision making. In spite of this, questions remain as to how useful the concept is in supporting dialogue and collaboration across the research-policy-practice interface. Consequently, we’re interested in practitioners, researchers and decision makers’ […]
An exclusive in last week’s Guardian reported microplastic contamination has been found in tap water in countries around the world, leading to calls from scientists for urgent research on the implications for health. Scores of tap water samples from more than a dozen nations were analysed by scientists for an investigation by Orb Media, who […]
50 years of data from hydrometric stations covering all European countries were assessed in this major study to analyze the timing of flood events. A closer look at the shift in the timing of floods pointed to climate change as the main factor. Later winter storms, heavier summer rains and earlier snowmelts are all evidence […]
The report was commissioned by the Adaptation Sub Committee of the government’s Committee on Climate Change for its second progress report on the National Adaptation Programme. The report reviewed a sample of major recent flood defence schemes to understand how they have contributed towards the long-term management of residual flood risk in the context of […]