Scotland’s inshore fisheries management not fit for purpose The Scottish Salmon Company (SSC) has withdrawn its application to expand the St Molios salmon fish farm in Lamlash Bay. This follows SEPA admitting to errors in their ecological appraisal which wrongly predicted the expansion would lead to a decrease instead of an increase of toxic Emamectin Benzoate […]
New guidance to help professionals assess the potential impacts of future development on Scotland’s coastal landscapes has been published by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). With marine recreation and tourism expenditure in Scotland estimated at £3.7 billion per year, it is vital that development of our internationally renowned coastal landscapes is carefully managed. This guidance sets […]
Future of the sea: trends in aquaculture This report summarises the evidence for current and future trends in the UK aquaculture sector. It explores: the current state of the industry the challenges and opportunities for growth drivers of change including climate change, costs of production, and technological advancements scenarios for the future development of the […]
Blue marine Foundation – Simon Harding Oyster restoration in the United States is decades ahead of Europe and much better funded, with significant funds coming from the government including the military, a BLUE fact-finding trip to the east and west coasts has shown. A small team of budding oyster restoration practitioners from Europe, the United […]
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 […]
Harvey, like Sandy & Katrina before it is rewriting our understanding of ‘extreme’ weather events and the language we use to describe these. As one American put it, ‘a 1 in a 1000 year storms can occur today and we are watching play out’. The power and energy of these major storms have each had […]
This must be a record for a non-consultation open and now apparently closed in 14 days. Clearly Defra don’t quite get the spirit of the Aarhus Convention. Government Keeps Flawed Environmental Justice Report Quiet By Kyla Mandel • Friday, August 25, 2017 – 03:04 DESMOG ‘A report on access to environmental justice has been quietly published by the Department […]
Click here to read the EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report on the United Kingdom in full Click here to read the EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report on 28 Member States in full The report on the UK is one of 28 country reports on Member States published as part of the European Commission’s Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), a […]