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04 Sep 2015

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Francis Neat ‘This information will be important in the up-coming European Parliament debate on prohibition of deep-sea trawling. Draws mainly on Marine Scotland data. Suggests max trawling depth should be somewhere between 600-800m. To read more click here: http://www.nature.com/news/evidence-supports-trawling-depth-limit-1.18254 Trawling should be restricted below 600 metres, research suggests.   The first scientific evidence that trawling in […]

04 Sep 2015

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xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Order: 5th Dr Jane Delany ‘The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has awarded £1.7million to “Capturing our Coast”, a project designed to explore how the marine environment is responding to global climate change. The project will train over 3,000 volunteers – making it the largest experimental marine citizen science project ever undertaken in the UK.  […]

04 Sep 2015

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MMO ‘Sightings of bluefin tuna off the English South West coast have been reported to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). On Monday a vessel escorting tourists around Mounts Bay, Penzance reported what it thought to be a group of bluefin tuna. Fishermen in the area have also spotted the shoal.   The Atlantic bluefin tuna is […]

01 Sep 2015

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WWF ‘The conservation campaigners say they have been granted permission by the High Court for a judicial review, arguing that the government is failing in its legal duties, set out under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD). Their case focuses on areas known as Natura 2000 sites, including several East Anglian habitats where the groups […]

01 Sep 2015

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Click here to read more Bloomberg ‘Coca-Cola Co. and its bottling partners expect to be replenishing 100 percent of the water used in their factories by the end of 2015, reaching a longstanding conservation goal five years ahead of schedule. The beverage giant, which announced the replenishment target in 2007, said it’s already “balancing” about […]

01 Sep 2015

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The National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and the University of Liverpool have developed a new visualisation tool to predict the maximum cost of coastal flooding to communities around estuaries. This method, published in PLOS One, works by combining high impact flooding scenarios with land use maps. Researchers used this method to find that the economic damage […]

01 Sep 2015

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Read the main News from the Stockholm water conference: http://www.worldwaterweek.org/daily/  Sustainable Development Goals, Climate change and Water security  EAEM News ‘Preparing for new Sustainable Development goals at the COP21 talks in December, leaders and water experts from around the world are seeking solutions to the world’s several escalating water crises at World Water Week in […]

01 Sep 2015

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EAC ‘The Government has confirmed in a written response to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) that it will publish an impact assessment ‘later this summer’ concerning its decision on 18 June 2015 to close the Renewables Obligation for onshore wind projects a year earlier than planned. The confirmation from Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) Secretary […]