29 Oct 2024
Marine Spatial Plan for Jersey gets unanimous approval
Twenty-three percent of Jersey’s territorial waters will receive far-reaching protections from destructive fishing practices after States members unanimously approved the island’s first Marine Spatial Plan in a landmark vote. The plan, which passed with 40 votes in favour and no votes against, sets out how the Jersey’s ‘marine estate’ should be managed in […]
29 Oct 2024
Dolphins sense military sonar at much lower levels than regulators predict
Image: Gilles Lagne/Pixabay In a new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, an international team sampled 34 groups of short-beaked and long-beaked common dolphins amounting to thousands of individuals, in experiments where simulated as well as operational military sonars were activated in carefully controlled conditions — or deliberately not played in […]
28 Oct 2024
EU wants tribunal over the UK’s ban on sandeel fishing
The European Union (EU) has decided to request the establishment of an arbitration tribunal under the dispute settlement mechanism of the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) concerning the United Kingdom’s decision to prohibit the fishing of sandeel. The arbitration tribunal would rule on the compatibility of the measure with the TCA. The ban has […]
23 Oct 2024
Government launches review of water sector
Defra has announced the launch of an Independent Commission into the water sector and its regulation, in what is expected to form the largest review of the industry since privatisation. The Commission forms the next stage in the Government’s long-term approach to ensuring we have a sufficiently robust and stable regulatory framework to attract the […]
23 Oct 2024
Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years
More than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is taken to conserve water resources and end the destruction of the ecosystems on which our fresh water depends, experts have warned in a landmark […]
23 Oct 2024
Water industry investment high risk
As part of its response to Ofwat’s Draft Determinations, Water UK commissioned Oxera, an economics and finance consultancy, to engage with 30 major investors in the England and Wales water sector to understand their views on the sector and its regulatory framework. This report summarises the views expressed by these investors. Among the key findings […]
23 Oct 2024
Water companies raise bonuses to £9.1m despite record sewage discharges
Reported in The Guardian Bonuses for water company bosses in England and Wales rose to £9.1m this year despite record sewage discharges into rivers and seas. More than a third of that total comprised bonuses at Severn Trent, which was fined £2m this year for “reckless” pollution but lifted its bonuses to £3.36m. Thames Water […]
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