20 Feb 2017
Thames Water will face its “biggest ever fine” after pumping millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the River Thames, a judge has warned. The company admitted water pollution and other offences at sewage facilities in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire. Fish and birds died following the spills in 2013 and 2014.One fisherman lost thousands and went […]
20 Feb 2017
The UK Network of Environmental Economists and the Natural Capital Initiative recently hosted a joint seminar to discuss changing policy priorities and uncertainty post-Brexit. Chaired by Joan Walley, Chair of the Aldersgate Group, participants “included economists, environmental scientists and others working for private companies, public agencies and NGOs covering a wide variety of sectors including water, […]
20 Feb 2017
The BBC and various other sources have reported that the controversial £84m takeover of Dee Valley, serving part of north-east Wales and Cheshire has been completed. It followed a decision by opponents to drop a legal appeal after the High Court ruled the acquisition could go ahead. According to Severn Trent, “Dee Valley customers can […]
17 Feb 2017
Trends in Marine Activities in the North West, North East, South East and South West English marine plan regions – Call for Information Do you have information on past or possible future trends in marine activities in the North West, North East, South East or South West English marine plan regions? Do you have information […]
16 Feb 2017
Tenth anniversary of the MSC Napoli shipwreck disaster When a storm forced the MSC Napoli ashore at Dorset’s Jurassic Coast, it was the start of a £120 million salvage operation lasting 924 days. Onlookers watch the MSC Napoli from the shore of Branscombe Bay in Dorset. Photo: Maritime and Coastguard Agency It was a nightmare […]
16 Feb 2017
License to Engage: Gaining and retaining your social license in the seafood industry/ A handbook of available knowledge and tools for effective seafood industry engagement with communities ‘Community engagement is important to your seafood business and sector because: The values held by stakeholders who can affect your business are important. These stakeholders can and will […]
16 Feb 2017
Understanding the psychology is the first step in effective communication Fiona MacDonald Science Alert ‘A lot happened in 2016, but one of the biggest cultural shifts was the rise of fake news – where claims with no evidence behind them (e.g. the world is flat) get shared as fact alongside evidence-based, peer-reviewed findings (e.g. climate change is happening). Researchers […]
16 Feb 2017
Useful outputs from this conference. A major report, presentations and a film – a Europe wide view. ‘We are pleased to announce that we finally published the Proceedings of the Conference “Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe 2015” by the end of 2016! It is published in the BfN-Series “BfN-Skripten” with the No. 451. Here, […]
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