26 Jan 2016
Scottish Government: ‘Wild salmon conservation – Scotland Following extensive consultation Environment Minister Aileen McLeod has confirmed a number of changes to regulate the killing of wild salmon in Scotland. The measures will come into force on April 1. Key aspects are: • Killing outwith estuary limits will be prohibited for three years due to the […]
25 Jan 2016
On 21st January 2016, Natural England is commencing a public consultation regarding nine potential Special Protection Areas (pSPAs) around England. These sites are: Northumberland Marine pSPA and 3 adjoining terrestrial sites; Coquet Island SPA, Farne Islands SPA and Northumbria Coast SPA. (Mailbox here) Northumberland Marine is a new potential marine SPA to protect foraging for […]
25 Jan 2016
This is the latest step in a tortuous process of chasing UK Government by WWF, WDCS and TWT via Europe to protect harbour porpoises that other EU states gave years ago. JNCC: Welcome to the harbour porpoise possible Special Area of Conservation (pSAC) consultation web pages. On these pages you will find information about the […]
25 Jan 2016
This draft Estuaries Management Plan brings together the previous individual management plans of the Yealm, Erme, Avon, Salcombe-Kingsbridge and Dart estuaries within one plan and ties in more strongly to the South Devon AONB management plan. Our five estuaries are one of the defining features of the South Devon AONB – each of them unique […]
25 Jan 2016
1. EU Position – strengthened proposals for 2016 On 10 November 2015 the Commission proposed further measures, to be decided by the 28 Member States meeting in the Fisheries Council on 14 and 15 December. The proposals build upon and strengthen the measures already put in place, with the aim of bringing the stock under […]
25 Jan 2016
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was established by an intergovernmental meeting in Panama City, Panama on 21 April 2012 with the objective of strengthening the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human wellbeing and sustainable development. IPBES will respond to requests […]
25 Jan 2016
Joan Edwards ‘The announcement of an MPA around Ascension Island is great news – but waters closer to home need protection too The New Year got off to a great start with the UK Government’s announcement that it would designate an MPA almost the size of the UK in the waters around Ascension Island. One […]
18 Jan 2016
Mersey and Medway Maintenance Dredge Protocol Updates: Call for Expressions of Interest Peel Ports Group operates and is the statutory harbour authority for, amongst others, the ports of Liverpool and Sheerness. The maintenance dredge protocol baseline documents covering these harbour authority areas (i.e. Mersey and Medway-Swale respectively) now need to be updated. So, too, do […]
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