Extreme weather and other possible scenarios that lead to environmental decline could have a significant impact on UK jobs and the economy if left unchecked, and must be factored into governmental and business decisions, according to a new WWF report that uses new risk mapping techniques to look at the cost of inaction by 2050. […]
I missed this in March and so this is just for completeness. CMS http://www.cmscoms.com/?p=9202 from Steve Hull described the new guidance and the more recent ‘publication’ (in June I think) did not actually change anything – just a formality of some kind. New Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations. Jan Brooke: ‘In […]
Environment Agency: A PhD student at Bangor University, co-funded by the Environment Agency, has taken us closer to using DNA analysis for routine monitoring of freshwater macroinvertebrates (animals a few millimetres long such as insect larvae). The project successfully used new techniques to analyse environmental DNA (eDNA) released by organisms into water, for example in […]
In an interview to the Times Michael Gove has set out various points about fisheries (see below). ‘The source told the Times: “You have to take everything they say with scepticism because this is a negotiation.’ Meanwhile the NFFO are looking elsewhere for ideas from Norway, Australia and a group of international scientists. We MUST […]
The Our Oceans Conference in Malta has covered a very wide range of themes looking at the protection of the marine environment and it more effective management. Three main links: Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey is at the Our Ocean conference in Malta. Commitments on plastics & MPAs, Blue Belt. Defra ‘UK takes world stage in fight […]
SUDG set out opportunities arising from Brexit SUDG members represent all the key marine industry sectors providing over 900,000 jobs and upwards of 5% GDP. Marine industries are an essential component of the UK economy, central to UK policies on transport and climate change and integral to the Government’s desire to promote Blue Growth. See […]
A new collaborative study, published in ‘Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems’, modelled how marine climate change could affect the future establishment of new species in northwest Europe, to enable scientists to understand the potential impacts to anticipate and plan for such establishing populations. Marine species can be accidentally transported via a range of activities […]
Government stops the landing of berried lobsters, this seems a sensible measure that used to be common practice – The Blue Marine Foundation and MCS comment. From 1 October 2017 UK registered vessels must not fish for berried lobsters. A lobster or crawfish which is carrying eggs attached to its tail or some other exterior […]