01 Aug 2017

Guardian article picks up on MCCIP report cards and other reports – lots of links: Squid and anchovies, more commonly eaten by Britons holidaying abroad, are being drawn into UK waters in large numbers by climate change, according to major new report that suggests the nation’s long-lost bluefin tuna is also returning. However, global warming […]

01 Aug 2017

EU funds development of integrated observing system for Atlantic Ocean EU-funded researchers are driving the development of an integrated system to apply a common strategy to a range of data about the state of the Atlantic which is collected by a variety of organizations via a number of means including buoys, floats, moorings and research vessels. […]

01 Aug 2017

New reports from JNCC   Thanks to John Henson Web: john.hensonwebb@jncc.gov.uk Our most recent publications are: New assessments on state of the marine environment in OSPAR waters Joint JNCC-Cefas reports:- No. 14A: CEND19x12: Cruise report for Braemar Pockmarks cSAC, Scanner Pockmark cSAC and Turbot Bank NCMPA proposal (014A – 2017) Ware, S. No. 15 CEND […]

26 Jul 2017

I’d be delighted to publish any blogs that try and draw together the messages and lessons from some of these recent river valley flooding events. The Coverack floods can be set in several contexts but this week the Met Office warns of ongoing high risk of unprecedented rainfall   New innovative research has found that for England […]

26 Jul 2017

The Gove whirlwind of activity from Defra is astonishing. This decision keeps up with the French announcement and the landmark decision to Volvo to only produce electric cars or hybrids after 2019. 2017 may go down as a landmark year. Client Earth But critics are pointing out that this plan fails to do take the […]

26 Jul 2017

Applications are being welcomed to fund peatland restoration across England A £10 million grant scheme to restore England’s iconic peatlands has officially opened for bids, Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey announced today. In England, peatlands cover 11 per cent of the country and provide a key habitat for birds such as the merlin, dunlin and golden plover. […]

26 Jul 2017

Two notes from different perspectives: 1.  Fish Legal take Environment Agency to task over River Wear hydropower scheme Fish Legal has written to the Environment Agency highlighting local anglers’ concerns about potential over-abstraction and design flaws in a hydro-electric scheme on the River Wear resulting in fish deaths at Framwellgate weir in Durham city centre. […]

25 Jul 2017

Call For Proposals and Competition Applications – July 2017   Fisheries Innovation Scotland (FIS) is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a research and development project, and the launch of two competitive awards:   Project Code Deadline for Applications FIS018: Annual Fisheries Innovation Award Competition   31st October 2017 FIS019: Annual International Study […]