17 May 2017
Smart Water Knowledge Hub produced by Business in the Community
Smart Water Knowledge Hub Business in the Community has launched a Smart Water Knowledge Hub. This is an online resource that will provide information to businesses on how they can manage water both directly and supply chains. There is a range of media to engage with from bitesize videos and blogs from experts and business […]
16 May 2017
The Labour Manifesto & Environment – leak highlights green thinking
Corbyn’s green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge environmental gains The Ecologist Blog A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party’s draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our […]
16 May 2017
Election, Brexit & Fisheries: Leadsom – ‘Disapply the most unpopular elements of CFP’
A flurry of electioneering claims and counter claims surround the notable quote from Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom in a letter to the SFF. She said “no decision has yet been made” on the extent to which the CFP would be incorporated into British law. But she pledged to “disapply the key elements” which are “most […]
16 May 2017
Marine ‘nautical’ tourism and recreation in Europe – EU Report
Shaping a prosperous future for nautical tourism in Europe The Commission published a Staff Working Document on Nautical Tourism. Nautical tourism includes activities in coastal and offshore marine waters, e.g. boating, yachting, boat-based angling and wildlife watching, kayaking as well as other harbour and marina-based activities. This sector can provide economic opportunities for coastal communities, […]
16 May 2017
North Sea Oil Rig Decommissioning: One of the world’s largest ships
Guardian: ‘Festooned with cranes, oil pipelines and manned by a crew of several hundred, the Pioneering Spirit sits in the port of Rotterdam like a giant marine version of a forklift truck. Next month this vessel, one of the world’s largest ships, will arrive in the North Sea and attempt to remove the 24,500-tonne top […]
16 May 2017
Critical viewpoint on Boyan Slat’s Ocean collector idea
Critics say plan for drifting ocean trash collectors is ‘unmoored’ Science By Erik Stokstad May 11, 2017, 2:45 PM ‘It is undeniably an ambitious vision. Boyan Slat, a charismatic 22-year-old drop-out inventor, plans to clean up plastic trash circulating in the North Pacific Gyre by launching a fleet of floating trash collectors. Ocean currents would propel floating […]
16 May 2017
Economic Benefits of Marine Protected Area Survey
PML ‘If you haven’t already done so, by the end of May, please take time to complete a questionnaire for a survey that is being conducted by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) to assess the evidence on the economic benefits of marine protected areas and other spatial protection measures? The survey can be accessed […]
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