22 Jul 2017
North Sea cod recover: MSC A recovery from near total collapse has led North Sea cod stocks to be labelled as sustainable by the Marine Stewardship Council for the first time in 20 years. Guardian: Fish and chip lovers can now enjoy North Sea cod with a clear conscience, after the fishery was awarded sustainable […]
12 Jun 2017
Although the Jonny Hughes article has recently grabbed some headlines – earlier this year Jonathan Porritt developed a similar argument in articles based on work by Forum for the Future. This comes after the historic campaigns sought to stop the sea being used as a cheap dumping site for industry and bans on this practice. […]
22 May 2017
Two articles reflecting the growing ambition of the wind sector and the increasing development of offshore wind technologies which are bringing costs down. 1. North Sea artificial island for Offshore Wind hub The harnessing of energy has never been without projects of monolithic scale. From the Hoover Dam to the Three Gorges—the world’s largest power […]
20 Mar 2017
A variety of organisations responded to MCS’s advice of Haddock (see below) prompting this response from MCS. MCS Clarification on Seafood Ratings Advice – 17th March 2017 ‘In response to today’s media coverage of our latest ratings for seafood update, and specifically for our revised advice for haddock from North Sea and West of Scotland […]
06 Feb 2017
The process of decommissioning the Brent North Sea oil field is well underway – The Shell site has lots of information on this. A recent Guardian view on this. ABPmer Blog – Steve Hull 25/01/2017 Decommissioning of oil and gas structures: call for review? OSPAR 98/3 established stringent requirements for the decommissioning of oil and […]
21 Mar 2016
Three perspectives of marine spatial planning, the outcomes of an WOC-SAMS webinar with lots of links on MSP in the North Sea, the latest MMO planning update and Alec Taylor from WWF-UK on the need for more ambition in way UK is implementing marine plans. 1. WOC ‘ North Sea Industry Leaders Participate in Webinar […]
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