07 Aug 2024
From the BBC A £2.1m flood protection scheme that began in 2021 has now been completed. The natural flood management scheme in County Durham was developed to protect communities in Upper Weardale from flooding. Twenty-five features were constructed in the area to hold water back during times of heavy rainfall. Laura Parsons, a project manager […]
06 Aug 2024
Every year brings exciting and interesting observations of marine life and environmental conditions that help us to understand how the marine environment ‘works’, how it is changing and whether management of human activities and impacts is making a difference to the health of our seas. Topics covered range from the marine heat wave, blooms of jellyfish, […]
06 Aug 2024
The Solent Seascape Project, the UK’s first large-scale marine restoration initiative, has been internationally recognized as a UN Ocean Decade Action, highlighting its global significance. The project aims to restore vital marine habitats—salt marshes, seagrass beds, oyster reefs, and seabird sites—across the Solent, a rich estuarine system between the Isle of Wight and mainland England. […]
06 Aug 2024
The UK government has announced a record-breaking budget of over £1.5 billion for its latest renewable energy auction, marking a significant increase of £500 million from previous allocations. This move, unveiled by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, aims to accelerate the country’s transition to clean energy by 2030, boosting energy security, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, […]
06 Aug 2024
The Government has announced a rapid review of the Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP), to be completed by the end of the year, to deliver on legally binding targets to save nature. 2030 ambitions remain The Government will develop a new, statutory plan to protect and restore our natural environment with delivery plans to meet each of […]
06 Aug 2024
A Private Members Bill to regulate and limit bottom trawling in MPAs, introduced by Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick, has had its first reading in the House of Lords. As currently drafted it states that the regulations must prohibit bottom trawling in MPAs. These are defined as including Marine Conservation Zones, Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas, […]
06 Aug 2024
Hopes for closure on a fair deal to stop governments bankrolling overfishing flopped yet again at the recent General Council meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. Scheduled decision-making sessions aimed at closing the second half of a legally binding treaty to curb harmful fisheries subsidies were downgraded to a discussion at the […]
06 Aug 2024
Legislation came into force in June 2024 enabling UK fisheries administrations to launch permitting regimes for the recreational angling of Bluefin Tuna in their waters. Permits have now been issued to 89 vessels to recreationally target Bluefin Tuna using rod and line, on a catch and release basis, following a resurgence of the species in […]
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