01 Feb 2023
A recently published piece of analysis completed by Wildlife & Countryside LINK has found that the cost of dropping or weakening EU environmental laws in only 4 sectors could reach £82bn over 30 years. There are over 1000 laws in the Retained EU Law (REUL) Bill, so the real cost of weakened protections for nature […]
01 Feb 2023
Thames Water’s new event duration monitoring (EDM) map shows near real-time storm discharge activity. You can use the map to see if the company’s EDM monitors indicate: that overflows are currently discharging into a watercourse the date, time and duration of the last recorded discharge From the Guardian Thames Water’s real-time map confirms raw sewage discharges […]
31 Jan 2023
Coastal communities are unique in many ways: their geographical locations, culture, heritage, and the challenges that they face. A new study Communities on the edge from Pragmatix Advisory, commissioned by the Local Government Association Coastal Special Interest Group (LGA Coastal SIG), Coastal Communities Alliance (CCA), Coastal Partnerships Network (CPN) and partners, is being released on Wednesday 1 […]
31 Jan 2023
Researchers in Scotland have developed a tool to help ensure porpoises are not being harmed by the construction of offshore wind farms. The pile driving required to build offshore turbines can harm or even kill noise-sensitive marine mammals like porpoises. To move them away from the construction sites, acoustic deterrents (ADDs) are often installed underwater: delivering […]
31 Jan 2023
The UK fishing industry is to benefit from an initial £2 million investment to trial new, greener engines and help create a safer, more sustainable fishing fleet as the latest round of the £100m UK Seafood Fund opens, the UK Government has announced. Older vessel engines are some of the industry’s biggest polluters and, according […]
31 Jan 2023
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO), acting on behalf of all four UKFAs, is seeking views on proposals to close UK waters in the ICES area 7d and Lyme Bay in ICES area 7e to the king scallop (Pectens maximus) dredge fishery in summer of 2023. The proposed closures are to protect the stock during spawning […]
31 Jan 2023
A concerted effort is needed to better protect our coastal communities and economies whilst enhancing our marine environment, said Environment Agency Chair Alan Lovell (26 January) as the EA launches its latest ‘State of the Environment: Coast and Marine’ report. Speaking at the Coastal Future’s Conference, Alan Lovell said that with over a third of […]
31 Jan 2023
New legislation is being introduced to crack down on the dangerous misuse of watercraft such as jet skis, with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency being granted more powers to prosecute perpetrators of accidents. The new law will come into force on 31 March 2023, before the busy summer period and will enable watercraft users to […]
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