Thanks to David Curtis for keeping me posted on these developments SAVE OUR SEA BASS November 2017 Update Fishing for Sea Bass Is Not A Crime – Don’t Let The EU Make It One! The EU wants to make it illegal for the public to catch or keep a single sea bass in 2018. But […]
Arctic nations and fishing powers sign ‘historic’ agreement on fishery Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers reached an “unprecedented” agreement Thursday on a legally binding international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from unregulated fishing. Radio Canada International Once signed, the agreement […]
South West Marine Ecosystems Annual Report 2016 This is the third in the series of annual reports on the observations of species, ecology and ecosystems for a specific year. The report covers oceanography, plankton, seabed species, fish, birds and turtles, seals and cetaceans. Management issues from inshore fisheries and protected areas and plastics are also […]
MILFORD HAVEN WATERWAY ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE GROUP PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND GROUP SUPPORT Invitation to tender Milford Haven Waterway Environmental Surveillance Group is a collaborative group of industry, statutory authorities and others with an interest in the environmental quality of the Waterway. Its main purpose is to provide high quality environmental information to enable members of the […]
In his 2017 Autumn Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond pledged to build an economy “fit for the future” by announcing new air quality funding, tax incentives for electric cars, and measures to combat plastic waste. Hammond dedicated much more time to the green economy than previous Budget announcements; also covering off diesel tax, driverless vehicles and […]
Speaking at the Water 2017 event, Ofwat’s outgoing chief executive, Cathryn Ross said the water sector and other utilities are “ripe for a revolution”. She predicts a “radical shake-up” in how customers will buy utilities and home services. Ross suggested in the coming years customers would no longer have multiple providers for services such as […]
The government has published its new Industrial Strategy. One of the ‘sector deals’ announced covers artificial intelligence, which could “could dramatically reduce the amount of water needed for agriculture”. The Strategy also says that “developing a National Policy Statement for water resources to ensure that businesses and households in England can continue to rely on […]
Reported in Water Briefing, Ofwat says that a crackdown on leakage could save enough water for five cities. The regulator has urged water companies to go “much further” to cut down on leakage and has challenged the industry to save up to 170 billion litres of water a year by targeting leaks. Addressing the issue […]