18 Jun 2018
Guardian: Flooding from sea level rise threatens over 300,000 US coastal homes – study Climate change study predicts ‘staggering impact’ of swelling oceans on coastal communities within next 30 years. Sea level rise driven by climate change is set to pose an existential crisis to many US coastal communities, with new research finding that as many as […]
18 Jun 2018
‘Fish Legal has threatened Defra and Natural England with legal action for failing to take a precautionary approach to the regulation of the lucrative wrasse fishery which has sprung up in the inshore waters of England to supply the Scottish salmon farming industry. The wrasse are caught in pots and transported live to Scotland where […]
18 Jun 2018
The global marine litter crisis – who gets the blame? New research from University of Plymouth MCS ‘The public are more likely to blame the current global marine litter crisis on retailers, industry and government, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth. The Europe-wide study asked more than a 1,100 members of […]
18 Jun 2018
AlterEco ‘Welcome to the AlterEco 2nd newsletter . AlertEco is a NERC funded programme, developing an alternative framework to assess marine ecosystem functioning in shelf seas. Over the next three years, AlterEco will use the results gathered from deploying small fleets of submarine and ocean surface robots, to provide measurements of ocean processes in time and […]
18 Jun 2018
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are an important tool for the maintenance of marine ecosystem functionality and health and ensuring the onward flow of beneficial ecosystem services that support human well-being. Social and economic factors influence whether and how stakeholders exploit resources or cooperate to conserve them. Environmental managers are now turning from designating MPAs to […]
13 Jun 2018
Michael Gove said: “Thames Water completely failed in their duty of care to their customers, leaving them to suffer leaks for far too long through poor management. But actions speak louder than words, and they must deliver on their commitment to provide compensation and much-needed improvements to customers. “This is exactly the kind of decisive […]
13 Jun 2018
In one of the first studies to determine potential sources of microplastics pollution, researchers have found that water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants. Scientists from the University of Leeds measured microplastics concentrations up and downstream of the following six wastewater treatment plants and river catchments: […]
13 Jun 2018
Almost all nations would benefit economically from keeping global warming to 1.5C, a new study published in Nature indicates. Achieving the toughest climate change target set in the global Paris agreement will save the world about $30tn in damages, far more than the costs of cutting carbon emissions, according to a new economic analysis. Most […]
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