15 Jun 2015
DECC Planning consent has been given for construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon, in a boost to moving towards a low carbon, home grown energy mix. If built, turbines in the proposed six-mile horseshoe shaped sea wall around Swansea Bay in Wales could generate around 500GWh per year of low carbon electricity. Separately from […]
15 Jun 2015
Rural Affairs Secretary announces ambitious marine protection plan in Scottish waters. The Scottish Government is putting in place ambitious management measures for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Scottish waters, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Food and the Environment Richard Lochhead announced http://news.scotland.gov.uk/News/Progress-for-MPA-network-19e9.aspx . Following extensive consultation and engagement with a wide range of marine stakeholders, […]
15 Jun 2015
Governance of fisheries and aquaculture has been weak around the world, and this has resulted in an excess of capacity in the fishing industry, overfishing‚ and a vast loss of economic returns. Fish products have also become the object of extensive international trade‚ mostly from poor countries to wealthier ones. There is a substantial opportunity […]
15 Jun 2015
This series covers birds, cetaceans, seals, marine turtles, fish including seahorses, sharks and skates, invertebrates and prohibited hunting methods https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protected-marine-species Many marine species are protected by EU and UK wildlife legislation from intentional or deliberate disturbance, taking, harm and killing, and in some cases possession or sale. The offences that apply will depend on the […]
15 Jun 2015
http://www.weforum.org/reports/global-risks-report-2015 The Global Risks Landscape, as defined by the survey, highlights five global risks that stand out as both highly likely and highly potentially impactful (upper right quadrant of Figure 1). Interstate conflict has significantly leaped up both dimensions since 2014, arguably reflecting recent geopolitical conflicts that are fuelling geopolitical and social instability. As last […]
15 Jun 2015
Thanks to Bruce Horton for highlighting this report that puts flesh on the bones of the major international challenges facing the water sector A new WWF report examines the physical, regulatory and reputational risks around water management that UK businesses face, both domestically and internationally. It sets out a water stewardship framework to help businesses […]
15 Jun 2015
The Environment Agency and the Angling Trust announce an additional £50,000 of funding as part of the ‘Fishery Improvement Fund’ Yet more fisheries are set to benefit from an additional £50,000 later this summer as part of the hugely successful ‘Fishery Improvement Fund’. The funding comes from the Environment Agency’s rod licence sales. Building on […]
08 Jun 2015
Ministerial Duties at Defra George Eustace seems to have retained his previous brief covering food and farming brief and which also includes marine. There is lots of cross over with the water brief on issues like land-use and CAP and catchment management. Rory Stewart EdieNet: The Department for Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed […]
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