Coastal Organisms Thrive on Floating Plastic Debris in the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch Coastal plants and animals have found a new way to survive in the open ocean—by colonizing plastic pollution. A new commentary published Dec. 2 in Nature Communications reports coastal species growing on trash hundreds of miles out to sea in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, more commonly […]
Invasive non-native species are increasingly present in our waters causing significant impacts on our fish and sport. The Angling Trust is undertaking a survey in collaboration with the University College London to understand current awareness of these species and what we at the Trust can do to assist in managing this issue. It doesn’t matter […]
Ballast water in ships is a principal way in which alien species are introduced into new aquatic habitats. Commercial trading ships are, therefore, required to treat their ballast water to meet discharge standards and regulation. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has approved a range of methods for ballast water treatment, such as filtration, ultraviolet radiation […]
The Tweed and its tributaries offer a rich and unique series of networked habitats for biodiversity in a landscape dominated by agriculture and, increasingly, forestry. The River Tweed, and many of its major tributaries, are designated Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI); and a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for Ranunculus species, lamprey species, otter […]
Have you caught a Pacific pink salmon in England? The inland and coastal waters of England are home to a host of different fish species, but we can now add another name to that list, the Pacific pink salmon. Up until recently, catching a Pacific pink salmon was as rare as netting a red herring. […]
Thanks to Jan Brooke for this: The Environmental Audit Committee continues its inquiry into invasive species looking at invasive species in freshwater environments and prevention mechanisms, rapid response efforts and the control of invasive species. Watch Parliament TV: Invasive species Inquiry: Invasive species Environmental Audit Committee Witnesses Tuesday 25 June 2019, Committee Room 16, Palace […]
Yorkshire Water is stepping up the fight against one of the UK’s most invasive non-native aquatic weeds by working with scientists from the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) to release an army of mites to suppress the weeds. Approval has been given for the release of a novel biological control agent – the […]
Nigel Mortimer South Devon AONB Estuaries Partnership Salcombe Harbour & Kingsbridge Estuary Marine Biosecurity Plan 2017- 2020 This local estuary biosecurity plan has been produced by the South Devon AONB Estuaries Partnership, the local relevant authorities, organisations, owners, users and community of the Salcombe Harbour & Kingsbridge Estuary with support from Robin Payne and Sarah […]