Defra have announced £1.4m of funding delivered to projects supporting sustainable fishing and fisheries science across the UK. Eight innovative new projects that will support the UK’s fishing industry to be more productive and sustainable have been awarded a share of £1.4 million. The funding is the first part of the £24 million earmarked from the £100 million […]
For the past two weeks we have covered the news of the outcome of the investigation into the deaths of crabs and lobster in the North East of England. The BBC now reports that the government is investigating after new accounts of dead crabs and lobsters along the North East coast. Defra is to “undertake additional […]
The UK has secured exchanges of opportunities valued at around £5.5 million for the fishing industry through the annual negotiations with the Faroe Islands, providing certainty for the industry on quota for this year. The agreement will allow UK and Faroe vessels to fish in an area of each country’s waters. This year, the UK fishing […]
An area of the River Thames in Oxford and a coastal area in the Isle of Wight have been put forward for bathing water status. Two popular swimming areas in the Isle of Wight and the River Thames in Oxford could become new bathing water sites under plans set out in consultations. Designated bathing waters are coastal or inland […]
Last week we covered the news of the completed investigation by Defra and partner agencies of the cause of dead crabs and lobsters which were found washed up on the North East coast between October and December 2021. Following significant testing and modelling to rule out possible causes, Defra and partner agencies consider that the deaths […]
https://www.ciwem.org/news/tackling-sewage-borne-litter Guest blog by Dr Peter Matthews, past president of CIWEM and former chair of Natural Resources Wales Government is currently calling for evidence on commonly littered and problematic plastic items. In line with its stated commitment to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by 2042 it is consulting on bans on a range of single-use plastics. It wants […]
Defra: ‘Water body buffering standard of the Sustainable Farming Incentive pilot Find out about the standard for water body buffering, what land is eligible and how much you can get paid. The water body buffering standard is for farmers piloting the Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme. Water body buffers are strips of grassland you plant next to […]
Defra and partner agencies have completed a thorough investigation of the cause of dead crabs and lobsters which were found washed up on the North East coast between October and December 2021. Following significant testing and modelling to rule out possible causes, Defra and partner agencies consider that the deaths of the crabs and lobsters […]