14 Apr 2015
In response to our April 14th mailing A Defra spokesperson said: “We are aware of concerns about a short term reduction in enforcement powers available to Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (IFCA) officers. The Marine Management Organisation is warranting a number of IFCA officers with relevant powers so that they can continue to operate as […]
27 Mar 2015
Defra ‘The regulatory stock assessment is an ongoing assessment of the costs and benefits of the stock of Defra’s regulations. This is the first update covering the period 2012 to 20121 and is presented in 2012 £s. The assessment covers all the regulations for which Defra is responsible (e.g. flooding, biodiversity, water and marine) where […]
03 Feb 2015
Blogpost by Sofia Tsenikli – 26 January, 2015 at 16:30 Greenpeace ‘It is time for Ocean Lovers worldwide to celebrate! After years of political foot-dragging, and four hectic days of negotiations at the United Nations, a breakthrough came in the wee hours of Saturday morning, 24 January: governments around the world agreed to develop a […]
06 Jan 2015
CFP Deal – Business as usual – quota advice still ignored Conservationists took a rather different view from the Government over the 2015 CFP deal complaining that it was business as usual with politicians ignoring scientific advice on quotas – read more: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/fishing-quotas-defy-scientists-advice Defra ‘Deal strikes the right balance between supporting business and conserving fish […]
24 Nov 2014
The appointment was made following a fair and open recruitment exercise which attracted a strong field of high quality applicants. Prior to joining the MMO, John served 17 years in the Royal Navy and also gained a wealth of experience as a Senior Civil Servant in departments and organisations including the Cabinet Office, the Home […]
18 Nov 2014
Solent Forum: ‘Some 340 European scientists, policy-makers and other experts, including representatives from the National Oceanography Centre, have agreed a common vision of priorities for marine research and action until 2020. They published the Rome Declaration at the EurOCEAN 2014 conference in Italy – an important document which presents a shared goal of how marine […]
11 Nov 2014
This NAO report looks like provoking a wide range of comment – two responses in addition to the report link below. NAO “Against a background of tight resources, the Agency has improved how it prioritizes its spending, including on the maintenance of flood defences. On this measure the Agency is achieving value for money. However, […]
21 Oct 2014
The Marine Charter has been developed to help develop and maintain the cross party support that parliamentarians have given to MPAs. It states: ‘We the undersigned support Wildlife and Countryside Link’s call for the swift designation of a representative and well managed Ecologically Coherent Network of Marine Protected Areas in UK seas by 2016. We […]
