This research shows that green space provision in new developments in England and Wales has drastically declined over recent years. The study, based on the People and Nature Survey, shows that individuals living in neighbourhoods built after 2000 are almost twice as likely to report having no access to a garden than those in developments […]
Thirty years since the idea was first considered and seven years since the Eastbourne Fishermen formed a Community Interest Company, construction has begun on the quay project The idea of the Fishing Quay project was to enable fishers to own or lease their own quay in Sovereign Harbour, Eastbourne, to give them long-term security and […]
NEF Turning Back to the Sea ‘Once the source of prosperity for many coastal communities, the UK’s seas are now sometimes perceived as a barrier to their economic progress. Out coastal communities are often most disadvantaged and distant from public decision making, with many people feeling left behind. Somewhere, Britain lost something very important: our […]
Chris Williams continue to pull together this really useful newsletter summarising important research, policy and developments in fisheries and marine management. Sign up here. Pulse trawl fishing: characteristics of the electrical stimulation and the effect on behaviour and injuries of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) In the North Sea flatfish fishery, electric pulse trawls have been […]
The Blue New Deal lead by the New Economics Foundation was launched recently: A report on the launch can be found at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_bPWcWPo0DeYjBqR0RoRWxjLXM/view?pli=1 Fernanda Balata, Project Lead, Coastal and Marine Environment said: ‘UK coastal communities rely on the ocean for food, jobs, and recreation. But as environmental and economic pressures grow, natural ecosystems are being […]