The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Industry has approved plans for Equinor’s 88MW Hywind Tampen floating wind project. Both the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) and the Norwegian government have approved the project, Equinor said. Equinor and the Snorre and Gullfaks partners submitted two updated plans for development and operation to Norwegian authorities last October. The […]
BBC – Watch the video – really clear Advisers to government say the schemes have massively reduced plastic litter in the environment and seas. And a ministerial delegation has been to Norway to see if the UK should copy an industry-led scheme that recycles 97% of bottles. In the UK, figures show that only around […]
New Scientist By Andy Coghlan What’s good for farmed salmon may not be for natural ecosystems. Small fish called wrasse painlessly peck sea lice from the skin of farmed salmon, enabling salmon farmers rely less on powerful pesticides that can harm other marine life. But there’s a catch: the wrasse are fished from the wild, and researchers have […]
Cultural differences the Devon humpback which has been drawing huge crowds had to be rescued by volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue, whilst Norway announces its plans to kill more minke whales. Whale & Dolphin Conservation ‘REALLY, NORWAY, YOU WANT TO KILL EVEN MORE WHALES THOUGH NO ONE WANTS TO EAT THEM? ‘Norwegian Fisheries […]
Marine protected Areas are widely used to safeguard marine ecosystems across Europe. This study investigated the effect of a partially protected areas (PPA) off the coast of Norway on a population of cod (Gadus morhua). The PPA reduced the number of deaths due to fishing, increased survival and stimulated movement to surrounding areas. The authors […]