Hansard Rebecca Pow ‘It is, as ever, a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Mr Hosie, especially on this auspicious World Oceans Day. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for North Devon (Selaine Saxby) for securing this debate on this day. She expresses so much passion for the sea and the ocean, which […]
Defra: “The UK government has set out its marine commitments to mark World Ocean Day, as it advances its role as a global leader in marine protection both domestically and internationally.” Click here. Eighty countries from all corners of the world – from India to Guyana, South Korea to Austria – have pledged to support […]
Defra: In June 2019, the Secretary of State commissioned former Environment and Fisheries Minister Richard Benyon to undertake an independent review to examine whether and how the strongest protections for areas of sea, Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), could be introduced. The Benyon Review into HPMAs, published in June 2020, concluded that “HPMAs are an essential component of the MPA network”, […]
For World Oceans Day, Greenpeace UK launched “Operation Ocean Witness” and is urging the UK government to “get ocean protection done”. A six month operation, involving new Greenpeace ship Sea Beaver, will patrol the UK’s protected areas off the south coast of England and “do what the government has so far failed to do” – […]
PML: On World Oceans Day, and ahead of the G7 later in the week, leading UK experts from Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and partners shone a spotlight on the critical role the ocean plays in greatly slowing the rate of climate change but also the subsequent impacts of this and why support from nations for […]
In case you have contrived not to have noticed, today is World Oceans Day. This Marine News will undoubtedly be overtaken by a myriad of announcements, events and videos to mark WOD. Amongst the first out of the blocks is the UN’s The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods, its second fully virtual celebration of WOD, should […]
Marine Stewardship Council: MSC certified fisheries are having lasting, positive impacts on the way our oceans are fished. Our 2016 Global Impacts Report provides a quantitative analysis of the progress made over the last five years. Since 2010, the volume of global wild seafood catch that is MSC certified has almost doubled from 5% to […]
National Geographic celebrate World Oceans Day: Eight innovations that take enable greater protection and more effective management, including The snotbot – a sensing drone to sample whale blows Fishface – a fish identification tool for population assessments Whale alert app – for mariners Skysails – to help reduce 10-30% of cargo ship fuel use Global […]