08 Sep 2026
Photo by Tania la Vaullee The Government of Jersey has significantly expanded its Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, increasing the proportion of territorial waters protected from dredging and trawling from 6.5% to 21.7%, The Fishing Daily reported. The new rules, which took effect on 1 September, mean the area of sea protected from trawling and […]
25 Aug 2026
Photo by Joseph Reeder More than 400 residents packed The Cornish Bank in Falmouth on the evening of 17 August for a public meeting on the proposed £150 million dredging and redevelopment of Falmouth Docks, with the venue full to capacity and a large crowd gathering in the street outside to follow the debate […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Kate Joyce Cornwall Wildlife Trust has raised fresh concerns over the proposed £150 million redevelopment of Falmouth Docks, warning that sediment contamination testing carried out ahead of planned dredging operations may be too limited to reliably identify material unsafe for disposal at sea. The Trust’s own analysis of environmental data found that […]
23 Jun 2026
Photo by Thimo van Leeuwen Scottish Ministers have been both non-compliant with, and ineffective in implementing, their legal duties to protect and restore the seafloor, according to a new report published on 23 June by Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS), the independent body that monitors environmental law in Scotland. The findings landed on the same day campaigners […]
05 May 2026
Photo by Ben Elliott The Marine Management Organisation has published a 53-page practical guide to help port operators and developers navigate the marine licensing process more effectively, drawing on learning gathered through a joint initiative with the UK’s largest ports. The document, published on 1 May and entitled Marine Licensing Top Tips, has been […]
21 Apr 2026
Photo by Karl Hanssens Two developments this week have put Sussex’s marine conservation zones in the spotlight – one bringing new protections, the other raising fresh concerns about the integrity of a neighbouring site. Trawling ban takes effect off Beachy Head A new law banning trawling and scalloping in a zone of 101 square […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Mark Bennis Sussex Wildlife Trust has achieved a significant legal victory in its battle to protect the Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) from sediment dumping, after the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) conceded it had failed to properly assess the environmental impacts of a controversial 10-year dredging licence. The High Court […]
02 Sep 2025
Photo by Liam McGrath Environmental campaigners are warning of a potential “catastrophic disaster” as plans emerge to dump 850,000 tonnes of contaminated sediment at sea as part of a £150 million redevelopment of Cornwall’s Falmouth Docks. £150 million development at environmental cost Falmouth Docks and Engineering Company and A&P Falmouth have applied for planning permission […]
