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04 Feb 2020

Sussex IFCA introduce a Byelaw to support fisheries and help kelp forests to recover

From: Dr Sean Ashworth Deputy Chief Fisheries and Conservation Officer www.sussex-ifca.gov.uk Media Release: Creating Sustainable Fisheries: Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority approves new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw At a meeting of the Sussex Inshore Fisheries & Conservation Authority yesterday, members approved a proposed new Nearshore Trawling Byelaw. The new fisheries management measures are specifically intended […]

02 Nov 2019

Californian kelp forest ecosystems under stress; warming waters compounding changes

Marine News

Kat Kerlin ECO Magazine How disease, warming waters, and ravenous sea urchins combined to kill the kelp and close the red abalone fishery First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then the purple urchins took over, eating and eating until the bull kelp forests were gone. The red abalone starved. Their fishery closed. Red sea […]

26 Nov 2018

Mechanical Kelp harvesting in Scotland stopped with decision by Scottish Parliament

News

Bob Earll: The issue of mechanical kelp harvesting in Scotland has become a very high profile controversy over the last six months. The links below highlight the current decision by the Scottish Parliament. Whilst it has been cast as a classic protection versus management issue, the reality is that in many ways it has been […]

03 Sep 2018

101 reasons why we need kelp forests – Dan Smale & co-authors

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Threats and knowledge gaps for ecosystem services provided by kelp forests: a northeast Atlantic perspective Dan A. Smale, Michael T. Burrows, Pippa Moore, Nessa O’Connor, & Stephen J. Hawkins Abstract: Kelp forests along temperate and polar coastlines represent some of most diverse and productive habitats on the Earth. Here, we synthesize information from >60 years […]

28 Aug 2018

Kelp harvesting coming to Scotland – Another way to destroy the marine environment

News

It seems that the subtidal rocky environment of Scotland is to be exposed to the destructive processes of kelp harvesting, and unlike a recent Irish proposal at least there is some semblance of environmental management in the form of a scoping report. The ‘consultation’ on this is now closed but I wonder why my Scottish […]

26 Jun 2017

UK Macroalgae aquaculture: Key environmental and licensing considerations

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Marine Policy Paper by Daniel Wood and colleagues. Click here to access.

19 Jun 2017

Irish Kelp harvesting licence issued for 1860 acres in Bantry Bay with No EIA!

News

Seán Lynch [seanlynch@umail.ucc.ie] I would like to bring Ireland’s “Our Oceans Wealth” strategy into question i.e. the undebated sale of our natural assets. In Bantry Bay, West Co. Cork which is said to have the cleanest coastal waters in Ireland, a licence has been issued to industrially harvest 1,860 acres of native kelp forest with […]

22 Aug 2016

Major marine warming events illustrate what we have in store

News

Wide-scale disruption from warming oceans is increasing, but they could change our understanding of the climate. This link rich article from the Guardian illustrates how the range of major habitats, corals, kelp forests and mangroves are being directly affected by major warming events. Mobile species and fish are no less susceptible. These events are providing […]