The Celtic Seas Partnership encourages stakeholders to get involved in developing ideas and initiatives to achieve ‘Good Environmental Status’ in the Celtic Seas by 2020 in accordance with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Resulting from a series of workshops, surveys and consultations with multiple stakeholders, the Partnership is now setting up five thematic task groups to […]
The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) and The Crown Estate have come together to produce their 16th Annual ‘Area Involved’ Report providing updates to changes in dredging activity and associated licensing within seabed environments of the UK during 2013. BMAPA and The Crown Estate’s alliance began in 1999 to form the ‘Area Involved’ initiative, aiming to […]
The Scottish Government has published a report called ‘2014 Consultation on the Management of Inshore Special Areas of Conservation and Marine Protected Areas Approaches’. The report reviews an array of management practices proposed for 16 protected areas in Scotland (8 Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) and 10 Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), with 2 having both designations). […]
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries have issued their newsletter for November 2014. The content of the newsletter includes the appointment of Commissioner Vella for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries and how he seeks to make the European sea’s environmentally and economically sustainable, Political agreements for deep sea fishing opportunities within the North-East Atlantic for 2015-2016, an update on […]
30 designated bathing waters, including marine and freshwater, in the North West have successfully passed the European Union’s current standards for bathing waters. 13 of the designated waters achieved the highest possible standard, referred to as ‘guideline’ under the existing Bathing Water Directive. Bathing water quality standards are set to increase under the revised Bathing Water Directive […]
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are currently developing marine plans for the southern inshore and offshore areas of the UK. The plans occupy the marine environment from Folkestone to the River Dart in Devon. Consultation on the “Vision and Objectives” has been completed and a Consultation Summary Report has been produced explaining how the consultation […]
National Grid is currently undertaking “The North West Coastal Connections Project” which seeks to generate new energy projects for homes and businesses in Cumbria and Lancashire. New power sources are being built that connect to the existing transmission network in the North West. A 3.4 GW nuclear power station will be built near Sellafield in […]
Cumbria Wildlife Trust has issued a new newsletter for October 2014. The newsletter presents topics on the following: Introduction of laws to restore nature and biodiversity through “act for nature”, Cumbria Wildlife Trust wins Combating Climate Change Award, the opening of Gosling Sike Farm in Carlisle, results of Cumbria’s Wildlife Trust hay meadow photography competition, […]
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have a produced a new Marine Litter Report evaluating extensive marine and coastal litter problems within the UK. The report presents a vision (2014-2020) to reduce litter by 50% through effective and integrated anti-marine litter practices from all maritime, coastal and land-based sectors. The report aims to reinforce “good environmental status” […]
Maritime Affairs and Fisheries have issued their newsletter for October 2014. The content of the newsletter includes tackling illegal fishing issues in Sri Lanka, Belize, Fiji, Panama, Togo and Vanuatu, Commission decreases deep sea fishing opportunities in the North-East Atlantic to protect vulnerable species, European Fisheries Fund and associated local developments, proposed multiannual fisheries management […]