European Union rules to prevent 1.7 million tonnes of fish a year being discarded are being flouted.
… Fishing ministers 'ignoring sustainability' … Emily Beament | 16th July 2019 News Fishing Overfishing European Union Regulation … Union rules to prevent 1.7 million tonnes of fish a year being discarded are being flouted. …
The UK will leave the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy at the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.
… Fishing fears as Brexit looms Emily Beament | … 2020 | News Food And Farming Brexit Common Fisheries Policy 170313-ag-starshrimperxxvfishing-03589-2-cut.jpg The UK will leave the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy at the end of the transition …
Large, intensive fishing vessels spent 5,590 hours fishing in marine protected areas in UK waters in the first six months of 2020
… Greenpeace Supertrawlers Large, intensive fishing vessels spent 5,590 hours fishing in marine protected areas in UK waters … hugely increased the amount of time spent fishing in the UK's protected areas of sea …
Monkfish, skates and rays, crab and lobster from some UK fisheries are among 14 kinds of sea life joining those with a red rating from the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
… list' Emily Beament | 6th April 2022 | News Fishing Marine Conservation Society Vegan Good Fish Guide Food And Farming lobster.jpg Monkfish, skates and rays, crab and lobster from …
Dr Rainer Froese, from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research in Kiel, Germany, says lockdown means we can end overfishing for ever.
… End overfishing under lockdown Emily Beament | 11th May 2020 News Fishing Coronavirus 170313-ag-starshrimperxxvfishing-03589-2-cut.jpg Dr Rainer Froese, from …
It looked like such a good idea: take the pressure off wild fish stocks by growing GM oilseeds that produce health-enhancing long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, writes Claire Robinson. But as a new study has established, those fish oils, novel in terrestrial ecosystems, cause wing deformities in cabbage white butterflies. Yet a third open field trial of these GM crops could soon be under way.
… April 2016 News GMOs Nutrition Food Ecology Fishing Health cabbage-white-cut.jpg It looked … such a good idea: take the pressure off wild fish stocks by growing GM oilseeds that … But as a new study has established, those fish oils, novel in terrestrial ecosystems, …
Bottom trawling could be prohibited in four English offshore marine protected areas, including Dogger Bank.
… | 2nd February 2021 | News Food And Farming Fishing Greenpeace UK Government Dogger Bank … including Dogger Bank. A ban on damaging fishing in Dogger Bank proposed by the UK … and the wildlife they support, and boost fish stocks. Blue belt But campaigners warned …
North Sea cod is coming off the menu again for consumers who care their fish supper is sustainable.
… | 25th September 2019 News Cod Sustainable Fishing Fishing Industry Biodiversity Science & … the menu again for consumers who care their fish supper is sustainable. Sustainability …
UK Government takes step towards ending stop bottom trawling in 'iconic and ecologically important' Dogger Bank.
… Fisher trawling rocked by Dogger Bank bylaws … seas that will be protected from damaging fishing, the UK Government has announced - … to be done. Byelaws banning bottom trawling fishing gear will be brought in for Dogger …
Blue Marine Foundation's Safegear initiative to stop fishing gear being lost gets funding.
… Fishing net pollution 'can be tracked' Emily … Foundation's Safegear initiative to stop fishing gear being lost gets funding. Schemes to tag fishing nets so they are not lost at sea and …
Academics at York and Oxford universities in collaboration with Greenpeace map out how to protect at least a third of international waters.
… that found in coastal areas or on land. Fishing Biological processes by ocean … warns the global oceans are at risk from fishing, the emerging threat of deep seabed … minimising impacts on human activity such as fishing. International waters The most …
World’s whales facing increasing threats along migration ‘superhighways’ from ghost nets, oil drilling and other pollutants.
… in maintaining the health of the oceans and fish populations, as well as carbon storage, … and dolphin populations is entanglement in fishing gear and “ghost nets” which are discarded, lost or abandoned by fishermen, which kills an estimated 300,000 …
Rising sea temperatures could increase amount of mercury contamination of fish and other food, which harm brain function.
… increase amount of mercury contamination of fish and other food, which harm brain … concentrations. Cod As the seas warm, these fish are using more energy to swim which … in the concentrations of the toxin in fish, rising ocean temperatures due to climate …
The Blue Marine Foundation (Blue) is calling for national management of the common whelk in the wake of overfishing.
… whelks Emily Beament | 29th May 2019 News Overfishing whelk-page.jpg The Blue Marine … of the common whelk in the wake of overfishing. An increase in demand for whelks from … not subject to quotas under European Union fisheries rules. Increasing numbers of whelks …
UN sets out how it might be possible to 'bend the curve' and prevent the collapse of biodiversity.
… underwater-water-sea-sea-life-light-ocean-fish-79950.jpg UN sets out how it might be … and more moderate consumption of meat and fish, as well as dramatic cuts in food waste … and restoring the oceans, coasts and fisheries and managing aquaculture more …
The worldwide impact of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a year.
… of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a year. The … of declining natural assets from forests to fisheries could cost £368 billion a year - … water supplies, timber production and fisheries. Seeds It examines how the natural …
Conservation charity WWF said nature was in “freefall” due to human activity, mainly intensive agriculture and the destruction of habitat.
… UK, populations of wild animals, birds and fish are tumbling, the report warned. The … also faces over-exploitation, such as over-fishing, threats from invasive species and … of 4,392 species of mammals, reptiles, birds, fish and amphibians. Overall, it found that …
A review of the UK's marine environment in 2019 reveals thousands of people volunteered to help the seas.
… tonnes of washed-up litter, plastic and fishing gear after reaching remote island … dolphins came south following shoals of fish; it's thrilling to see playful dolphins … breach in the sea wall five years ago, with fish, waders and other birds making it their …
New Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog warns of impending tipping points and demands action from UK Government.
… a new environmental watchdog has warned. Overfishing and damage to sea floors from … nature become catastrophic – such as setting fishing limits above scientific advice, which can lead to fish stock crashes, and the continued damage …
Beavers reintroduced to Britain 400 years after being hunted to extinction will help fight climate impacts.
… the impact on water flow and quality, fish populations, vegetation and how the … anglers that dams could make it harder for fish to swim upstream to spawn, Prof Brazier … the research showed positive changes with fish living in the food-filled ponds, and …
The distance sea turtles, whales and other wildlife might have to move to find more suitable sea temperatures can range from tens to thousands of kilometres.
… as well as for human activities such as fishing. Marine heatwaves can also shift ocean … to move. If a heatwave warms an area of sea fish, turtles, whales and other species may … Research scientist Michael Jacox of Noaa Fisheries' Southwest Fisheries Science Centre …
The Thames in London, UK, has a higher density of microplastics than several other major European rivers.
… is said to be home to some 125 species of fish. Researchers said ingested microplastics, … 5mm, had been reported in nine species of fish in the river, including 75% of its …
Sky Ocean Rescue, WWF and Swansea University launch biggest UK seagrass restoration project ever undertaken.
… square metres) of seagrass can support 80,000 fish and 100 million invertebrates, the … is a crucial habitat for many of important fish such as cod, plaice and pollock, produces … Seagrass, said: "If we want to provide our fisheries and our coastlines with the …