16 Oct 2024

The Churchill Fellowship is open to applications once more. What is a Fellowship? A Churchill Fellowship is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead the change you want to see. The Fellowship funds you to spend between 4-8 weeks meeting and learning from the innovators in your field anywhere in the world, in person or online. It […]

15 Oct 2024

Photo: Jeroen Hoekindijk Azores   Fisheries Five new draft Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) designed to improve the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks opened for consultation last week. Consultations will run for 14 weeks, ending on 19 January 2025, and aim to cover North Sea and Channel sprat (developed jointly with the Scottish Government and […]

15 Oct 2024

A new programme announced by Climate Impact Partners and Deloitte, in collaboration with Project Seagrass, will channel critical funding to the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) to support UK seagrass restoration and unlock long-term finance to save and restore seagrass meadows across the UK and beyond. Through this programme, NOC aims to provide new insights […]

15 Oct 2024

Atlantic salmon stocks in England have reached new lows according to a new report (Monday 7 October). Below minimum levels According to the Atlantic Salmon Stock Assessment for 2024 from the Environment Agency (EA) and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), 90% of principal salmon rivers in England are classified as either […]

15 Oct 2024

Five new draft Fisheries Management Plans (FMPs) designed to ensure the long-term sustainability of UK fish stocks have opened for public consultation. The plans, developed with input from the fishing industry, focus on specific species and regions, including North Sea and Channel sprat, cockle, queen scallop, Southern North Sea skates and rays, and non-quota species. […]

15 Oct 2024

Over the past seven years, a collaborative project supported by the Marine Stewardship Council called Project UK to improve UK fisheries has been summarised in a recent report. The report describes Project UK as “the overarching banner under which many stakeholders deliver fishery improvement work through robust Fishery Improvement Plans (FIPs) … through collaboration, the […]

15 Oct 2024

Biden-Harris Administration announced that NOAA is designating 4,543 square miles of coastal and offshore waters along 116 miles of California’s central coast as America’s 17th national marine sanctuary. Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary will conserve the area’s diverse range of marine life and celebrate Indigenous peoples’ connections to the region. It is the third largest sanctuary in […]