06 Mar 2025
The Independent Water Commission, launched last October by the UK and Welsh governments, is seeking views in relation to the water sector in England and Wales. A Call for Evidence opened on February 27 and will close on April 23. The public, environment groups, investors and others are invited to share their views on future […]
06 Mar 2025
United Utilities (UU) is set to confirm a reduction in the number and duration of storm overflow operations across the North West last year, when official figures are released by the Environment Agency (EA) later this month. In the Windermere catchment, the company’s annual event duration monitoring (EDM) submission to the EA records a 28% […]
06 Mar 2025
An image of the team restocking fish into the River Weaver A total of 4,000 fish, including chub dace and roach, have been released into the River Weaver at two key locations in Cheshire, including Mill Island Weir and downstream in “The Willows” area. The restocking aims to help replenish populations after two pollution […]
06 Mar 2025
Currently, the UK as a whole uses about 14bn litres/day of water. According to the Environment Agency’s latest estimate, England will require around 5bn litres/day more water by 2050, meaning measures must be taken to reduce supply scarcity. Photo credit: Jonathan Bean Construction is about to begin on the UK’s first new reservoir […]
06 Mar 2025
A new collaborative study, carried out between River Carron Conservation Association (RCCA) and the Institute for Biodiversity and Freshwater Conservation at UHI Inverness, offers one of the most comprehensive investigations of conservation stocking of salmon in the United Kingdom. Photo by Gingerbreadmedia / Pixabay Wild salmon populations have suffered extreme declines in Scotland, […]
04 Mar 2025
Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS – Training Course 29 April – 1 May 2025, online Looking to understand marine spatial data and its application within a GIS environment? The Introduction to Coastal and Marine GIS course will provide you with the background and skills necessary to utilise spatial data as a decision-making tool […]
04 Mar 2025
The UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has delivered a roadmap to guide how we observe the ocean to increase our understanding of the potential impacts of expanding offshore wind developments on the marine environment. The Scoping an Offshore Wind Sustained Observation Programme report was commissioned by the Scottish Government’s Scottish Marine Energy Research Programme, to help […]
04 Mar 2025
The Scottish Government has commissioned a report scoping potential scenarios for the blue economy up to 2045, highlighting significant risks and opportunities. The report identified four possible futures: End of the Rainbow, Winner Takes it All, Status Woe, and Live Fast, Die Young. Stakeholders that fed into the report agreed Scotland must pursue […]
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