04 Feb 2025
As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, £30 million of funding has been made available to coastal communities and businesses across the UK via the latest round of the Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC6). CMDC is designed to support clean maritime technologies including electric, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol, wind power and more, and the funding […]
04 Feb 2025
The Scottish Government has published a new report presenting an analysis of responses to the consultation on proposed fisheries management measures within Scottish Offshore Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The consultation took place between August and October 2024, seeking stakeholder input on the implementation of management measures across 20 MPAs and amending the boundary of the […]
04 Feb 2025
Defra Minister, Emma Hardy MP, made a string of announcements at the recent Coastal Futures conference. The Minister for Water and Flooding confirmed the Government’s position on accelerating offshore wind growth while announcing new proposals to protect and enhance the marine environment alongside energy development. She reiterated the point that the nature and climate change […]
04 Feb 2025
Significant economic and environmental benefits of seabed mapping within the UK Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) revealed in new report. The value of the seabed has been poorly understood, with just 27% of the UK EEZ mapped with high confidence, despite seabed mapping holding the potential to drive growth and innovation across a range of maritime […]
04 Feb 2025
A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek fresh approval from the UK government before production can begin. The written judgement on the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields came after a case brought by environmental campaigners, Uplift and Greenpeace, at the Court […]
04 Feb 2025
The European Commission has opened a public consultation to gather evidence, insights, concerns, ideas, and feedback on the effectiveness of the common fisheries policy (CFP) regulation from a range of stakeholders, including individuals, the fisheries and maritime sectors, scientists, non-governmental and other organisations, and national administrations from EU Member States. This consultation is the next […]
04 Feb 2025
Spending on certified sustainable seafood hit a record-breaking £1.5 billion in the UK and Ireland last year (2023/24), despite the ongoing impacts of the cost of living crisis. This growth in purchasing marks a 12% increase from the previous year, according to a new report. The major milestone signifies the largest annual growth […]
27 Jan 2025
As part of its commitment to “getting Britain building again”, the government is publishing a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector. The latest paper invites views on how the government could reform the process for consenting Nationally Significant Infrastructure […]
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