23 Apr 2018

Detailed guidance covering issues like qualifications, leadership, teams, safety etc Marine licensing guidance for recreational divers The guidance should be read alongside MMO marine licence guidance for recreational divers to ensure both licence and other legislative requirements are fully understood and removals take place in a manner that minimises potential damage to the historic environment […]

03 Apr 2018

DEFRA calls on boaters to complete RYA reporting form RYA – We are pleased that the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has recognised the RYA’s long-standing efforts to address the menace of poorly marked fishing gear and to capture data that will help them to understand the scale of the problem. As […]

19 Feb 2018

A set of draft Voluntary Guideline on marking fishing gear have been adopted by countries to monitor the use of fishing gear which is predominant made from plastic. Approximately eight million tonnes of plastic litter, up to 10 per cent of which is estimated to come from the fisheries sector, ends up in oceans every […]