20 Jul 2021
The project at Plymouth Sound in Devon will use the National Lottery award money to create an estimated 464 jobs in 20 new enterprises. The scheme also aims to protect the area’s 1,000 marine species and help tackle the impact of climate change. Read the BBC Coverage PLYMOUTH SOUND TO RECEIVE £9.5M FROM THE NATIONAL […]
13 Jul 2021
Adur & Worthing Councils ‘are set to become the first local authorities in the UK to lease the seabed off their coast from the Queen in a pioneering project to invest in climate change measures and restore marine habitat. The historic move could pave the way from an ambitious plan to create a Sussex Bay Marine […]
03 Sep 2018
Since 2013 various proposals have been mooted to create the first ‘Marine Park’ in the Plymouth area with Martin Attrill leading this thinking. In June a conference was organised by the Blue Marine Foundation (BLUE) – the UK-based marine conservation charity to develop this idea. A useful report of a meeting held in June has […]
10 Apr 2017
The Business of Fishing This 3-day residential training course seeks to bring all who attend on a journey into the what, when and why of fisheries science and management. You will work with other like-minded professionals in a neutral setting to explore and interrogate the processes involved, share insights and build understanding away from the […]