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Peru fisheries transparency applauded by Global Fishing Watch and Oceana. As world leaders gathered in Bali, Indonesia for the fifth-annual Our Ocean conference, Peru has taken bold action to make […]
EU reaches MPA target, designating at least 10 % of Europe’s seas as marine protected areas to safeguard marine biodiversity and ecosystems. A total of 10.8 % of the surface […]
Milestone for Mediterranean and Black seas at the 42nd annual session of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) as it drew to a ‘successful close’ on October 26th. […]
Antarctic Krill Fishery awarded sustainability A rating. The Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) has once again released its yearly Reduction Fisheries Sustainability Overview and for the fourth year in a row, […]
Irish fishermen haul up 190 tonnes of litter since 2015. Fishermen in Ireland have hauled up more than 190 tonnes of marine litter in their fishing nets in just three […]
Blue invest in Mediterranean 2019. A match-making event that brings together innovators and the financial community to sustainably develop the Blue Economy of the Mediterranean Sea basin, while protecting its […]
Karmenu Vella urges for sustainable Baltic fishing. Speaking after the Agrifish Council which dealt with fishing opportunities in the Baltic Sea, held on 15 October, the EU Fisheries Commissioner warned […]
Historic cooperation agreement signed between KIMO and North Sea Commission. Today marked the start of an official partnership between KIMO and the CPMR’s North Sea Commission, as members at KIMO’s […]
A new aquaculture appointment for The Crown Estate with Colin Palmer selected to lead the development of offshore renewable energy and aquaculture for the public body that manages leasing of […]
Marine litter in the North Sea to be mapped according to a recent article published on the DTU website (Technical University of Denmark). How much marine litter is floating around […]
A groundbreaking project returns oysters to original habitat. The marine Conservation Society is introducing more oysters to the Dornoch Firth to recreate natural reefs where they once thrived, giving benefits […]
Scotland to tackle marine plastic pollution as more support for innovative projects aimed at tackling marine plastic pollution has been announced by Scottish Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham. A total of […]
Inverlussa achieves prestigious accreditation. The company, one of Scotland’s leading workboat operators, has attained ISO 45001. The new international standard was only released in March 2018 and the company says […]
Politicians to demand overhaul of regulations governing Scotland’s salmon farming industry, according to a newspaper report. The Sunday Post says an inquiry into the £1.8 billion industry by Holyrood’s Rural […]
A new honey and bumble bee project for Loch Duart as Plan Bee work with the salmon farm to grow Uist & Sutherland bee populations In a first for Scottish […]
A new beach clean initiative for Peterhead, with the Port Authority supporting a new programme designed to help clean up beaches of the north-east of Scotland by harnessing the power […]
The Isle of Lewis has seen salmon waste success with the development of a new pasteuriser by Landia. With aquaculture production sites widely dispersed throughout remote parts of Scotland’s Highlands […]
Canada joins ocean alliance as it becomes 13th nation to join the worldwide alliance aimed at ridding our oceans from millions of tonnes of old fishing nets, creels and other […]
Fighting coastline pollution In the battle fighting coastline pollution, more support to tackle marine litter build ups on Scotland’s coastlines has been announced by Natural Environment Minister Mairi Gougeon. A […]
A giant plastic garbage collector is being deployed in a trial in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. Developed by Dutch non-profit organisation The Ocean Cleanup, the system is […]
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