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Friday, September 21st, 2018
The database brings together plans from around the world, enabling researchers to improve future plans and save species from extinction. The number of protected areas for conservation is rising rapidly,...
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2018
Scallop fishing attracts controversy. Dredgers scrape scallops out of the hollows they make for themselves in the seabed, and in the process disturb seaweed and other sea life that lives...
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Monday, August 20th, 2018
Open Seas give us their take on the current Priority Marine Features (PMFs) review in their latest blog post. The wrong activity, in the wrong place, can cause serious damage...
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Monday, August 13th, 2018
Meetings in New York and London lay groundwork to protect vast ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction, areas known as the 'high seas', reports this article from The Pew Trusts. After...
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Tuesday, July 24th, 2018
The government is counting fisheries closures as protected areas in order to hit a 2020 target. Many scientists argue this is not meaningful conservation. This article from Hakai Magazine explains...
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Wednesday, July 18th, 2018
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on indigenous peoples, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, has released a report highly critical of the global conservation movement and calling for indigenous peoples and other local communities...
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Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
The UK Government released a White Paper outlining their intention for replacing the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) on Wednesday. On Thursday Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Fisheries Fergus Ewing condemned...
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Friday, June 22nd, 2018
Review rejects conservation groups’ complaints that use of dredging gear damages seabed, explains this article from The Guardian. A scallop fishery in Shetland has retained its coveted eco label after...
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Monday, June 18th, 2018
Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out plans to create more than 40 new Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in English waters. The proposed protections – announced on World Oceans Day...
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Wednesday, June 13th, 2018
UK fisheries are losing out on up to £62m per year as catering firms go overseas to purchase sustainable fish, according to new research. An investigation by campaign group Sustainable...
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