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Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into new industrial frontier

Friday, July 5th, 2019

The world’s oceans are facing a “new industrial frontier” from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry, as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important…

Sea Change: The three mile limit

Thursday, January 3rd, 2019

This in-depth piece about the history of the “three mile limit” comes from John McIntyre, courtesy of the Sea Change blog. The Scottish Creel Fishermen’s Federation submitted a report to…

Scientists warn of trawler damage to coastal waters

Tuesday, October 30th, 2018

Crucial role of Britain’s shelf seas in absorbing carbon dioxide is under threat, says report, explains this article from The Observer. The shallow seas around Britain absorb tens of million...

Study to delve into unusual sponge belt off Scotland

Monday, July 30th, 2018

Reef Community Image © SNH Flickr Scientists are preparing to make surveys of some of Scotland's most unusual marine features. The sites include the Faroe-Shetland Sponge...

First Stage of Priority Marine Feature Review Opens

Friday, July 6th, 2018

Loch Sunart Flameshell © Mark Woombs More protection to be given to Priority Marine Features (PMFs) outside Scotland’s Marine Protected Area network Marine Scotland initiated a project…

Open Seas: Stories From Scotland’s Seabed (Part 4: Flame Shell beds)

Friday, June 29th, 2018

Loch Carron Flame Shell © SNH Flickr. Last week we continued a serial feature from Open Seas, which showcased a few of Scotland’s crucially important seafloor species,...

Proposed Marine Conservation Zones for English Waters

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...

Posts Tagged ‘Seabed’

Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into new industrial frontier

Sea Change: The three mile limit

Scientists warn of trawler damage to coastal waters

Study to delve into unusual sponge belt off Scotland

First Stage of Priority Marine Feature Review Opens

Open Seas: Stories From Scotland’s Seabed (Part 4: Flame Shell beds)

Proposed Marine Conservation Zones for English Waters

Open Seas: Stories From Scotland’s Seabed (Part 3: Horse Mussel beds)

Open Seas: Stories From Scotland’s Seabed (Part 2: Native Oysters)

Open Seas: Stories from Scotland’s Seabed (Part 1)

West Shetland Shelf MPA to open up to trawling

Mowi set to relocate two controversial salmon farms

International and geopolitical fisheries disputes on the rise