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Conservationists warn over fish stocks as annual catches agreed with EU

Conservationists have warned that “mismanagement” of the UK and EU’s seas is set to continue after negotiators agreed new catch quotas for fishing in 2023. The Government said the deal with the EU will give UK fishers the opportunity to catch 140,...

20 Dec 2022 at 16:18

Conservationists create reef which will be home to 30,000 oysters

A reef has been laid in a Hampshire river as the foundation for an oyster bed as part of a project to restore marine habitats. A total of 30,000 oysters are to be transferred from South Wales to seed in the new habitat being created in the ...

04 Apr 2023 at 10:43

Oyster nurseries filter half a million bathtubs of water in year since creation

A network of oyster nurseries set up to help restore marine habitat have filtered almost half a million bathtubs worth of water in just one year, conservationists say. A scheme to bring the native oyster back from the brink of extinction ...

04 Aug 2022 at 16:03

Nearly 15,000 oysters scattered into Hampshire river to create new habitat

Nearly 15,000 oysters have been sprinkled on a newly-created oyster bed as part of a project to reintroduce the native species to the Solent region. The oysters have been transferred from South Wales to seed in the new habitat created ...

26 Apr 2023 at 15:54

Scotland

Poll suggests support for fishing ban in 40% of Scottish waters

Scots support banning fishing in 40% of Scotland’s waters – four times the amount ministers had proposed implementing highly protected marine areas (HPMAs) in, a survey has found. The Scottish Government had sought to introduce HPMAs ...

18 Sept 2023 at 08:31

Scotland

Two thirds support marine and coastal national park, poll shows

Almost two-thirds of Scots want a new national park with coastal and marine areas in it, polling has revealed. Research by pollsters at Survation found that 33% strongly support this, while another 30% somewhat support the idea. ...

12 Feb 2024 at 09:53

Dogger Bank among four areas of English seas protected from damaging fishing

Dogger Bank is one of four areas of English seas that will be protected from damaging fishing, the Government has announced in a move welcomed by campaigners. Byelaws banning bottom trawling fishing gear will be brought in for ...

13 Apr 2022 at 20:55

Conservationists in Valentine’s Day plea to protect ‘mating for life’ penguins

Conservationists are making a Valentine’s Day plea to protect African penguins that can mate for life. The birds, which are Africa’s only native penguin species, are on track to go extinct in the wild within the next decade ...

14 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Conservation groups hit out at ‘unfulfilled promises’ over Scotland’s seabed

Conservation campaigners said they were “deeply disappointed” by John Swinney’s failure to include protections for “under threat marine habitats” ahead of next year’s Holyrood election. More than 150 groups, which are part ...

07 May 2025 at 09:23

‘If we save the sea, we save our world’ – Attenborough urges ocean protection

Sir David Attenborough has issued a powerful rallying cry to protect the oceans in a film released to coincide with his 99th birthday. The new documentary, Ocean With David Attenborough, includes dramatic footage of the ...

06 May 2025 at 18:16

Scotland

Broadcaster David Attenborough praised for ‘influence’ on his 99th birthday

Veteran broadcaster Sir David Attenborough has been hailed at Holyrood for his “influence” on marine conservation as he celebrates his 99th birthday. SNP MSP Emma Roddick put forward a motion in the Scottish Parliament ...

08 May 2025 at 09:09

Stephen Fry urges public to join call for urgent Government action on UK oceans

Stephen Fry is urging the public to join calls for Government action to save the UK’s oceans in its first 100 days in office. The actor has teamed up with the Blue Marine Foundation, a charity dedicated to restoring ...

31 Jul 2024 at 11:22

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