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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 saw around ...

04 Aug 2022 at 16:03

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 Dogger Bank in the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 20:55

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 in the ...

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 in 10% ...

18 Sept 2023 at 08:31

Scotland

Scotland’s coastal communities urged to consider national park bid

A conservation charity is appealing to Scotland’s seaside communities as it seeks to change the “unfulfilled dream” of having a coastal and marine national park. Despite the “extraordinary natural beauty” of Scotland’s coast, it only has ...

04 Sept 2023 at 00:01

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 ...

04 Apr 2023 at 10:43

UK supermarkets ‘selling canned tuna caught by harmful fishing method’

Almost all major UK supermarkets are selling canned tuna that could have been caught using a harmful fishing method, according to campaigners. The Blue Marine Foundation, alongside environmental groups Bloom and Greenpeace UK, carried ...

09 Nov 2023 at 21:33

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. Just ...

12 Feb 2024 at 09:53

Assessment: less than half fish quotas agreed by UK in line with science advice

Less than half the fishing quotas negotiated by the UK for 2024 are in line with scientific advice for conserving stocks, the Government’s own assessment finds. The sustainability of limits for fish catches negotiated by the UK with ...

11 Apr 2024 at 18:07

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 ...

20 Dec 2022 at 16:18

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 the ...

31 Jul 2024 at 11:22

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

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