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Huge reduction in damaging fishing in Dogger Bank following ban

Damaging trawling of the seabed in a marine protected area dropped 98% after a ban came into force – showing the effectiveness of such moves, campaigners said. The number of hours of bottom-towed fishing in Dogger Bank in the North Sea plummeted ...

14 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

New marine protected area plan requires ‘radical rethink’, says fishing group

Leading representatives of Scotland’s fishing industry have called on the Scottish Government to have a “radical rethink” on its plans to introduce new conservation zones at sea. The newly proposed Highly Protected Marine Areas (HPMAs), which ...

20 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Need to protect marine areas has ‘never been greater’, ministers told

The introduction of measures to prevent “damaging” activities in many of Scotland’s Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has “stalled”, environmental campaigners claimed. While green groups celebrated when the Scottish Government designated 32 MPAs ...

12 Aug 2024 at 00:01

Fishing boats trawled protected areas for more than 7,000 hours, analysis shows

UK and EU fishing vessels spent more than 7,000 hours trawling the bottom of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) during 2022, according to new analysis. Data supplied by Global Fishing Watch (GFW) and analysed by Oceana UK appears to show 907 ...

02 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Local News

North Donegal coast identified as potential marine protected area

North Donegal's coast has been identified as high biodiversity ‘Area of Interest’ for potential Marine Protected Area (MPA) designation, in a recent report by Fair Seas, a coalition of Irish environmental non-governmental organizations ...

29 Jul 2022 at 15:33

Greenpeace planning ‘boulder barrier’ in Cornish marine protected zone

Environmental activists are preparing to drop boulders into waters off the coast of Cornwall in a bid to protect rare sea-bed habitat from bottom trawler fishing. Greenpeace UK wants to create a barrier in South West Deeps, a ...

15 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Campaigners present ‘vision of hope’ for Scotland to become rewilding nation

A campaign group calling for Scotland to be declared the world’s first “rewilding nation” has presented the Scottish Government with proposals for rewilding 30% of the country’s land and seas. The Scottish Rewilding Alliance,...

04 Dec 2024 at 15:27

UK undermining its credibility at global ocean treaty talks, say campaigners

The UK is undermining itself at a UN negotiation to safeguard the world’s oceans because it allows fishing in protected areas off the British coast, campaigners have said. Officially called the Intergovernmental Conference ...

24 Feb 2023 at 02:45

Local News

North Donegal coast identified as potential marine protected area

29 Jul 2022 at 15:33

North Sea collision could be ‘devastating’ to already battered area, experts say

The North Sea collision between an oil tanker and a container ship could have a “devastating” impact on a marine environment already facing multiple pressures – and hit by other wildlife disasters in recent years. ...

11 Mar 2025 at 12:28

Marine conservation group claims damage to seabeds is a ‘national scandal’

Marine campaigners have accused Scottish ministers of continuing to allow “destructive” fishing practices to be carried out in protected areas – claiming this not only breaches international obligations but is a ...

29 May 2025 at 00:01

World

Dominica sets up world’s first sperm whale reserve

The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world’s first marine protected area for one of Earth’s largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Nearly 300 square miles (800 sq km) of royal blue waters ...

14 Nov 2023 at 11:38

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