Category Archives: Marine Bill
UK Marine and Coastal Act – what does it mean for biodiversity research?
The report of the BES – UK BRAG joint session on ‘The UK Marine and Coastal Act- what does it mean for biodiversity research?‘ has been published online. The session saw speakers from Defra, the JNCC, Marine Biological Association and … Continue reading
UK Marine Bill becomes law
The UK Marine and Coastal Access Bill was granted Royal Assent yesterday (12th November), meaning that it has now become law. It has taken many years of work by the ecological and environmental community, but a network of Marine Conservation … Continue reading
Chair Designate of MMO Announced
The Chair Designate of the Marine Management Organisation has been announced as Christopher Parry. Mr Parry will become Chair once the Marine Bill has passed through Parliament and received Royal Assent. In making the announcement yesterday Defra outlined Mr Parry’s … Continue reading
Government Refuses to Budge on Highly Protected Marine Conservation Zones
The UK Marine Bill continued its passage through Parliament yesterday with the first debates on clauses in the Bill taking place in the House of Commons Committee stage. The Bill entered the Committee Stage on 29 June with a first … Continue reading
Marine Bill through next stage of the Commons
A quick update to let you know that the Marine Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons yesterday. The second reading debate is unusual as it is not the time for detailed changes to be made to … Continue reading
Quiet Progress on the Marine Bill
Amidst all the high drama of UK politics over the last week, it was very easy to miss a significant environmental legislative milestone. However, on Monday 8th June, the UK Marine Bill achieved its third reading in the House of … Continue reading
A Victory for Marine Science in the House of Lords
The Marine & Coastal Access Bill, potentially the most important and far-reaching marine legislation ever passed in the UK, is continuing its slow but methodical progress through the House of Lords, where it is currently at report stage (the penultimate … Continue reading
Conservationists Applaud New Scottish Marine Bill
The Scottish Government this morning launched a Marine Bill for Scotland’s seas, setting out measures to restrict damaging activities in the interests of marine conservation and preserving ecosystem services in Scotland’s inshore waters. The measures, which conservationists view as more … Continue reading
Marine Bill Receives Royal Assent
At 11.20am today, the House of Lords witnessed the State Opening of Parliament marking the beginning of the parliamentary session. Here, the Queen’s Speech was delivered, outlining the Government’s plans for the coming Parliamentary year. Given the current global economic … Continue reading
Questions Over Future of Fast Food Fish
As popular white fish species such as cod, face fisheries collapse, pollock has increasingly been an essential alternative. For instance the kid’s favourite, Fish Fingers, now increasingly consist of pollock rather than cod, as do McDonald’s ‘Filet-o-Fish.’ Perhaps the pollock’s … Continue reading