Into the Blue: April 2022
Happy World Earth Day! To celebrate we would like to share with you the news that at last destructive fishing is to be banned on Dogger Bank.
20 April 2022
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To make the case for marine conservation initiatives, we research and publish reports on a wide variety of subjects, from scientific discoveries to financial policy.
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Jersey Briefing: Delivering A Marine Park for Jersey
Jersey has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show global leadership by creating a Marine Park in its waters that delivers for people and nature, and reveal the Island as one of the world’s most accessible marine eco-tourism destinations.
15 April 2022
Feasibility of a Low Impact Fisheries model in Jersey - Final Report
To assess the opportunities and constraints of implementing a ‘low impact model’ for Jersey’s commercial fisheries, a part of which incorporates a static gear only Marine Park.
07 April 2022
Minimum Requirements for Responsible Drifting FAD Use
Universally, the management of drifting fads is weak, characterised by an absence of responsibility on the part of owners and operators for the impacts of their fads on ocean ecosystems.
14 March 2022
Blue Carbon UK Report
Blue carbon, the term given to marine habitats that sequester and store carbon dioxide, represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for marine conservation and restoration.
07 March 2022
Opportunities for Nature Recovery within UK Offshore Wind Farms
David Tudor, Projects Director at the Blue Marine Foundation – “There are lots of barriers, but clearly none of these are insurmountable. There is a huge potential for offshore wind farms to enable both nature enhancement and a net zero carbon world.”
17 February 2022
2021 Annual Review
31 December 2021
Fisheries Review and Cost Benefit Analysis of Implementing a Static Gear Marine Park in Jersey
Jersey’s commercial fisheries play a crucial role in the island’s economy and daily life, while also supporting significant activity in its surrounding waters.
14 December 2021
Into the Blue: December 2021
Blue Marine’s 2021 Review and Newsletter
31 December 2021
Strong Overseas, Weak at Home. Parliamentary Briefing
All life on Earth depends on the health of our ocean. However, the ocean is in crisis, pushed to its limits by overfishing, which is threatening the ocean’s capacity to provide its vital functions of providing oxygen, absorbing CO2 and regulating the Earth’s temperature.
28 November 2021
Cuttlefish Symposium Proceedings
“To share what we know about cuttlefish and their fishery and to start a collaborative discussion about what is needed to protect their populations and establish a sustainable and viable fishery for the future. We hope we can all ultimately and collectively input to the development of a fisheries management plan for cuttlefish.”
Sam Fanshawe, from Blue Marine Foundation
25 November 2021
Assessment of Carbon Capture and Storage in Natural Systems within the English North Sea
This report was commissioned by the North Sea Wildlife Trusts, Blue Marine Foundation, WWF and the RSPB to assess the extent, scale, distribution, and potential of the current blue carbon sinks in the English North Sea. The focus was to review the current extent and distribution of each blue carbon habitat, estimate the quantity of carbon currently stored within these habitats, establish the average net sequestration rate and estimate the potential net total sequestration of each blue carbon habitat.
08 November 2021
Into the Blue: September 2021
We’re pleased to share with you BLUE’s latest newsletter: September 2021.
15 September 2021
BLUE CARBON: A new frontier for conservation
“While we know that bottom trawling has utterly devastated whole tracts of ocean floor, we do not yet know the full extent of its impacts in terms of carbon. The brilliant Enric Sala believes that trawling causes the same level of emissions as the aviation sector, and if that’s even nearly true, we need to step up our research, and fast.” Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith Minister of state for the Pacific and the Environment
13 September 2021
Guide to Oyster Nurseries
The lessons learned by the Solent Oyster Restoration Project has led to a growing network of oyster nurseries around the UK, helping to restore local oyster populations and allow communities to take part in conservation on their doorstep.
08 September 2021
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