Fisheries Focus – Autumn 2013 The DEFRA and MMO Marine Fisheries newsletter – Autumn 2013. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fishing-focus-issue-31-autumn-2013 The following summary comments were prepared by Bob Stevenson, a member of the SPS Council Sea Angling 2012 Project. This is the largest assessment yet of catch levels and the economic and social values of recreational sea angling. Information … Continue reading DEFRA and MMO Marine Fisheries newsletter – Autumn 2013.
Category: Conservation
Medmerry managed realignment officially opened
One of the most ambitious managed realignment schemes on the South Coast opened today Medmerry is a large tract of land that has been modified to become a wetland nature reserve. Built by the Environment Agency at a cost of £28 million, it fulfills a number of functions including some flood defence relief to the … Continue reading Medmerry managed realignment officially opened
Art as a tool for understanding Coastal Change
£3.75m for Portsmouth Historic boatbuilding project
This grant from the Lottery Heritage Fund is reported by the BBC H2O show. The centre will open its doors to the public and begin training in April 2015, run buy the naval base trust and a new branch of the International Boatbuilding Training College (IBTC). Congratulations to them. It should be a fascinating place … Continue reading £3.75m for Portsmouth Historic boatbuilding project
Good news for little terns
Increased breeding success fir Little Terns at Chesil Beach, a short distance along the coast from the Solent, seems to have been achieved by some innovative thinking, as Natural England report on their website The decline of seabird populations in the Solent must be causing concern. In particular, the little tern colony on Beaulieu spit … Continue reading Good news for little terns
New EU proposal on invasive alien species
The European Commission has proposed a draft Regulation on the eradication or control of invasive alien species which are of concern on an EU-wide scale. It estimates that there were between 1200 and 1800 such species. Some of these are of direct interest in the Solent context because they enter the local ecosystem from ships, … Continue reading New EU proposal on invasive alien species
Medmerry Flooding Starts
The Medmerry managed realignment scheme, one of the largest ever attempted in the UK is just about complete. Flooding started on the 11th September when the sea wall was deliberately breached to create a huge new area of wetland. The process of opening the area to the sea can be monitored by looking at two … Continue reading Medmerry Flooding Starts
Fishing in European Marine Sites a revised approach
Off the Coast of Hampshire, Dorset and the Isle of Wight there are 7 European Marine Sites designated to protect and improve some of Europe’s most important habitats and species. These sites form part of the vibrant ecologically important coastal waters of the Southern IFCA District and support the commercial and recreational fisheries which are … Continue reading Fishing in European Marine Sites a revised approach
Boiler Marsh
The Society has been corresponding with the National Park Planning Authority regarding compliance by Wightlink with the conditions imposed as part of its planning consent. The Authority have told us that they are currently satisfied that the company is compliant but have asked us if we have any concerns as to why the objectives behind the … Continue reading Boiler Marsh
MMO release new Strategic Mgt table for MCZ
A long document with terse comments that require interpretation. Check out items 62,63 and 65 for the Solent proposed MCZ.