Coverage of Environment Agency investigation at Lake Windermere
Today we are looking at misleading coverage of BBC's reporting on United Utilities' permit breaches at Glebe Road Pumping Station, Lake Windermere.
Updated: Wed Oct 23 2024
Discover your local river and contribute to citizen science!
September was a fantastic month for bringing communities and stakeholders together in celebration of our rivers. There were events across the country as part of World Rivers Day on 22 September, seasonal mass monitoring of our rivers through national citizen ...
Updated: Wed Oct 23 2024
Stepping up maintenance to prepare for winter in Essex
David Simpson, from an Essex Field Team explains how Environment Agency preparations for winter begins well ahead of the long nights drawing in. As the summer was winding down, the Environment Agency was already undertaking important winter readiness actions. It ...
Updated: Wed Oct 23 2024
The future of fish: Impacts of climate change on fish species diversity across marine food webs
Climate change is altering the distribution of many marine fish species, with widespread impacts on biodiversity, with the potential to jeopardise world food security. Most studies to date focus on how commercially exploited fish species will be affected by climate ...
Updated: Wed Oct 23 2024
The One Food programme at the World One Health Congress, South Africa
Authors: Julie Bremner (Cefas), Grant Stentiford (Cefas), Flavie Vial (APHA), Essa Suleman (CSIR) The UK government's Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) and Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) recently attended the 8th World One Health Congress (WOHC) ...
Updated: Wed Oct 16 2024
FiPL spotlight: transitioning from intensive farming to nature-friendly farming
In this Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) spotlight post, Rebekah Newman, tells the story of Tom Mills and Bubnell Cliff Farm in the Peak District National Park. Tom used FiPL funding to realise a new vision for his farm.
Updated: Tue Oct 15 2024
Working together to improve Waste Regulation
The Waste Industry Placement Scheme (WIPS) is a collaborative venture between the ourselves at the Environment Agency, alongside the Environmental Services Association (ESA) and their members, who operate recycling and waste treatment infrastructure. It aims to provide our officers with ...
Updated: Mon Oct 14 2024
Top tips when applying for a marine licence
A marine licence is required if you are undertaking any of the marine licensable activities listed in Section 66 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) are the marine licensing authority for English inshore ...
Updated: Fri Oct 11 2024
Fish, Camera, Action: Early adoption of Remote Electronic Monitoring on UK fishing vessels
Authors: Ross Robertson (Defra), Martin Arris (MMO), Rebecca Skirrow (Cefas) and Thomas Catchpole (Cefas) What is REM and what are our plans? Remote Electronic Monitoring, or REM for short, is a data collection tool that can be installed on vessels ...
Updated: Thu Oct 03 2024
Into the woods: fungi season in Streatham Common
For UK Fungus Day 2024, this month's 'Into the woods' blog by Emily Robinson delves into the world of fungi and urban woodland ecology at Streatham Common.
Updated: Wed Oct 02 2024
FiPL spotlight: improving water quality in the North York Moors
As part of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme, managed locally by the North York Moors National Park Authority, funding has been allocated to several projects within Fryup Dale. In this post, the project team shares its work to improve water quality in the North York Moors, from wetland creation to enhancing farm infrastructure.
Updated: Mon Sep 30 2024
Industry experts share experiences of Biodiversity Net Gain on small sites
In this Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) guest blog industry experts sharing examples of BNG on small sites. They are: Our guests discuss how they use the Small Sites Metric (SSM) calculation tool. It applies only to 'small sites' as defined ...
Updated: Mon Sep 30 2024
Shifting perspectives: from clean air to healthy air
Jointly authored by: Dr Pippa Douglas (Environment Agency), Dr Emma Marczylo (UK Health Security Agency) and Prof. Sean Tyrrel (Cranfield University) IntroductionWhen we talk about air quality, the term "clean air" often comes to mind. Clean air initiatives have played ...
Updated: Thu Sep 26 2024
The Ipswich Tidal Flood Defence Barrier: After six years
In 2018, the Environment Agency commissioned the Ipswich Tidal Barrier, a critical infrastructure project costing nearly £70 million. Six years on, the Suffolk Asset Performance Team tell us what has happened since. The Ipswich Tidal Barrier consists of a 200-tonne ...
Updated: Thu Sep 26 2024
Emerging from the 'innovation valley of death': Opportunities and challenges for the seaweed industry in the UK and Europe.
Every new industry or technology requires funding to survive, initially for research and development (R&D), developing processes and products, and then to scaling up to a viable business. A lot of the initial research is supported by public funding, which ...
Updated: Wed Sep 25 2024
Nutrient planning is not small potatoes
An Environment Agency expert discusses the importance of nutrient planning. I'm a Senior Environment Officer for Agriculture for the Environment Agency and part of my role involves assessing whether the fertilisers and manures that a farmer plans to use are ...
Updated: Tue Sep 24 2024
Misleading coverage on the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Today we are looking at misleading coverage on the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Updated: Thu Sep 19 2024
Unlocking potential: products, people and possibilities
Emma Bramley, Area Marketing and Communications Manager for South East and London, introduces us to this year's National Forestry Conference and its central theme of products, people and possibilities.
Updated: Thu Sep 19 2024
Getting winter ready: a case study
We recently met up with Tom, a dairy farmer in Cornwall, who had made some major changes to his farm infrastructure. Tom acted to bring his slurry storage into compliance with the Silage, Slurry and Fuel Oil regulations and to ...
Updated: Mon Sep 16 2024
The different types of fish monitoring
My name is Dan Hayter and I work for the Environment Agency as a fish and eel specialist in the National Monitoring Field Team and the Fisheries, Biodiversity and Geomorphology team based in East Anglia. There are many elements to ...
Updated: Thu Sep 12 2024
Coverage of the introduction of the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Today we are looking at coverage following the introduction of major legislation to crack down on water bosses polluting Britain's rivers, lakes and seas
Updated: Fri Sep 06 2024
Marine Planning: Team changes and recruitment
We are excited to welcome three new team members to Marine Planning since our last update: Frances Procter - Senior Marine Planner (Natural Capital and Net Gain Lead) Emma Cooper - Marine Planner (Biodiversity and Habitat Lead) Char Lewis - ...
Updated: Thu Sep 05 2024
Navigating Fisheries Science: Insights and emerging issues by fisheries scientists
In July 2023, The Fisheries Society of the British Isles (FSBI) 2023 Annual Symposium, co-convened by the University of Essex and the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas) aimed to discuss the latest fish biology and fisheries science, ...
Updated: Wed Sep 04 2024
Internal Marine Plan User Training Programme
In June and July, the marine planning team at the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) delivered a comprehensive training programme to enhance the understanding and use of marine plans in the organisation. This initiative aligns with the MMO's Corporate Plan and ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30 2024
Strategic Renewables Unit - Update
The Strategic Renewables Unit (SRU) aims to ensure the MMO's vision of a prosperous future for our seas, coasts and communities is supported through deployment of sustainable offshore wind and other marine renewables. To learn more about the SRU, please ...
Updated: Fri Aug 30 2024