Tag: environment

Fishing sector
New Zealand backs away from deep-sea trawling restrictions

New Zealand backs away from deep-sea trawling restrictions

The New Zealand government appears to be turning its back on South Pacific ocean...

Ecology
Natural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution from lakes

Natural clean-up: Bacteria can remove plastic pollution...

The scientists say that enriching waters with particular species of bacteria could...

Maritime
Belgium research vessel given to Ukraine to support monitoring of the marine environment

Belgium research vessel given to Ukraine to support monitoring...

Today, an agreement was signed for the transfer of the legendary research vessel...

Ports
Napier Port launches sustainability strategy and action plan

Napier Port launches sustainability strategy and action...

The strategy extends out to a 10-year time frame

Ecology
Rivers are largest global source of mercury in oceans

Rivers are largest global source of mercury in oceans

The mercury that rivers transport into the ocean can come from atmospheric mercury...

Offshore
Energinet launches offshore environmental studies at the energy islands

Energinet launches offshore environmental studies at the...

Energinet has awarded the assignment of conducting environmental studies of the...

General
Belgium to transfer its research vessel to Ukraine

Belgium to transfer its research vessel to Ukraine

Ukraine and the Kingdom of Belgium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on...

Ports
The PAV installs its third air quality and control cabin at the Port of Sagunto

The PAV installs its third air quality and control cabin...

The Valenciaport booths record 8 elements of different gases and particles to analyse...

General
Lithuania enlists EMSA’s RPAS services to monitor ship emissions

Lithuania enlists EMSA’s RPAS services to monitor ship...

Sensors on board the RPAS will measure the emissions from the exhaust plumes of...

Ecology
The Messina Strait: the area with the largest marine litter density worldwide

The Messina Strait: the area with the largest marine litter...

Over the next thirty years, the volume of rubbish in the sea could surpass three...

Ecology
Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea

Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics...

Underwater seagrass in coastal areas appear to trap bits of plastic in natural bundles...

Ecology
Scientists offer road map to improve environmental observations in the Indian Ocean

Scientists offer road map to improve environmental observations...

The scientists call for four major improvements to the current observing system

Ports
EU awards funding to Kapellskär-Naantali Maritime Bridge environmental initiative

EU awards funding to Kapellskär-Naantali Maritime Bridge...

The project will start during November 2020 and is scheduled to be completed by...

Ecology
NOAA grants to advance coral reef conservation science and management

NOAA grants to advance coral reef conservation science...

These projects and studies will help address the three primary threats to coral...

Ecology
Government of Canada invests in cleaner, safer coastlines

Government of Canada invests in cleaner, safer coastlines

The $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect...

Fishing sector
NOAA designates two new offshore aquaculture development zones in US waters

NOAA designates two new offshore aquaculture development...

Federal waters off Southern California and in the Gulf of Mexico were chosen first...

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