Brexit: and "the future of our marine environment and coastal communities" >>> the reports and the news

Last month, the DMF met - just after the referendum - and could therefore consider the implications of Brexit:
Futures Forum: Brexit: and "the future of our marine environment and coastal communities"

Here's the full report with links to plenty of relevant material below:

Devon Maritime Forum July e-News

  Summer16 meeting ‘Progress and Priorities, Conflict and Common Ground: Working Together for Our Coast and Seas…post Brexit’ at the Robbins Conference Centre, Plymouth University on the 30^th June.  

For details of the day including the full Programme and downloadable PDFs of the presentations please visit our new website: 

https://www.devonmaritimeforum.org.uk/conference/previous-conferences/summer16-conference/

To follow the links below please click on the headline.  Please also note the links are selected from a range of primary sources and secondary media sources and do not necessarily represent the views or policies of the Devon Maritime Forum.

Brexit News

·         ‘Brexit: Implications for the future of the UK’s Marine Environment’ (ABPMer)

·         The potential policy and environmental consequences for the UK

of a departure from the European Union (Institute European Environmental Policy)

·         Brexit: Where next for UK fisheries? (ABPMer)

·         Brexit (National Federation of Fisheries Organisations)

·         Brexit – renewables unplugged:  Implications of the decision to leave the EU for offshore renewables industries (Renewables Consulting Group)

·         Brexit – the shipping industry reacts (IHS Fairplay)

·         Brexit – impact on coastal tourism (National Coastal Tourism Academy)

·         What Brexit might mean for UK travel (ABTA)

·         How will Brexit affect climate change policy?  (LSE)

·         Putting communities at the heart of a post-Brexit plan (New Economics Foundation)

·         UK research and the European Union (Royal Society)

·         A PML Perspective on Brexit (Plymouth Marine Laboratory)

·         Post Brexit 'punch up' predicted over marine environment (Western Morning News/Plymouth Herald)

Other Local/Regional News

·         ‘BeachWise’ - New partnership formed to promote safe enjoyment of the South West's beautiful beaches and clean bathing waters (South West Water)

·         Coastal Creatures wins Heritage Lottery Fund support (North Devon coast AONB)

·         North Devon boat operators accredited for first-class marine safaris (North Devon Biosphere Reserve/Exmoor Magazine)

·         ‘Blue-sky thinking’ in Sidmouth architecture competition’ (Sidmouth Herald)

·         Report – The Economic Opportunities, Benefits and Wider Impacts of a Dorset and East Devon National Park (Dorset and East Devon National Park Team)

·         Ideas to ‘create a 21st century Waterfront city unlike any other’ for Plymouth (Plymouth City Council)

·         South West joins Scotland and Wales to press the case for marine energy (Regen SW)

Other National/International News

·         Return of the Colchester native oyster (ZSL)

·         Fears for bass recovery result in zero catch advice for 2017 (MCS)

·         Minister calls for UK maritime investment (UK Marine Industries Alliance)

·         Massive mangrove die-off on Gulf of Carpentaria worst in the world, says expert (Guardian)

·         Atlas of Ocean Wealth published (The Nature Conservancy)

Research and Reports

·         Report – Climate Change Risk Assessment 2017 (Committee on Climate Change, published 12.07.16)

·         Report – The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016 (UN FAO)

·         Research – Can beach cleans do more than clean up litter? (Plymouth University/PML)

·         Research – Lionfish invading the Mediterranean Sea (Plymouth University)

·         Research – ‘Starballing’ starfish may hold clue to mystery of mass strandings (Plymouth University)

·         Research – Experts listen in on noisy Falmouth seas (University of Exeter)

·         Research –  Expert delivers talk to UN on ocean plastic pollution (University of Exeter)

·         Research – Victims of flooding frustrated by Government support (University of Exeter)

·         Research – New £1M facility to reveal the secrets of marine microbial communities one member at a time (University of Exeter/PML)

·         Research – Tiny ocean organism has big role in climate regulation (University of Exeter)

Events

·         Wild About Plymouth: Discovering Atlantis (23^rd July 2016. Plymouth)

·         People, Politics and the Planet: Any Questions with Jonathan Dimbleby  Post-referendum public debate on the future of environmental policy in the UK (21 July 2016, Royal Geographical Society, London)

·         Celtic Seas Partnership Final Conference (18^th – 19^th October, 2016 Dublin)

Consultations

·         MMO – Call for Issues with Supporting Evidence

Consultation Closes: 5^th August 2016

·         South Devon AONB – Planning Guidance Consultation

Consultation Closes: 16^th August 2016

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