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The DMF Winter Forum will be held on
FEBRUARY 5th 2019
at the Saunton Sands Hotel
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DMF Steering Group Member part of winning team for two
prestigious NERC Awards
Prof. Richard
Thompson OBE, University of Plymouth Marine Institute Director and DMF
Steering Group member, has been presented with the Societal Impact and
Overall awards from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).
Presented in London on December 3rd, the award recognised the efforts of
the team - representing the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter, and
the Plymouth Marine Lab - to "bring the causes and effects of
plastic pollution, and in particular microplastics, to the attention of
policy makers, industry and the general public globally".
Congratulations to all involved!
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FEBRUARY 5TH 2019
#DMF2019
Further details to follow soon
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Plymouth City Council submits funding bid
for National Marine Park
The bid, which could see
£250,000 awarded for a feasibility study into the Marine Park, was
submitted by the Council to the EU and Defra with support from a
range of organisations including Natural England, University of Plymouth,
Plymouth Marine Lab, and the BLUE Marine Foundation... more
A North Devon Beach clean participant has unearthed an almost perfectly-preserved
crisp packet, believed to be over 50 years old, highlighting the scale of
the plastic pollution problem... more
The Committee on Climate Change has found that coastal parts of Devon and Cornwall are at
risk of being washed into the sea in the next 80 years... more
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This month the University of Plymouth has launched a
new MSc Marine Conservation programme, the only
one in the UK to be delivered in partnership with a suite of
regional, national and international marine conservation
practitioners. Due to accept its first students in September 2019 the
course is now open for applications with a limited number of places
available... more
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Government launches landmark Fisheries Bill which will allow
the UK to "regain control" of territorial waters
post-Brexit... more
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Sustainable Seas Inquiry: The challenges
of managing and researching the marine environment post-Brexit... more
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Fisheries White Paper: Read the full
summary of responses to DEFRA's Fisheries consultation... more
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National
& International News
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Deep-sea shark nursery found in Irish waters: The
discovery, the largest of its kind in Irish waters, was made by the
SeaRover during a survey conducted by the Irish Marine
Institute and its partners, including Plymouth University... more
Increase in marine refuges as international community
creeps towards 2020 goals: Nearly 7% of world oceans now have
protected status although their effectiveness is often hindered by poor
management... more
Member States are failing to implement measures agreed in
the Common Fisheries Policy: Only one of 46 actions assessed by WWF
had been implemented, meaning key 2020 targets are likely to be missed,
a report published this week has found... more
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Cefas and University of Exeter to launch study aiming to
discover more about the migratory patterns of
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna... more
(University of Exeter)
North Devon
beaches are still struggling to recover from the winter
2013/14 storms... more
(University of Plymouth)
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£1million grant to fund two-year investigation in the
Chagos Archipelago to understand the impacts of human activity on
remote marine environments... more
(University of Plymouth)
Seascape Assessment
for the South West.. more
(The Marine Management Organisation)
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DEFRA: Proposed changes to Marine
Licensing Exemptions (14th Dec)... more
SBFC UK: Regional assessment of Bass Fisheries
(31st Dec)... more
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Environment Agency: [OUTCOME] Proposals for
navigation boat registration charges 2019 to 2021... more
DEFRA: Net biodiversity gain (10th Feb)...
more
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