The DMF's regular newsletter is a great way to catch up with all sorts of sea-related news:
Spring has
arrived! We hope you have a fantastic Easter and enjoy the wonderful
weather forecasted for the weekend, here is the latest newsletter from
the DMF...
This month's
newsletter features your usual roundup of local and
national stories, key marine research and
reports and information on consultations you can get
involved with. There is also special features on Blue Planet UK, and 'Naturally
Healthy May' from the Devon Local Nature Partnership.Read on to
find out more...
Forum News
TheDevon Maritime Forum team were in attendance at the South
West Marine Ecosystems conference #SWME 2019.The day was full
of inspiring and informative talks,
including aninteractive
discussion of observations and notable events in 2018, trends in fish records from Doug Herdson, an update on basking sharkssightings from Matthew Witt of the University of Exeter, and the latest on Plymouth's National
Marine Park from Josh McCarty of Blue Marine Foundation. It was a
fantastic event as usual and we are already looking forward to next year.
Congratulations to our sponsor, Royal Haskoning DHV for being selected
for the design of the foundation of the world's biggest wind turbine. RHDHV were chosen due
to their extensive experience with the foundations of wind turbines, and
strong knowledge of geo-technical challenges.
Partners in Plymouth are continuing to
work hard to tackle plastics pollution and reduce single use plastics
in the cityBritain’s Ocean City Plastics Taskforce held its quarterly meeting on 19 March 2019 more
Plastic
Free North Devon consortium formedNorth Devon is one step closer to becoming a plastic free districtmore
Work to clear Devon’s largest
fatberg finishes a giant fatberg lurking under a Devon
seaside town has been successfully removedmore
Exmouth café joins the growing ReFill
Revolution to combat pollution from plastic bottles The Sundowners café in Exmouth
is the latest location in Devon to join a growing campaign which
reduces pollutionmore
National
& International News
Shark overfishing reflected in updated IUCN red list experts call for conservation action as more species
qualify as endangered more
Dead whale washed up with
more than 40kg of plastic bags in its stomach marine biologists horrified to find 16 rice sacks and
multiple shopping bags inside Cuvier's beaked whale more Image: Darrell Blatchley
UK will miss almost all its 2020
nature targets, says official report failure to protect wildlife, cut pollution and increase funding
have left nature in 'deep crisis' more
AI - The game changing innovation in
shipping industry artificial
Intelligence is nothing less than a miracle of computer science more
Image: Intel
Newsroom
Research
and Reports
Antifouling
paint particles in intertidal estuarine sediments from southwest
England and their ingestion by the harbour ragworm, Hediste
diversicolormore(Environmental
Pollution)
New research shows watersports participation is on the rise more(Royal Yachting
Association)
Application of the natural capital approach to the
marine environment to aid decision-makingmore(DEFRA / SWEEP)
The rise in
ocean plastics evidenced from a 60-year time series more(Nature
Communications)
It was fantastic to see Devon, as
well as some of our forum members feature in the five-part series aired
on the 25th March
on BBC ONE.
Plymouth and Rob
Thompson featured in episode 1 (see video below). Rob is
the director of Odyssey Innovation ltd - a company which
uses recovered marine litter to produce the worlds only marine plastic
recycled kayaks. Rob is also involved in projects such as the 'paddle for plastic' campaign which was launched
to recover and recycle plastic from these otherwise inaccessible places and
in doing so to raise awareness to the scale of the problem.
Those of you who attended the #DMF19
Winter conference will be familiar with the amazing work
of Marine Biologist, Author, and Underwater Cameraman,
Dr Paul Naylor. Paul met with Chris Packham to
discuss his underwater footage which gave viewers an insight into the
curious behaviours of marine life, such as how spiny spider crabs Maja brachydactyla'decorate' their
carapace as a means of camouflage. You can see this video and more on
Paul's Vimeo page.
Devon’s natural
environment is amazing and offers a variety of ways for us all to be
naturally healthy. Naturally
Healthy May is all about getting outdoors and enjoying
our beautiful surroundings and feeling happier and healthier for it.
Activities could include a coastal
walk, having fun paddling in the sea, volunteering for a wildlife group,
wild swimming, beach cleaning…there is something for
everyone.
“It is not a pill or
potion but consider connecting with nature as a prescription. One that
works, costs nothing and has no side effects. It is so easy to do, just
take that step outside to start with. The most important thing is you
enjoy it. Think of it as an opportunity to invest a bit of time in
looking after yourself, your family and this place we call home.”Dr James Szymankiewicz,
North Devon GP and Chair of the Devon Local Nature Partnership.
If you are delivering Naturally Healthy activities please
let the Devon Local Nature Partnerhsip know so they can add yourevent to the website and
please help spread the word via social media #naturallyhealthy@Devon_LNP
If you have
any news or events that you would like included in the next edition of
the DMF newsletter please get in touch
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