Economics think tank the New Economics Foundation illustrates how billions of £pounds are being wasted through current fisheries

management

Amazing Death Icicle

filmed growing under the sea for Frozen Planet

Biosphere Success

as North Devon is chosen as National pilot for Biodiversity Offsetting

MCZ Uncertainty

is causing concern for stakeholders across the county

Value Slipping through the Net

UK fishing fleet fails to deliver value to society - a paper by the New Economics Foundation

The Finding Sanctuary Final Repot is available for download as a summary

127 areas are to be proposed as Marine Conservation Zones

Over 100 Marine Conservation Zones created

National Marine Week! - find out what is happening near you

EU announces CFP reform proposals - some say they dont go far enough

The Natural Environment White Paper has been published, setting a new course for the way we value, understand and protect our precious natural resources

The UK has published a ground-breaking piece of work - the National Ecosystems ASsessment.  This paper is set to change a lot of the way we think, value and respond to our natural surroundings.

Devon Maritime Forum develops a marine ecosystems project based on the UK Natural Environment White Paper - get involved!

East Inshore and Offshore selected as the first areas for marine planning

The selected areas cover offshore and inshore seas and a coastline stretching from Flamborough Head in the north to Felixstowe in the south.

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