#1MoreShot Campaign Launched

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Hubbub have launched a coffee cup recycling scheme in Manchester city centre which aims to recycle single use hot beverage cups and create them into new items. The facts have been outlined by Hubub: “11 specially designed coffee cup recycling bins have been installed in Manchester and the cups collected will be transformed into brand […]

ICES Newsletter Update – December 2016

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The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) has published their newsletter for December 2016. The content of the newsletter includes the following: Understanding high CO2 worlds Collaboration from ocean to plate Giving culture a place within marine planning space Master methods for MSY proxies More information from the newsletter can be found […]

Maritime Affairs & Fisheries News – December 2016

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The newsletter from the Maritime Affairs & Fisheries for December has been published and covers the following topics: News Ministers agree on fishing catch limits for 2017 Commission launches call worth €1.5m to promote coastal and maritime tourism The EU engages in the third round of negotiations to prevent unregulated fishing in the Arctic high […]

Catchment Based Approach Planning Workshops

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The Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) support team are running a series of workshops for CaBA Partners to provide support and guidance for both the development of Catchment Plans and the capturing of the environmental, social and economic benefits of partnership working. Workshops will be held in the following locations on the following dates: Penrith – 31st Jan 2017 […]

Sandscapes Conference Presentations Available

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The presentations from the North West Coastal Forum’s 2016 biennial conference: Sandscapes – Celebrating the Natural and Cultural Capital of Coastal Landscapes are now available to download below. Around 70 people attended a vibrant and interesting day covering working the benefits of working at a landscape scale and demonstrating what can be achieved, in the […]

Solway Firth Partnership News – Winter 2016

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The December 2016 newsletter from the Solway Firth Partnership (SFP) magazine ‘Tidelines’ is now available. The newsletter details successes between at the recent SFP and Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) conference which detailed Energy, Marine Planning, Community and Landscapes and Marine Biodiversity. The newsletter also details an article written by Ann Linguard of ‘Solway Stories’ […]

Showing Support for Working Together at the Celtic Seas Scale

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As the Celtic Seas Partnership project nears completion many of the stakeholders who have been involved with the project have told the project team that they would like to see face-to-face engagement at the Celtic Seas scale continue after the project finishes. In today’s economic climate, getting the resources to make this happen will be […]

MCS Great British Beach Clean Findings Announced

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Results from the Marine Conservation Society’s Great British Beach Clean (GBBC)  have been announced. The GBBC is a four day event each September where just less than 6,000 volunteers helped clean 364 beaches around the UK in 2016. At each beach clean volunteers surveyed the type and abundance of litter collected. In 2016 268,384 pieces […]

Coastal Partnerships Annual Forum 2016 – presentations available

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The Coastal Partnerships Network Annual Forum is the national continuing professional development event for Coastal Partnership Officers, members of their Steering Groups or Boards and partner representatives. It provides up to date information on the latest legislation and key issues affecting or affected by coastal management and helps to showcase different aspects of the work […]