Tag: Marine Protected Area (MPA)

Wednesday, June 18th 2025 - 08:15 UTC
UK to introduce legislation on High Seas Treaty by end of year

The UK Government will introduce a bill by the end of the year, to enable ratification of the BBNJ Agreement (sometimes referred to as the High Seas Treaty), the Marine Minister has announced.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 09:12 UTC
UK Government wants to end bottom trawling to protect MPAs sea beds; 12 weeks consultation

Bottom trawling – a fishing method that involves dragging large nets along the sea floor – could be banned across more vulnerable areas of English seas. The government is committed to protecting UK oceans and has outlined plans to ban the destructive practice in more Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The measures would help protect rare marine animals, as well as the delicate sea-beds on which they rely, from indiscriminate and potentially irreversible damage.
Monday, June 9th 2025 - 08:07 UTC
Sustainable Fisheries at South Georgia MPA

Sue Gregory has worked as the GSGSSI Senior Marine & Fisheries Manager for the past 8 years. Prior to that Sue worked as a fisheries ecologist on the South Georgia Project at the British Antarctic Survey for many years, including overwintering on South Georgia, conducting research surveys and acting as a scientific observer on Southern Ocean commercial fishing vessels In the following GSGGSSI Newsletter, Sue relates her experience.
Friday, April 25th 2025 - 06:21 UTC
Enhanced Marine Protected Area in South Georgia: No Take Zones expanded for krill and toothfish

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced that enhanced Marine Protection Area (MPA) measures officially come into force on 22nd Apri), following the signing of new legislation by Her Excellency the Commissioner, Alison Blake CMG.
Tuesday, February 27th 2024 - 14:20 UTC
South Georgia expands by 36%, –166.000km2– area closed to fishing activities in its Southern Ocean MPA

The Commissioner for South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (SGSSI) has announced plans to extend the spatial extent of No Take Zones in the SGSSI Marine Protected Area (MPA), increasing their area from 283,000km2 to 449,000km2.
Friday, June 30th 2023 - 07:52 UTC
Scotland suspends plans to create Protected Marine Areas in 10% of its waters

Under strong pressure from the fishing industry and some island communities, the Scottish government has scrapped plans to create Highly Protected Marine Areas in 10% of Scotland's seas. The proposals would have restricted fishing and other human activities in some coastal areas, in a bid to protect the environment.
Saturday, October 9th 2021 - 04:12 UTC
Tierra del Fuego extreme south vertex to become the Mitre Peninsula Protected Area

Argentina Tierra del Fuego province lawmakers from all parties have agreed to resurface a project to create the Mitre Peninsula Nature Protected Area, an idea born over thirty years ago and which covers the extreme end landmass of Tierra del Fuego and the States Island.
Wednesday, September 15th 2021 - 21:22 UTC
New Research and Monitoring Plan for South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands Marine Protected Area

A new Research and Monitoring Plan is being launched today to help support the management of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands and Marine Protection Area, MPA, points out the SGSSI Newsletter.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2021 - 06:32 UTC
Blue Belt Program launches Training Platform for UK Overseas Territories

The Blue Belt Program has launched a comprehensive online training platform for the UK Overseas Territories. This will provide training and development of skills across a wide range of marine management themes, free of charge.
Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 10:00 UTC
UK leads Global Ocean Alliance to turn 30% of oceans into Marine Protected Areas by 2030

Some thirty countries have now joined the Global Ocean Alliance championing an international commitment for a minimum 30% of the global ocean to be protected through Marine Protected Areas by 2030.