Sustainable Seas

--> Early morning fishing, Jisr-az-Zarqa  I’ve spent the past 4-5 months doing fieldwork in a small, Eastern Mediterranean town. Jisr-az-Zarqa (Jisr), the only exclusively Arab town on ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2016/07/perceptions-of-marine-litter-why-should.html

The implementation of marine spatial planning (MSP) has tended to follow the traditional approaches inherent within terrestrial planning processes. However MSP is radically different on several ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2015/09/new-research-on-marine-planning-and.html

Climate change has been described as an existential threat to coastal and marine ecosystems and communities. Close to half of the world’s population – and 45% of economic activity - is lo...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2015/06/charting-course-of-blue-low-carbon.html

A new course starting in September 2015 at the University of Aberdeen. The MSc in Environmental Partnership Management is an innovative and exciting programme to train future leaders and the next...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-new-course-starting-in-september-2015.html

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2015/02/new-msc-in-environmental-partnership.html

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2015/01/sustainable-seas-will-be-back-online.html

At the northeastern corner of the Yucatán Peninsula, the small island of Holbox (43km long and 2km wide) is separated from the Mexican mainland by a shallow saltwater lagoon. The 6th of Jun...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/06/where-is-management-plan-for-isla_5.html

It all started with a man with a map walking down the street in Palizada, Pueblo Magico (the magic town), with its terracotta-tiled roofs from Marseille. Samuel, the man with the map spotted...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/05/crocodile-fish-manatees-and-4-wooden.html

>  'Journeys; voyages; dreams. To reach out beyond what we are, what > we know. To dare, to fail. To stand among the wreckage, and imagine > anew.'  > Jon Bonfigl...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-future-there-is-no-plastic.html

The following is an article by CAROLINE SEJER DAMGAARD from the University of St Andrews, Department of Geography and Sustainable Development .  ---------------------------------------------...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/04/a-vision-for-marine-renewable-energy-in.html

The following is a copy of a recent seminar and blog by Tavis Potts in partnership with the University of Wollongong (Australia) Global Challenges Program: Sustaining Coastal and Marine Zones . ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/03/emergence-of-coastal-low-carbon.html

   Image: Tom Adams New research has found that fish populations within the majority of marine protected areas (MPAs) studied are not significantly different to fish populations in unpro...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/02/hydrodynamic-insights-into-designing.html

--> Photo: Amanda MacQuarrie, Barra From July to November 2013, MarineScotland (the arm of the Scottish Government responsible for the integrated management of Scotland's seas) carried ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2014/02/bringing-arts-and-culture-into.html

Today DEFRA announced the designation of 27 new Marine Conservation Zone s in English inshore and offshore waters.  It has been a long and controversial process. Initially the MCZ regional ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/11/news-flash-new-marine-conservation.html

The small island of Barra forms part of the Outer Hebrides, a long chain of islands off the west coast of Scotland, stretching through the North Atlantic Ocean for a hundred miles. It takes o...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/11/sgeulachdan-na-marasea-stories-barra.html

A new paper published in the journal Fish and Fisheries questions whether the discard ban proposed by the European Commission as part of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy will effectively co...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-european-discards-ban-counter.html

My love affair with the marine environment really began 10 years ago. I was coming to the end of a year's travelling around Latin America and south-east Asia and had signed up for a 4 day livea...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/09/people-and-sea-relationships-which-call.html

IT'S TIME TO DRAW A LINE IN THE ARCTIC ICE OVER OIL AND GAS By Tavis Potts , Scottish Association for Marine Science I have a great respect for National Geographic. I’m a card-carrying membe...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-time-to-draw-line-in-arctic-ice.html

Marine Protected Areas are an important policy approach for protecting marine biodiversity. The dominant reason for MPA development is environmental protection where marine species and habitats...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/09/can-ecosystem-services-be-bridge.html

ALL EYES TURN TO THE PRIZE AS THE ARCTIC OPENS FOR BUSINESS By Tavis Potts , Scottish Association for Marine Science FOUNDATION ESSAY: This essay on the future of the Arctic by Tavis Potts, Se...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/06/all-eyes-turn-to-prize-as-arctic-opens.html

The UK Committee for Climate Change released a report today on electricity market reform. It specifically highlights that in the long term, low-carbon energy will cost less than gas. This will ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/05/dash-for-gas-or-low-carbon-investment.html

As the impact of climate change intensifies in the Arctic, and the issues move from a regional to global stage, the Arctic Council faces substantial challenges to ensure a sustainable future ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/05/a-changing-of-guard-outcomes-from-2013.html

Caught this from the BBC Democracy Live website: --------------------------- The EU's Fisheries Commissioner has warned EU governments that a speedy resolution is needed to resolve the deadlock...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/04/cfp-reform-faces-tough-negotiations.html

Hidden among the tragic stories from Boston a week ago was a story that should probably have been on the front page. This story really grabbed my attention and has fundamental implications for t...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-carbon-bubble-financial-crisis-or_24.html

I'm fortunate to be spending this week at the University institute of Svalbard (UNIS - pictured) where I am teaching the undergraduate program on environmental management. It is my 5th trip to ...

http://sustainable-seas.blogspot.com/2013/04/blogging-from-svalbard-arctic-in-time.html