July 2018 News

Welcome This is the first edition of a newsletter which will keep you up to date on the latest developments as we move towards adopting and implementing the first Welsh National Marine Plan (WNMP). As we finalise the plan, scheduled for 2019, we want to ensure the views of stakeholders are included so please get in touch with us or share this newsletter with your networks. Contact details are at the bottom of the newsletter...

Could local communities help save the Critically Endangered Angelshark? In an exciting collaboration between fishers and conservationists, a new project focused on demystifying the threats and history of the Critically Endangered Angelshark (Squatina squatina) off the coast of Wales, launched 17 July 2018. Fishers, divers, school children and those over the age of 60 - and everyone in between - are being asked to get involved in this pioneering new project that aims to safeguard...

There is a maximum of 10 places available to attend this trade mission which will coincide with Seafood Expo Asia in Wanchai, Hong Kong which takes place 4 – 6 September.

The ban will make it an offence to manufacture or supply any rinse-off personal care products which contain the microbeads. A microbead is a water-insoluble solid plastic particle of up to 5mm in size, too small to be filtered out in sewage treatment systems. An estimated 680 tonnes of plastic microbeads have been used in personal care products in the UK every year, billions of which end up in the sea. The tiny beads accumulate...