Future of our Living Seas
How often, over the past decade, have you heard the assertion that something needs to be ‘fit for the 21st century’? Two of the most recent candidates have been ‘a banking system’ and ‘a welfare...
View ArticleCommon Fisheries Policy – Plenty more fish in the sea?
Almost everyone will be familiar with the phrase sometimes offered as a consolation to someone who has failed to make a relationship work: ‘never mind, there are plenty more fish in the sea’. Only a...
View ArticleThe River Otter challenges and opportunities events
Attend one of these events to find out more about DWT’s River Otter Project and the Water Framework Directive. Thu 31 Jan 7.30-9.30pm Kilmington Illustrated talk by Scott West, DWT’s Water Policy...
View ArticleLiving north seas conference
13/11/12 Attended the Rivers Trust’s autumn conference focused on the ‘Living north seas’. This is a European project dedicated to tackling the barriers to migration for fish. For those that don’t know...
View ArticleDWT eel talk
04/012/12 Held an excellent lunch time presentation with the staff at DWT on eels, we looked and the lifestyle and challenges of this interesting fish as well as discussing the threats it faces as an...
View ArticleTale Valley farm visits
Here’s an interesting look at how to judge the lifespan of goods conservation work. In 2002 the Tale Valley Trust (TVT) funded a three year river project delivery by Westcountry Rivers Trust (WRT)....
View ArticleLyme Bay success signals direction for marine conservation
The government has recently announced a second tranche of potential marine conservation zones. This is very welcome news, and we expect it to be followed by a third tranche of designations next year....
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