Posts by WightBSP_admin_mandy
Isle of Wight Council unanimously refuses plans to drill for oil in Arreton
“Say it loud and say it clear oil drilling not wanted here!”: Blue Seas Protection’s petition pays off as Isle of Wight Council unanimously refuses plans to drill for oil in Arreton By Gina Phillips See a video of the protest here With COP26 imminent and global leaders focusing on climate change it felt inappropriate…
Read MoreBeachbuoy – Releases of Stormwater or Wastewater Near You
Southern Water’s new app shows where and when there has been a discharge in the sea near you! https://www.southernwater.co.uk/water-for-life/our-bathing-waters/beachbuoy?
Read MoreShark Lab Isle of Wight
The Shark Lab opened in 2020 to investigate marine organisms and biodiversity “RAY OF LIGHT” The Isle of Wight has many rare and varied species of flora and fauna and is currently designated a recognised “biosphere” by UNESCO (see www.wightaonb.org.uk for more details). There are 600 Biospheres globally but only 6 in the UK. Sandown Bay is…
Read MoreDefra’s response to coverage on banning supertrawlers and pulse fishing
Defra’s response quite clearly states we have the opportunity now to protect our UK waters, so why are they allowing foreign supertrawlers to fish in them, in particular the English channel in January this year, our marine conservation zones and currently (this week) now in the Shetlands?! Read Defra’s response to coverage on banning supertrawlers…
Read More“Operation Carp Lift” – Sandown Canoe Lake
REPORT – August 2020 INTRODUCTION Blue Seas Protection is a registered Marine Conservation Charity no. 1189529 affiliated with UN Ocean Action Group and registered Stop Ecocide Earth Protectors. The Chairman, Garry Oates, has over 40 years of professional diving experience, ship operation and marine salvage and rescue work, including in a Supervisory capacity. He is…
Read MoreThe Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2021
Have you ever spotted a nurdle? The Scottish environmental charity Fidra are on a hunt for these tiny microplastic disks this October as part of a global citizen science survey and this is your invitation to take part! By heading to a beach with a keen eye, you’ll be joining a worldwide nurdle hunter network,…
Read MoreThe Killing Continues – Make the use of Supertrawlers a CRIME!
The explosion of foreign supertrawlers in UK MPAs – Fishing time in the first half of 2020 doubles 2019 effort. Fishing by large foreign-owned pelagic supertrawlers over 100m in length in UK Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has rocketed this year and has been increasing significantly since 2017 Fifteen of the supertrawlers operating in UK waters in…
Read MoreDid you know – Overfishing is driving dolphins to the brink of extinction?!
“The boats supplying the fish we eat are killing dolphins so fast that they are heading towards extinction…” By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th March 2020 By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th March 2020 How many people want dolphins killed? Apart from the psychopath shooting them in Florida, and the Japanese…
Read MoreThree simple steps to help prevent Marine life depletion in our Oceans.
Here are three simple steps to lower your own impact on Ocean fish stocks. 1. Eat less fish. Allow our fish stocks to recover. 80% of fish stocks are already depleted. 2. Eat less meat. 20-30% of all fish caught goes to cattle feed for meat production. 3. Eat vegetarian or vegan. Plant foods are…
Read MoreShark finning – U.K. FISHERMEN INVOLVED IN THIS BRUTAL ACT OF SHARK FINNING CRIME.
In July 2019 it was revealed via U.K. customs documents showing that 50 tons of shark fins have been exported to Spain from Britain. In the last 2 years, that equates to 50,000 sharks brutally killed for their fins, the shark is then dumped back into the sea alive, and then dying a slow agonizing…
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