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Partnership sees experimental 'Disco Scallop' method develop into full-scale, commercial low-impact fishery

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Scallops in a crab pot out of water showing the LED light in the pot

By Mark Duffy, Marine Principal Adviser, Natural England Over the past three years Natural England has supported and invested in the “Potting for Scallops” initiative to help sustainable fishing of the mollusc and protect seabeds. The technique in the initiative …

Environmental Improvement Plan one year on: Driving Nature recovery on land and sea

Posted by: , Posted on: - Categories: Biodiversity, Environment Act, Environmental Improvement Plan, Landscapes, Marine environment, Natural England, Nature Recovery Network, Protected sites and species, Species recovery, Wildlife
Puffin, atlantic puffin, Scientific name: Fratercula arctica with a beak full of sand eels. Perched on a lichen covered rock. Blue sky background. Facing left. Horizontal

By Alan Law, Deputy Chief Executive, Natural England This time last year, Defra’s Secretary of State launched the Environmental Improvement Plan to an audience of nature conservation bodies and the media in the nature rich setting of Camley Street Natural …

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