Who is all at sea?

The Marine and Coastal Access Act of 2009 was one of the major environmental achievements of the last Labour government but, to be fair, the Shadow Defra team, including Richard Benyon who is now a junior Defra minister, were very supportive of the thrust of the legislation too.  At times, the progress of the Act…

Sparing the Dogger Bank

This blog brings together information and ideas from several previous blogs. A long time ago, in another life, I wrote this blog about data loggers and kittiwakes heading from Bempton cliffs to the Dogger Bank.  It’s a long way to go if you are a little kittiwake – 150km of sea to cross to get…

I’ll be Doggered now I know a bit…

Many thanks to Amanda in the Defra Press Office for the following answers to my questions: Does the Dogger Bank have any extra protection already? On 26th August Dogger Bank was put forward to the European Commission to be selected as a candidate Special Area of Conservation. Under Article 6(2) of the Habitats Directive there…

I’ll be Doggered if I know (2)…

I phoned the Defra Press Office on Monday and they said they’d get back to me. I phoned the Defra Press Office on Tuesday and they said they’d get back to me. I phoned the Defra Press Office on Wednesday and they said they’d get back to me. All I want is the details of…