KIMO News Centre
Latest developments from our European networks... 

KIMO and NFLA Team Up to Campaign on Nuclear Issues

KIMO International and Nuclear Free Local Authorities (NFLA) have agreed to cooperate to boost their capacity to campaign on marine nuclear issues. By working more closely together at the OSPAR Commission, the two organisations will be able to increasingly scrutinise nuclear activities and lobby for the highest standards of marine environmental protection. Find out more about nuclear emissions and transportation. 

UK Should Follow Australia's Lead In Targeting The Cause of Lost Containers - 09 February 2010

The Australian government has begun a Focused Inspection Campaign of container shipping to make sure containers are correctly loaded and secured. KIMO UK urges the UK government to follow Australia's lead and introduce more robust checks on container lashings.  Read more...

Argyll and Bute Council Plays Its Part In Fishing For Litter

Argyll and Bute Council has just taken delivery of two 1,100litre bins with the branding ‘FISHING FOR LITTER – KIMO’ in two of its main fishing ports, Campbeltown and Rothesay. The authority has organised for the special bins to be uplifted once a week from the towns’ piers and already boats are signing up to the scheme. Read more...

100 Tonnes of Rubbish Removed from Scotland's Seas by Fishing For Litter Scheme

Fishing vessels voluntarily taking part in the current Fishing For Litter project have removed over 100 tonnes of marine litter from the seas around Scotland since April 2008 in a bid to tackle the pollution problem. The recent milestone means that the Fishing For Litter scheme in its various forms has now removed more than 215 tonnes of debris from Scottish seas. Read more...

Highly Radioactive Shipment Threatens Coastal Communities

UN Climate Change Conference: Impacts on the Oceans

The recent UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen once again highlighted the importance of taking united action to tackle climate change. To find out more about the impact of climate change on the oceans, read the Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership 'Exploring Ecosystem Linkages Report Card' and the Ocean Acidification Reference User Group's Introductory Guide. 

Photographer illustrates the devastating effects of marine litter

Photographer Chris Jordan's new project "Midway: Message from the Gyre" documents the devastating effects of plastic debris on marine life and underscores the need for continued action to reduce marine litter levels. Read about the project and view the images here.

KIMO International Holds Successful Conference and AGM in Den Haag, Netherlands

KIMO held its 19th Annual General Meeting and International Conference on the 8th, 9th and 10th October 2009. For more information and to view the presentations delivered at the event, please visit the Annual General Meeting section of our website.  Read more about the 2009 AGM here.

KIMO Netherlands and Belgium to hold its 10th Annual General Meeting and Conference

The KIMO Netherlands and Belgium network will be holding their 10th Annual General Meeting and Conference on the 18th November 2009. View the AGM and Conference program here.

New website keeps KIMO’s online presence at the cutting edge 

Following a year of research and development KIMO International has officially launched its new website www.kimointernational.org. The goal of revamping the website is to communicate information about marine pollution issues in a more understandable and engaging way. Read the press release here.     

UK Environment Minister Endorses KIMO's Pioneering Fishing For Litter Initiative

The Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs visited Newlyn on 13th August 2009 and met representatives of the pioneering Fishing For Litter South West project. The Minister spent time with local skippers involved in the scheme to hear their concerns regarding marine litter and its impact on the fishing industry. Read the official press release...

Annual General Meeting to be held in the seat of international justice
KIMO's annual general meeting will be held in the Hague on the 8th, 9th and 10th October 2009.

The first KIMO UK Conference was recently held in Aberdeen - 5th June 2009

The first KIMO UK Conference entitled 'The Grounding of the MSC Napoli: Lessons to be learnt' was recently held in Aberdeen on 5th June 2009. The 1-day event examined the grounding of the MSC Napoli and identified lessons that local authorities can implement when planning a response to a similar incident in their own back yard. Read the presentations given at the conference.

Star of the BBC's Trawlermen highlights Fishing for Litter's significant impact - 15th April 2009
The star of the BBC's Trawlermen television series, Jimmy Buchan, captain of the fishing vessel Amity II, has recently highlighted Fishing for Litter's significant impact in reducing the volume of marine litter found on Europe's seabeds. Read more...

Biggest plutonium transport in history threatens the marine environment - 5th March 2009
Two British based ships, the Pacific Pintail and Pacific Heron, are currently being loaded with deadly cargo's of MOX nuclear fuel in France for transportation to Japan. KIMO is against all shipments of highly radioactive material by sea as they pose an unnecessary threat to the marine environment and to the coastal communities they pass.   Read more...