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Thanks to Rob Hutchins and Oceanographic Online for the Headline.

Italy and Spain have blocked a proposal to extend the ban on deep-sea trawling, the proposal planned to reduce the depth of trawling from 1000m to 800m. The Republic of Turkey put forward the proposal , but Italy and Spain’s actions have meant that all they can do is propose it again next year.

It is not thought that the proposal to reduce the depth would have an impact on the fish trawling income , as there are a limited number of large industrial trawlers who could dredge to that depth.

However, the benefits to the deep-sea ecosystem and it’s role in absorbing temperature changes in the surrounding sea is thought to be potentially beneficial to the environment in the Mediterranean.

As such the fact that the proposal has been blocked has upset a lot of the Countries concerned about the ocean environment and also the EU’s ability to prioritise Ocean conservation in practice.

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Thanks to Emma Stanley and BBC Online News

I love this , because it shows how even dogs that are proving difficult to home can be found a match.

The dog named Delboy is a French Bulldog cross and was handed over to the RSPCA in a welfare case. Delboy needed time and patience to trust unfamiliar faces , especially men.

Thankfully his new owners visited the rehoming centre ten times to get to know Delboy at his own pace. They had experience with other rescue dogs and were able to take Delboy on days out and have sleepovers at their home with him. They chose him because he needed a “home” and it has worked out. Delboy has even been on holiday with them.

A rescue dog sometimes needs time and possibly a foster home in order to regain the confidence they have lost through their past experiences, but it is worth the effort , as Delboy’s new owners have discovered.

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Share a few recent shots from your camera roll, no context needed.

A thumb on the edge of the camera,

In my kitchen a gaggle of pseudotetramera,

For those of you not in the know,

They are a five jointed beetle with one that doesn’t show,

It made quite a stir to find them on the kitchen floor,

Rest assured I swept them out the door,

It was then I thought the blancmange looks nice,

And of course a photo I didn’t think twice,

Pink and Yellow it was quite fun,

A lot more interesting than my sister’s current bun,

It was then I noticed the full moon,

So after dinner I trekked outside and had a swoon,

I swear I saw a rat or perhaps a not well bat,

Either way my phone I dropped where I sat,

The thing moved too quickly for me to take a picture,

And the phone disappeared down a hollow stricture,

It got too dark to try and retrieve it ,

So next morning I kneeled down on the grit,

Put my hand in the hole and felt my thumb get bit,

The phone I grabbed despite my pain,

The picture of the angry stoat was caught in the frame.

Thanks to Jamie Singleton and the Gazette and Herald for the Headline.

Good News on the building renovation front in Devizes.

The Assize Court , which is a “grade II” listed building is being renovated to become the new home of Wiltshire’s Museum. Work began on the 26th October.

The initial work involves removal of lead paint and lime plaster within the building and removal of the ceiling , the main transformation work will begin in early 2027.

The project costing £14.8million will include a Community Space, Cafe and will create a sustainable cultural and community hub in the locality. Wiltshire Museum is scheduled to open it’s new home in 2030.

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