13 May 2025
Image description: The Seven Sisters in Sussex. Image by Andres Stefuca / Pexels. The Prosecution: The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has secured the first successful prosecution for a contravention of an MMO marine protected area (MPA) byelaw. Christoph Gouy, Master of the French-registered fishing vessel Pierre D’Ambre, pleaded guilty at Newcastle Magistrates Court to […]
13 May 2025
Image description: Two yellow diggers carrying out beach renourishment work in Lincolnshire. Image by: Van Oord / Environment Agency. Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. Over the next 4 to 5 weeks, around 200,000 to 500,000 cubic metres […]
13 May 2025
The Crown Estate has confirmed it will proceed with its capacity increase programme to maximise the potential of existing seabed leases at seven UK wind farms, potentially generating enough energy to power up to four million homes and create economic growth for the UK. The move rubber stamps earlier requests made by developers awarded […]
13 May 2025
Image description: An offshore windfarm with the coastline in the foreground and a sunset sky forming the backdrop. Strong headwinds facing offshore wind Danish firm Ørsted has announced it is discontinuing the Hornsea 4 project in the UK in its current form. The fourth phase of the huge Hornsea windfarm, located off the Yorkshire […]
13 May 2025
Image description: Brighton West Pier, Sussex, at sunset. The pavilion was destroyed in an arson attack in 2003. The beach is in the foreground with the black silhouette of the destroyed West Pier at the centre. Image by Harry Shelton / Pexels. Work has begun to restore 100 miles (160km) of coastline after […]
13 May 2025
Launched in cinemas across the globe on May 8th, the documentary film ‘Ocean’ from Silverback Films and Open Planet Studios was released to coincide with David Attenborough’s 99th birthday. The film, narrated by the veteran broadcaster, will be available globally on some streaming services from June 8th. The film’s release has highlighted the visually stunning […]
06 May 2025
A new report led by the UK’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) highlights that the UK and Ireland could face more very severe winter storms in the future. Photo: Marcus Woodbridge The findings come from the latest Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (MCCIP) Storms and Waves Rolling Evidence Update, which looks at how storm and […]
06 May 2025
Europe is preparing to launch its first offshore carbon dioxide (CO₂) carrier. The vessel, built entirely at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the northern Netherlands, will be officially christened and launched on May 14. This dedicated CO₂ carrier is part of Project Greensand, which aims to create the European Union’s first full-scale CCS value […]
