27 May 2025
Image: Fishing boats by John Mark Strange The number of octopus are increasing in the south-west, and fishers are feeling the impact. Instead of hauling up pots with crabs, lobsters and other shellfish, fishers are finding octopus and empty shells instead. Plymouth crab fisherman Brian Tapper described the situation: “The octopus are ruining us… […]
27 May 2025
Image: Fishing boat by Michel Stockman A new report from marine conservation organisation Oceana claims that bottom trawling continues to pose a serious threat to the UK’s offshore marine protected areas (MPAs), with over 20,000 hours of suspected activity recorded in 2024 alone. The report, titled The Trawled Truth, estimates that the suspected trawling would […]
22 May 2025
Image description: A winding river through a dark landscape, with the sun in the centre of the sky. Image by Pixabay. A new study finds nearly a third of all antibiotics that people consume, equivalent to 8,500 tonnes, end up in the world’s rivers every year. Previous studies estimating environmental antibiotic pollution at global […]
22 May 2025
Image description: Full view of Westminster, with the Thames visible in the foreground. Image by Adam Dereweck/ Pixabay. Ministers promised to block Thames bonuses Last week the Thames Water Executives including Sir Adrian Montague, the Chair, and Chris Weston, the Chief Executive, faced scrutiny from MPs at a select committee hearing. During this enquiry […]
22 May 2025
Image description: A drone flying above a wooden table., with the sea is visible in the background. Image by JackieLou DL/ Pixabay Projects involving satellites, robots, drones and artificial intelligence (AI) have been awarded a share of almost £43m as part of Ofwat’s fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge, which supports technologies enhancing the sustainability of […]
22 May 2025
Image description: A protest march with people holding placards. A man’s t-shirt reads “don’t poison our water”. Image by the Climate Reality Project. The government says it has overseen a large increase in criminal investigations into water companies for alleged breaches of environmental law. The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), in […]
22 May 2025
Image description: Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe square, Oxford. Image by Lina Kivaka / Pixabay. Major flood defences designed to protect all homes, businesses and crucial infrastructure in Oxford at risk of flooding from the River Thames have been approved by the government. The Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme will be built along the River Thames […]
20 May 2025
Late Monday night, negotiations between the UK and the EU – covering trade, defence and fishing, came to a dramatic close, as the UK agreed to allow EU vessels continued access to UK waters until 2038. Reaction to the deal on fishing revealed highly differing views. The UK Government stressed that the agreement maintains […]
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