22 Apr 2025
The Trump administration’s decision to halt construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 farm off the coast of New York late on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the offshore wind industry, raising concerns that fully-permitted developments representing billions in investment are not safe. Donald Trump’s Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered the Equinor project to cease […]
22 Apr 2025
An international team of scientists has been the first to film the colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) in its natural environment. The juvenile squid was captured on video at a depth of 600 metres by the Schmidt Ocean Institute’s remotely operated vehicle. The sighting occurred on March 9 on an expedition near the South Sandwich Islands in […]
22 Apr 2025
Brazil becomes the first country to officially become committed to integrating Ocean Literacy into its national curriculum. Known as the “Blue Curriculum”, it will be implemented in schools nationwide with adaptations to regional and local contexts. The initiative aligns with the recommendation of UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, who has called on all Member States to […]
22 Apr 2025
President Trump has said he will allow commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest MPAs, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to a vast area of the Pacific dotted with coral atolls and populated by endangered sea turtles and whales. As reported in the New York Times, Mr. […]
22 Apr 2025
A major new electricity interconnector linking Ireland and Wales is now up and running and has been officially launched. The 500-megawatt Greenlink interconnector will enable the importation of electricity into Ireland from Britain, and the export of any surplus renewable electricity from Ireland. It is considered one of Europe’s most important energy infrastructure projects and […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: People attending a march. A man is wearing a green t-shirt which reads “don’t poison our water”. Image credit The Climate Reality Project. Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have released their annual water quality report, which “brings together sewage discharge data, sickness data and figures from our Safer Seas and Rivers Service app […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: Rowing boats stowed away. Image credit Antonio Babuli/ Pexels. The iconic Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race took place on Sunday 13 April. However, pre-race excitement was overshadowed by results from water-quality testing, which revealed levels of E. coli bacteria almost three times above the Environment Agency’s threshold for “poor” bathing waters, along […]
17 Apr 2025
Image description: The Roman Baths museum in Bath. Image credit Rachel Claire / Pexels. The University of Bath has opened the UK’s first pilot wastewater monitoring centre which it says could help avoid future pandemics. The early-warning public health surveillance system is based on detecting traces of chemicals and biological markers found in water. […]
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