06 Nov 2023

A Marine Conservation Society survey has found that the number of jellyfish spotted in the UK has increased by 32% in the last year. The most commonly spotted were the barrel, or ‘dustbin-lid’, jellyfish. Jellyfish populations vary naturally over time but climate change warming the UK seas is creating favourable conditions. In August, oceans hit […]

06 Nov 2023

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is marking 50 years since the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), the primary global treaty for the prevention of pollution of the marine environment by ships from intentional, operational or accidental causes.     The graphic above details one of the six […]

06 Nov 2023

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has published the UK Government’s response to its report, Protecting Marine Mammals in the UK and Abroad. The report, published in June, recommended stronger measures to tackle the problem of bycatch by introducing mandatory bycatch monitoring and called on DEFRA to publish an action plan to achieve […]

06 Nov 2023

The Dee Estuary and Burry Inlet cockle fishery won the Ocean Leadership award at the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) UK annual awards for its exemplary leadership and unique contribution in furthering the sustainability of fisheries.  Burry Inlet, in Carmarthen Bay, Wales, became the world’s first MSC certified bivalve mollusc fishery in 2001 and was followed […]

01 Nov 2023

An exclusive investigation by the Guardian suggests England is to diverge from EU water monitoring standards. Campaigners fear the change of approach could lead to more pollution in England’s rivers and waterways if the new measuring methods are less rigorous. While in the EU, England was covered by the water framework directive (WFD), and a […]

01 Nov 2023

The world is approaching a series of climate risk tipping points, according to a major new report from the UN University. It is also on the brink of irreversible changes to nature, water systems and pollution in space, which would drastically damage our ability to cope with disasters, including the withdrawal of home insurance from […]

01 Nov 2023

The Environment Agency (EA) claims that an estimated 96,000 properties have been protected and as part of the EA’s response to flooding caused by Storm Babet. Further, twenty high volume pumps and five small volume pumps were deployed across several sites. The EA’s flood warning service sent out over 300,000 messages by email, telephone and […]