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10 Apr 2023

MarineNews

Rarely observed circling behaviours of endangered basking sharks have now been explained as ‘shark speed dating’ courtship displays. Marine biologists from the Marine Biological Association (MBA), the Irish Basking Shark Group and colleagues have led ground-breaking research which reveals the circles of basking sharks seen off western Ireland are engaged in annual reproductive behaviour, the first place in the world […]

05 Apr 2023

NewsWater

According to the government, it has set out “a new plan to clean up our waters and ensure a plentiful supply for the future”. Specific measures include £1.6 billion investment brought forward to speed up vital water infrastructure projects a commitment to consult on a ban on the use of plastic in wet wipes fines […]

05 Apr 2023

NewsWater

Looking ahead to the official release of storm overflow monitoring data Stuart Colville gives the industry perspective on the expected fall in spills. There were fewer overflow spills last year into rivers and seas, and the average spill was shorter The length of overflow spills reduced by a third, while the number of individual overflow […]

05 Apr 2023

NewsWater

The government has published its revamped net zero strategy. However, Powering Up Britain is rather more focused on energy security than net zero. The government view: Ambitious plans to scale up affordable, clean, homegrown power and build thriving green industries in Britain have been unveiled by the government today (Thursday 30 March) – boosting the […]

05 Apr 2023

NewsWater

The Data Services Platform is provided by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its agencies. It supports open access to environmental data for: the public partner organisations, their staff and contractors The platform provides: open data feeds application programming interfaces (APIs), built on linked data, which are aimed at system and […]

05 Apr 2023

NewsWater

The future of the Calstock wetlands is assured for the next 20 years as Natural England has granted a Countryside Stewardship to the Tamar Community Trust (TCT). The move comes as a scheme led by the Environment Agency to reconnect the River Tamar with its original floodplain at Calstock has finished and the land leased, […]