07 Jul 2025

Photo of Kuwait City by Mayer Tawfik   Kuwait has officially launched the Needlefish, a cutting-edge unmanned surface vessel (USV) developed by British companies SRT Marine Systems and Ocean Infinity. This launch represents a major advancement in maritime surveillance technology as part of Kuwait’s $213 million Project Vigilant, an integrated system designed to enhance maritime […]

07 Jul 2025

Photo of Tuna by Sean Robertson   Pakistan has landed a major victory in its fisheries sector by securing a 25,000-metric-ton tuna fishing quota from the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC), marking a turning point for the country’s marine economy. The quota includes 15,000 tons of Yellowfin Tuna and 10,000 tons of Skipjack Tuna, positioning […]

03 Jul 2025

Image description: A close up shot of a striped blue school tie and navy blazer, with a yellow prefect badge in view. Image by ROBIN WORRALL / Unsplash   Potential ban on PFAS and plastic in UK school uniform The children’s wellbeing and schools bill, which applies mainly to England and Wales and is at […]

03 Jul 2025

Image: A beach cleaning bag with the Surfers Against Sewage logo, lying on a sandy beach. Image by Surfing Croyde / Unsplash   Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) have released the results of a representative poll conducted on adults in England and found “52% of those surveyed don’t trust the Government to put in place the […]

03 Jul 2025

Image description: Water being poured from a bottle into a glass. Image by Pixabay   Italian court delivers first PFAS contamination conviction In the Italian court on Thursday sentenced executives at a chemical plant to prison terms of up to 17 years for polluting water used by hundreds of thousands of people with Per- and […]

03 Jul 2025

Image description: An aerial view of a sewage treatment works. Photo by Patrick Federi / Unsplash   Britain’s Southern Water has secured up to 1.2 billion pounds ($1.65 billion) of equity from a consortium led by Australia’s Macquarie Asset Management and agreed to refinancing terms with creditors to avert a debt crisis. Southern Water, which […]

03 Jul 2025

Image description: aerial view of sewage treatment works. Image by Tom Fisk / Pexels.   More than half of Thames Water’s 351 sewage treatment works do not have the capacity to treat the sewage they receive, according to independent research published by the Oxford Rivers Improvement Campaign (ORIC).  Using data secured through Environmental Information Requests, […]

01 Jul 2025

New detailed assessments of marine protected areas (MPA) in Wales show which habitats and species are doing well in Welsh waters, but highlight the need for more action to improve habitat, biodiversity and water quality, according to Natural Resources Wales (NRW).     A total of 85 features designated across 17 marine special areas of […]