15 Jul 2025
A new study published in Nature has found that nanoplastics—plastic particles smaller than one micrometre—now appear to make up the majority of plastic pollution in the ocean. Researchers from Utrecht University and the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research estimated that around 27 million tonnes of nanoplastics are present in the upper layers of the North Atlantic Ocean, based […]
15 Jul 2025
Photo by Bob Brewer The Crown Estate has announced it will fund a new regional programme in South Wales to help local companies prepare for future opportunities in the offshore renewables sector. The initiative, known as Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR), aims to strengthen regional supply chains ahead of the next phase of development in […]
15 Jul 2025
Photo by Sindy Sussengut The Ocean Census, a global initiative launched in 2023 by The Nippon Foundation in collaboration with the UK-based ocean research institute Nekton, aims to discover at least 100,000 new marine species within the next ten years. As part of this ambitious effort to accelerate marine biodiversity discovery, the Ocean Census has […]
15 Jul 2025
Photo by ‘Viviane 6276′ The eastern Baltic cod population has shrunk dramatically in both size and genetic diversity over the past three decades, according to new research that scientists say underscores the evolutionary toll of intensive fishing. A study published in the journal Science Advances found that the average mature length of eastern Baltic cod has […]
15 Jul 2025
Photo by Ian Taylor The Indian state of Kerala has initiated legal proceedings against the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), demanding $1.1 billion in compensation after the container vessel MSC Elsa 3 sank off the coast of Kochi in May 2025. The sinking resulted in the release of diesel fuel and hazardous cargo into the Arabian Sea, […]
15 Jul 2025
Photo by William Hook The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) has launched the SkateSpotter app, a new tool designed to aid in the conservation of the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius). This free mobile application allows anglers, divers, and the general public to upload photographs of flapper skates, which are then used to build a photo-identification […]
10 Jul 2025
Ofwat has proposed a £24m enforcement package following its findings that South West Water has failed to meet it legal obligations in managing its wastewater treatment works and network. These failures resulted in the company spilling wastewater to the environment when it should not have done. This announcement represents the next stage of Ofwat’s largest […]
10 Jul 2025
Image description: a red tractor ploughing a field, with white birds surrounding it. Image by Tian Dayong / Unsplash. The Guardian has broken a story on an Environment Agency (EA) insider blowing the whistle on what they describe as a “deliberate and ongoing cover-up” of the public health and environmental dangers of spreading sewage […]
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