30 Sep 2025
Photo by David Clode Forensic approach tracks species on the move Scientists have developed a method combining environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis with traditional visual surveys to track tropical fish species migrating into cooler waters, detecting species movements that conventional monitoring overlooks. The research, published in Diversity and Distributions, surveyed fish communities along 2,000 kilometres of […]
30 Sep 2025
Photo by Kilian Murphy The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is implementing a comprehensive upgrade to its marine licensing service, moving away from the current marine case management system (MCMS) to a new modern platform offering long-term stability, enhanced security and improved user experience. The new service will be accompanied by end-to-end service improvements aimed at enhancing […]
30 Sep 2025
In collaboration with Black Ocean Citizens, Ocean and Coastal Futures is carrying out a study to understand the experiences and perceptions of racism for people of colour working or studying in the UK marine, coastal and fisheries sector. In order to inform development and monitor the effectiveness of appropriate interventions to tackle racism and […]
25 Sep 2025
Image description: A metal watering can pouring out water. Photo by David Ballew on Unsplash Despite reservoirs in Yorkshire receiving record rainfall and seeing the largest weekly rise in over 30 years, Yorkshire Water’s hosepipe ban could last into the new year. Dave Kaye, director of water for Yorkshire Water, said that while reservoir […]
25 Sep 2025
Image description: wild swimmers doing front crawl in a body of water. Photo by Johanna Steppan on Unsplash A new report from the London assembly has recommended ten new wild swimming locations should be created in London, to accelerate a clean-up of the capital’s waterways and increase nature access. The investigation, titled “Swimmable rivers: […]
25 Sep 2025
Image description: Housing construction in progress. Photo by Ernie Journeys on Unsplash The UK government has announced new measures aimed at improving water efficiency in new homes, a move expected to reduce household bills and support the construction of new housing developments. According to a statement from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural […]
25 Sep 2025
Image description: cars stuck in traffic.Photo by Nabeel Syed on Unsplash After six years, Brighton’s Wild Park rainscape, formed of a vegetated swale linked to four planted basins, is almost completed. The Aquifer Project, formed in 2016 to protect the chalk aquifer, secured £1.79m funding from National Highways to build the rainscape with the […]
23 Sep 2025
Photo by Jakob Owens A landmark UN treaty to safeguard marine biodiversity on the high seas has reached the critical threshold of 60 ratifications needed to enter into force, clearing the way for it to take effect in January 2026. Morocco and Sierra Leone became the 60th and 61st parties to ratify the Agreement on Friday, triggering […]
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