30 Sep 2025
Photo Nicholas Doherty Court grants preliminary injunction U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth has granted a preliminary injunction allowing Revolution Wind to restart construction on the $6 billion offshore wind project, ruling that the Trump administration failed to justify its sudden decision to halt work on the more than 80% completed development. The judge said that the government’s […]
30 Sep 2025
Photo by Bernd Dittrich Unexpected biodiversity on contaminated surfaces Scientists using undersea submersibles have discovered crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of Second World War explosives in the Baltic Sea, finding more creatures living on top of warheads than in the surrounding seabed at a former weapons dump site. Andrey Vedenin, study […]
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 […]
28 Sep 2025
Marine Archaeological Project Officer – Two Posts Employment Type: Contract: Full time – 1 x FTC until June 2027 And 1 x FTC until March 2028 Location: Hybrid · United Kingdom (multiple locations) Portsmouth · Swindon · Cambridge · Newcastle upon Tyne · York · Manchester · Birmingham · Bristol, City. We offer hybrid working […]
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: […]
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