21 Aug 2024
About 90kg (200lbs) of dead fish have been removed from a canal after a sodium cyanide leak in Walsall that experts fear could have “devastated the aquatic ecosystem” in the area. A 1km stretch of the waterway remains closed to the public after the chemical spill from a metal finishing company, Anochrome. The spill was declared a major […]
21 Aug 2024
Recent cost of living research from Ofwat found that 20% of water bill payers are struggling to afford their charges. A March 2024 survey found one in five are struggling with water charges, up from 18% in October 2023. This is part of a wider picture of affordability challenges, with 53% saying they struggle to […]
20 Aug 2024
The Crown Estate has advanced to a key phase in its Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, aiming to develop floating wind farms in the Celtic Sea, off South Wales and South West England. This initiative, first unveiled in December 2023, could generate up to 4.5 gigawatts of renewable energy, sufficient to power over 4 million […]
20 Aug 2024
Over half of UK seafood consumers now recognise the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) ecolabel, reflecting a growing awareness of sustainable fishing. A recent survey found 54% of fish and seafood buyers had seen the blue MSC ecolabel, up from 51% in 2022 and 44% in 2016. Understanding of the ecolabel has also improved, with 39% […]
20 Aug 2024
The UK’s first large-scale offshore mussel farm, located in Lyme Bay off South Devon, is helping shellfish reefs return to the seabed for the first time in up to 150 years, according to a new study. Established in 2013, the farm’s mussel lines have transformed the seabed from muddy sediment into reefs, benefitting commercial fish […]
20 Aug 2024
Specially developed miniature solar powered devices have been fitted onto birds off the coast of Ynys Môn in Wales, to track their migration and behaviour patterns. Part of the ongoing marine characterization research (MCRP) project led by Menter Môn, the information gathered will help ensure that tidal energy devices within the Morlais scheme are deployed […]
20 Aug 2024
Research published by SOWEC explores how developers of offshore wind could go above and beyond existing mitigations to maximise opportunities for nature while developing green infrastructure projects. Measures that provide habitat for shelter, feeding and spawning can be incorporated within wind turbine foundation options to help enhance biodiversity in the decade ahead as multiple wind […]
20 Aug 2024
A new study has explored the climate effect of the mandated reduction of sulphur in ship exhaust emissions globally since 2020. Highly relevant to international policy, the study suggests that the shipping regulation has reduced how much light is being reflected back into space, which has likely contributed towards the record warming over the last […]
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