19 Jul 2022
The deaths of thousands of crabs, lobsters and other marine life in the north-east of England should be reinvestigated, a council has said. Mass wash-ups have happened along the coast since October 2021. Our previous coverage can be read here. The BBC has now reported that Redcar and Cleveland council along with Middlesbrough and Hartlepool […]
14 Jun 2022
The coverage of the crab and lobster deaths in the north east of England has continued, and last week we covered the release of the Defra report findings. Our previous coverage is summarised and linked here. Defra have also released a further news piece: ‘On Thursday 2 June, Fisheries Minister Victoria Prentis provided an update […]
22 Feb 2022
For the past two weeks we have covered the news of the outcome of the investigation into the deaths of crabs and lobster in the North East of England. The BBC now reports that the government is investigating after new accounts of dead crabs and lobsters along the North East coast. Defra is to “undertake additional […]
08 Feb 2022
Defra and partner agencies have completed a thorough investigation of the cause of dead crabs and lobsters which were found washed up on the North East coast between October and December 2021. Following significant testing and modelling to rule out possible causes, Defra and partner agencies consider that the deaths of the crabs and lobsters […]
07 Dec 2021
Environment Agency rules out chemical pollution as likely cause of Teesside crab deaths. The Environment Agency has ruled out chemical pollution as a likely cause of the deaths of thousands of crabs and lobsters that have been washed ashore along the Teesside and North Yorkshire coast The investigation into the deaths of thousands of crabs […]
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