24 Sep 2024
The below is an abridged version of a report in The Conversation, by Prof. Alex Ford, Prof. Crispin Halsall and Prof. Mark Fitzsimons In October 2021, thousands of dead and dying crabs and lobsters washed up along 70km of coastline in north-east England. This mass-mortality event coincided with the redevelopment of one of the UK’s largest ports […]
21 Mar 2023
The MP for Middlesbrough, Andy McDonald, posed a question to the Defra Environment Minister regarding the recent conclusions of the Expert Panel on crustacean deaths in the North East of England. Mr McDonald said: ‘ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the report by the Chief Executive of […]
02 Nov 2021
Guardian 29th October ‘An investigation is under way into why thousands of dead crabs and lobsters are washing up on the Tees estuary and neighbouring north-east beaches in recent weeks. Countless crustaceans have been found, with Marske and Saltburn said to be experiencing particularly high numbers, and the first sightings reported in early October in […]