Tees Archives - Ocean and Coastal Futures

10 Jan 2023

Tees seagrass meadows to be reinstated for first time in over a century

A new project is hoping to create seagrass meadows on the Tees for the first time in more than a century, according to local news outlets. The plant, which only grows in seawater, used to exist around the Tees estuary but has not been recorded there since 1906. Permission has been applied for to create […]

22 Nov 2022

Shellfish deaths: Campaigners call for River Tees dredging halt

Marine News

Campaigners who blame dredging for a die-off of shellfish along the North East coast have called for a halt to the practice in the River Tees while investigations continue. In October 2021, thousands of dead crabs and lobsters were found washed up on the Tees estuary and neighbouring north-east beaches. Countless crustaceans were found, with Marske […]