18 Nov 2025
Photo by Anchor Lee Bird flu has caused a 47% decline in breeding female southern elephant seals at South Georgia, wiping out around 53,000 individuals at the world’s largest colony of the species, scientists have warned. The remote sub-Antarctic island is home to 54% of the global breeding population of southern elephant seals, with […]
18 Nov 2025
Photo by Marco Bicca A significant new collaboration has emerged in the offshore wind sector as Associated British Ports (ABP) announced the launch of the Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance — described as the first international alliance dedicated to ports serving floating offshore wind (FLOW). The initiative brings together ABP (UK), BrestPort (France) and […]
17 Nov 2025
FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR SCOTTISH MARINE CONSERVATION PROJECTS TO SHARE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE APPLY NOW The aim of Sea-Changers Scottish Learning Fund is to enable early-stage and/or small community-based groups in Scotland who are involved in marine conservation activities to learn, share knowledge, network and develop skills by working with other groups. There are so many […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Chris Boland The 30th UN Climate Change Conference opened in Belém, Brazil, on Monday with urgent calls to accelerate implementation of climate commitments, as the world’s largest gathering of Indigenous leaders demanded recognition as essential actors in the global response to the climate crisis. The two-week summit, taking place in the gateway […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Mark Bennis Sussex Wildlife Trust has achieved a significant legal victory in its battle to protect the Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) from sediment dumping, after the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) conceded it had failed to properly assess the environmental impacts of a controversial 10-year dredging licence. The High Court […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Nick Fewings The UK’s struggling fishing industry is set to receive its first comprehensive national strategic plan, with former Fisheries Minister Daniel Zeichner MP appointed to lead the development of an action plan that stakeholders say is desperately overdue. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries announced this month it will develop a National […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Chris Mitchell Southern Water is investigating after millions of contaminated plastic beads washed up on Camber Sands beach, risking an “environmental catastrophe”, according to the local MP. The biobeads could have a dire impact on marine life, with fears rare sea life, including seabirds, porpoises and seals, could ingest them and die. […]
11 Nov 2025
Photo by Naomi August Deep-sea mining operations could severely disrupt marine life in the ocean’s “twilight zone” by replacing nutritious food particles with sediment “junk food,” according to the first study to examine the impact of mining waste on this critical ecosystem. Research published in Nature Communications found that 53% of all zooplankton and […]
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