28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock At least half a million more people in the UK will be exposed to coastal flooding risk by 2100, a 25 per cent increase on today, according to the first study to quantify the scale of the UK population at risk under long-term sea-level rise. The research, led by the Met Office […]
28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock The company that owns the vessel involved in the River Tyne nurdle spill has admitted its response has fallen short of what the community expected, as the North East mayor presses the firms responsible to fund what she has called the worst nurdle pollution incident in Europe. Up to 25 tonnes […]
28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock The government has published a revised National Policy Statement for Ports that strengthens the presumption in favour of approving major port developments, in a move welcomed by the industry as providing greater certainty for investment. The amended statement was laid before Parliament on 6 July by Keir Mather, the Aviation, Maritime […]
28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock Orkney Crab has become the first fishery in the world to achieve certification against the Community Catch standard, a scheme designed to give small-scale, community-based fisheries a credible and affordable route to independent sustainability assurance. The certification, announced by global assurance body NSF on 13 July, recognises the fishery’s environmental practices, […]
28 Jul 2026
SMEEF Taking Flight Round 2 open for applications SMEEF is pleased to announce the launch of the second round of open funding from the Seabirds Resilience Fund. ‘Taking Flight’ is designed to accelerate progress against the Scottish Seabird Conservation Action Plan and its aim of maximising seabird prospects and building resilience in seabird populations. Taking […]
21 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock Every commercial fisherman in the UK should be granted a permanent, tradable share of the national catch, according to a new paper from the free-market Adam Smith Institute, which argues that the current system leaves the majority of the fleet dependent on short-term handouts and does little to arrest long-term stock […]
21 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock A team led by the University of Exeter has been awarded £939,434 by Natural England to run one of the most detailed investigations yet in English waters into three of the country’s most vulnerable shark species. The three-year project, which will run from July 2026 to March 2029, will focus on […]
21 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock A new byelaw prohibiting anchoring across the entire Allonby Bay Highly Protected Marine Area (HPMA) will come into force on 30 July, the Marine Management Organisation has confirmed. The measure covers all 28 square kilometres of the site, which sits off the north-west coast of Cumbria in the Irish Sea, and […]
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