14 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Adobe Stock Ocean science is expanding and drawing more collaboration and funding, yet remains too poorly resourced to meet the challenges facing the sea. That is the assessment of the third Global Ocean Science Report, whose executive summary was released on 30 June at a session of UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission in Paris. The report […]
14 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Adobe Stock The UK has ratified the High Seas Treaty, the international agreement that for the first time allows marine protected areas to be created in the ocean beyond national borders. The Foreign Secretary signed the document required for ratification, which was formally deposited with the United Nations in New York on 10 July, completing […]
14 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Adobe Stock A North Sea industry body has written to every Labour MP calling for more domestic oil and gas production, timing its appeal to the arrival of Andy Burnham, who is expected to become prime minister within days. The letter from Offshore Energies UK, co-signed by a range of business organisations and the GMB […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Zdeněk Macháček Seaweed farming could create jobs and low-carbon products across the UK, but the sector will not grow without public trust, according to a new report from the Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban. The report, Seaweed farming with and for our coastal communities, sets out six recommendations for policymakers and […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nick Russill Hundreds of jellyfish washed ashore at Summerleaze Beach in Bude, Cornwall, on 2 July, drawing crowds to a striking purple carpet of stranded animals beside the town’s sea pool wall. Scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory, who documented the stranding, said the mound was made up mostly of moon jellyfish, alongside blue […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Boskalis Dutch marine services firm Boskalis has christened the Windpiper, which it describes as the world’s largest subsea rock installation vessel. The 227-metre vessel was named on 3 July following an 18-month conversion, and the company says it will double its rock installation capacity. What the vessel does Subsea rock installation involves placing rock […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nicholas Doherty The shareholders behind the 3.6GW Dogger Bank complex have applied to the UK courts for permission to bring a judicial review against the consent granted to a neighbouring offshore wind project. SSE, Equinor and Vargronn have filed papers at the Administrative Court in London, taking a case against Energy Secretary Ed Miliband […]
06 Jul 2026
Photo credit: Nick Fewings The Marine Management Organisation has approved more than £1 million through the Fisheries and Seafood Scheme since it reopened in April and is now encouraging smaller operators to come forward. The scheme reopened on 13 April and is run by the MMO on behalf of Defra, drawing on more than £132 […]
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