18 May 2026
Photo by Torsten Dederichs Norway and China are mounting an organised push to significantly expand Antarctic krill fishing in the Southern Ocean ahead of a critical management meeting this October, drawing escalating opposition from conservation groups who warn that krill – the keystone species at the heart of Antarctica’s food web – is already […]
18 May 2026
Photo by Lance Anderson A new study has identified the specific genetic mutations that allowed the Atlantic herring to colonise the Baltic Sea thousands of years ago, findings that shed new light on evolution in action, and that their lead author says provide a compelling argument for much more restrictive industrial fishing of the […]
12 May 2026
Photo by Paul Einerhand A Dutch court has ruled that bottom trawling in the Dogger Bank without permits is unlawful, in what is believed to be the first European judgment confirming that governments have a binding legal duty to regulate the impact of bottom trawling on offshore marine protected areas. The District Court of […]
12 May 2026
Photo by Jakob Owens Scientists have published some of the strongest direct observational evidence to date that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the vast system of ocean currents that regulates climate across Europe and the North Atlantic, has been weakening for nearly two decades, with new modelling suggesting the slowdown could be far more […]
12 May 2026
Photo by Phill Brown A team of 26 scientists drawn from eleven government bodies is currently mapping the seabed off Britain’s south-west coast in what has been described as the most ambitious collaborative survey of its kind ever undertaken in the UK. The four-week mission, designated CSM2026, is being carried out aboard the research vessel Cefas Endeavour […]
12 May 2026
Photo by Kate Estes A landmark investigation has revealed that European fishing companies have quietly expanded their dominance of the Indian Ocean tuna fishery by registering vessels under the flags of coastal states – allowing them to circumvent quota restrictions at a time when key tuna species are still recovering from severe overfishing. The […]
12 May 2026
Photo by Hubert Neufeld A newly published 20-year analysis of maritime incidents along the Northern Sea Route (NSR) has found that ice-related accidents are increasing even as melting sea ice opens the route to more traffic, raising fresh concerns about safety standards and rescue capacity along one of the world’s most remote and strategically […]
12 May 2026
Photo by Igor Francetic Three ScotWind offshore wind developers have joined forces with Crown Estate Scotland and NatureScot to fund a two-year acoustic study of minke whale activity in a marine protected area that lies directly in the path of planned grid connection infrastructure off the Aberdeenshire coast. The study, led by the Scottish […]
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