09 Jun 2026
Photo by Diego Romeo The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has confirmed it is resuming the roll-out of its Inshore Vessel Monitoring System (I-VMS) programme, having reached an agreement with CLS UK Ltd, formerly known as Fulcrum Maritime Systems Ltd, to supply type-approved tracking devices to England’s entire under-12 metre fishing fleet. Fishermen affected by the collapse […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Timothy K Two studies published this week paint a complex picture of the world’s mangrove forests: globally they are growing for the first time in decades, but rising seas risk pushing them past a tipping point that could turn some of the ocean’s most valuable carbon stores into net emitters. A rare […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Raul Ling The European Commission has published its annual communication on the state of EU fisheries, reporting continued long-term progress towards sustainable fishing while warning of declining stocks in several critical sea basins, a fuel cost crisis threatening to wipe out recent economic gains, and persistent failures to eliminate discards. The report, […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Pramod Kumar Sharma A new study from the University of Aberdeen’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Energy Transition has warned that intensifying competition for space in UK waters is placing the country’s energy transition at serious risk, and is calling for a fundamental overhaul of how offshore areas are governed. The findings, published by the Geological Society as […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by Lison Zhao The Environment Agency issued pollution alerts at four Isle of Wight beaches following a sewage release by Southern Water, with bathers warned to stay out of the water at Totland Bay and Colwell Bay on the island’s west coast. Similar warnings were also in place at Gurnard Bay and Ryde. Southern Water attributed […]
04 Jun 2026
Image description: The pull handle on a lavatory. Image by Andrew Martin from Pixabay A hidden enforcement gap Misconnected household pipes, washing machines, dishwashers, sinks or toilets accidentally plumbed into surface water drains rather than the foul sewer, let untreated wastewater flow directly into rivers, streams and the sea. Although discharging foul water into a surface water […]
04 Jun 2026
Image description: The overflow plughole on Ladybower reservoir in full flow. Peak District, England. Photo by Jonathan Bean on Unsplash Why it matters Ofwat has launched a consultation on new draft guidance for water companies delivering schemes under the Specified Infrastructure Projects Regulations 2013 (SIPR), the framework originally used to deliver the Thames Tideway Tunnel. In […]
04 Jun 2026
Photo by Jonathan Cooper on Unsplash Communication, not supply, was the breakdown A new report jointly commissioned by Ofwat and the Consumer Council for Water has concluded that communication, rather than supply failure itself, was the clearest and most consistent breakdown in South East Water’s response to two major disruptions last winter. Fewer than one in […]
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