08 Sep 2026
Photo by Tania la Vaullee The Government of Jersey has significantly expanded its Marine Protected Area (MPA) network, increasing the proportion of territorial waters protected from dredging and trawling from 6.5% to 21.7%, The Fishing Daily reported. The new rules, which took effect on 1 September, mean the area of sea protected from trawling and […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Martin Bennie New research from the University of St Andrews has found that disturbing seabed sediments through trawling could cause significant losses of carbon stored in Scotland’s sea lochs, adding fresh evidence to calls for the Scottish Government to introduce protective measures before its forthcoming consultation on marine protected areas. A vulnerable carbon store […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Soren Funk An estimated one billion plastic pellets, known as nurdles, entered the River Tyne and North Sea after a collision between two vessels at the Port of Tyne on 19 July, and have since washed up on beaches across north-east England. Six weeks on, the port’s chief executive has joined calls […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Tim Morgan Puffin numbers at one of the UK’s largest colonies have fallen by around 30% in two years, according to a new burrow count carried out by NatureScot and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) on the Isle of May National Nature Reserve in the Firth of Forth. A sharp decline […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Mitili Mitili Nearly 20 tonnes of rock armour carrying thousands of young European flat oysters have been deployed on two cable crossings in the Dutch North Sea, as part of a pilot project testing whether cable protection infrastructure can double as a tool for reef restoration. The trial is led by grid […]
08 Sep 2026
Photo by Juanma Ciemente Alloza More than 40 species of shark live in British waters, yet scientists know remarkably little about most of them. A new three-year research project, led by Dr Lucy Hawkes and Dr Matthew Witt at the University of Exeter, aims to close that gap for three of the most vulnerable: […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: Aerial view of Jersey island country – the largest of the Channel Islands. Jersey Water has begun using its desalination plant to convert seawater into freshwater to top up reservoir levels amid the ongoing drought and high temperatures. The utility firm announced plans to use the plant in La Rosière, Corbière, in […]
03 Sep 2026
Image description: General view of low water levels in Woodhead Reservoir, Derbyshire, taken June 15 2025 following the driest spring in England since 1893. The reservoir supplies water to Greater Manchester. Image by Alastair Johnstone-Hack / Climate Visuals An unprecedented climatic event taking shape The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has confirmed that the current […]
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