23 Jun 2026
Join two unique ocean events at London Climate Action Week As part of London Climate Action Week 2026, there are two distinct opportunities from SOA UK to engage with the critical role of our oceans in climate action, from high-level policy discussions to interactive, public art. +++ On 24 June, the Sustainable […]
04 Jun 2026
Image description: A metal drain cover pictured in the rain. Photo by Ilya Semenov on Unsplash A simple intervention with scaling potential Yorkshire Water and the local environmental group River Holme Connections have launched a pilot to relaunch the national Yellow Fish campaign in the region, installing 43 Yellow Fish discs next to surface water […]
04 Jun 2026
Image description: Close up shot of silvery seafoam in sunlight. Photo by Kier in Sight Archives on Unsplash A remote island, an unexpected finding Britain’s most remote inhabited island, known for knitting and rare birds, has the highest recorded levels of toxic per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in any public drinking water supply in Scotland. The […]
21 May 2026
Image description: Fungi growing on a tree stump with a waterfall in the background. Image by Christoph Schütz from Pixabay The winners of the sixth Water Breakthrough Challenge have been announced, with 19 pioneering projects set to receive a share of £58 million from Ofwat’s Water Innovation Fund. The Challenge seeks to transform how the water […]
30 Apr 2026
Photo by Thomas Iversen on Unsplash The High Court has begun hearing on of the UK’s biggest ever environmental pollution claims, concerning the rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk. Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest chicken producers, and Welsh Water stand accused of negligence, causing private and public nuisance and even trespass, in a […]
30 Dec 2024
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is celebrating the support it has provided to UK’s fishing and seafood industry in 2024 through various administered grant schemes. In 2024 the MMO delivered £30m in funding to support 535 projects nationwide. This grant support has been delivered to industry thanks to a collaboration of teams across the MMO, […]
03 Dec 2024
A pod of Orcas work together to bring a whale shark closer to the surface in collaborative hunting strategy / Kelsey Williamson Welcome to OCF’s insights from the marine and coastal sector. This week we have summarised the most relevant stories for you from a range of Marine and Coastal Sectors, including; Fisheries; Offshore […]
04 Jun 2024
Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has published a report on environmentally safe and predictable UXO disposal at its Moray West offshore wind farm. The report – Low Order Deflagration of Unexploded Ordnance Reduces Underwater Noise Impacts from Offshore Wind Farm Construction – demonstrates how the “low-order deflagration” method for disposal […]
