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28 May 2026

Events

Marine Geo-resources Professional Masterclass 2026 – 2027 A Unique, Expert Course and Professional Certificate in Exploration, Assessment, Development, Extraction and Management of Marine Sand and Gravel Resources. The course will be delivered at The Geological Society, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BG A globally unique, expert course and professional Certificate in it’s second year.  Addressing geoskills associated […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Low Angle   New legislation came into force on 21 May, reforming the rules governing how offshore wind developers compensate for unavoidable impacts on protected marine sites. The changes, introduced jointly by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, amend the Conservation of Habitats and […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Chris Pagan   The UK is “built for a climate that no longer exists” and faces mounting threats to its coastlines, water supplies and marine ecosystems unless urgent action is taken, according to a landmark government report published last week. The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the government’s independent climate advisory body, released its Fourth Independent […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Woody Wan   Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced sweeping reforms to protect offshore wind farms, power stations and other critical clean energy projects from legal challenge, in a move that could significantly accelerate the consenting of new marine renewable infrastructure around the UK’s coastline. Under proposals published by HM Treasury on 20 May, Parliament […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by hahaxo   Scientists have named 1,121 previously unknown marine species in a single year, the most significant discovery milestone to date for the Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census, a global effort to map life beneath the waves involving more than 1,000 researchers across 85 countries. The figure represents a 54% increase on the previous year’s annual […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Markus Freise   Scientists at Bangor University and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have completed a landmark restoration project to return native oysters to Conwy Bay, the first scheme of its kind in North Wales and a significant step in the fight to save a species that has lost more than 95% of its […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Naja Bertolt Jensen   Food and beverage packaging has been confirmed as the world’s most common form of marine litter, in the first study to provide a globally harmonised overview of shoreline debris by usage type. Led by the University of Plymouth and published in the journal One Earth, the research brings together and evaluates more […]

26 May 2026

MarineNews

Photo by Jemima Whyles   The owners and masters of two under-10 metre Cornish fishing vessels have been fined a total of £12,375 following prosecutions brought by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for exceeding their monthly pollack quota in Area 7. The cases were heard at Bodmin Magistrates Court on 19 May 2026. The Kerry Marie Berlewen […]