17 Mar 2026
Photo by Bob Brewer The Scottish Government has concluded that no new regulation is needed to address fish mortality on salmon farms, following the publication of a Marine Directorate research report into persistent elevated deaths at marine sites. The finding, presented to the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 11 March, has […]
17 Mar 2026
Photo by Cláudio Luiz Castro Chilean President Gabriel Boric has signed a decree granting full protection to 360,000km² of waters surrounding the Juan Fernández Archipelago and the Nazca-Desventuradas Marine Park – one of his final acts before leaving office on 11 March. Once fully implemented, the designation will bring the total fully protected area […]
17 Mar 2026
Photo by Soren Funk A year after millions of plastic pellets washed ashore on the coasts of Norfolk and Lincolnshire, clean-up teams are still working – and the full environmental impact on one of Britain’s most protected coastal ecosystems remains unclear. On 10 March 2025, the cargo ship Solong ploughed into the anchored oil tanker […]
17 Mar 2026
Broads Authority and Great Yarmouth Maintenance Dredge Protocol: Call for Expressions of Interest Peel Ports Group, as Great Yarmouth Port Company (GYPC) is the owner and operator of the port of Great Yarmouth. GYPC acts as the Statutory Harbour Authority (SHA) and is responsible for some elements of the Great Yarmouth Port Authority’s Competent Harbour Authority […]
12 Mar 2026
Image description: A person holding out a glass filled with water. The glass is in sharp focus while the person is blurred in the background. Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash. Ofwat fines South East Water £22m Ofwat has announced South East Water is to be fined £22m for repeated supply failures in Kent […]
12 Mar 2026
Image description: Elan Valley Reservoirs in Wales. Photo by Callum Blacoe on Unsplash. Ofwat’s new report, the Economic Impact of Water Supply Infrastructure Investment, has explored the economic growth case for significant investment in water supply infrastructure across England and Wales. The study examined how investment in new assets – such as reservoirs, bulk […]
12 Mar 2026
Photo description: Aerial view of water treatment plant. Photo by Patrick Federi on Unsplash. Welsh Water is set to pay a proposed £44.7m after the industry regulator found “serious and unacceptable” breaches in the supplier’s sewage and network services. The case is the seventh in a series of Ofwat investigations into all water and […]
12 Mar 2026
Image description: A river with boats moored. Photo by Victoria Feliniak on Unsplash The Environment Agency (EA) has awarded £430,000 payout to the West Country Rivers Trust, following six clay pollution incidents in Cornwall by Imerys Minerals Limited. The EA confirmed the payment after its investigation found multiple failures at Imerys operations, including damaged […]
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