24 Sep 2026

Image description: Close up of a computer screen displaying stock market charts. Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash   According to new CDP analysis of disclosures on water from over 6500 companies , published in their report titled Water, Trade and Capital: How water is reshaping geopolitics, supply chains and financial risk, only a fifth […]

22 Sep 2026

Job title: Fisheries Manager Location: Head Office (Carnforth) Contract: Fixed-term until March 2030, full-time (37 hours per week) Starting Salary: £48,738-£55,224 (subject to future pay increments and pay awards); Local Government Pension Scheme. Closing Date: 25th October 2026 Interview Date: 5th and 6th November 2026 How to apply: Send a completed application form to office@nw-ifca.gov.uk […]

22 Sep 2026

Metocean Engineer / Oceanographer Type: Full Time Location: Dorchester, Gloucester or Plymouth offices.  Closing date: 11 October 2026 *Please note we may close this position earlier in case of finding successful candidates.   APPLY HERE Why Ocean Ecology?  We are a leading marine environmental consultancy providing trusted survey, technical and advisory services to organisations shaping and […]

22 Sep 2026

Photo by Michel Stockman    Fishermen across England can now apply for grant support towards new engines and gearboxes under an expanded Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS), the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has announced. The scheme, funded from the £132m committed to the Fishing and Coastal Growth Fund over the next five years, is intended to […]

22 Sep 2026

Photo by Ben Wicks    A formal consultation has opened on plans to remove the topsides of the Ninian Central Platform (NCP), one of the North Sea’s oldest and largest structures, as CNR International (U.K.) Limited (CNRI) begins the next phase of decommissioning the Ninian field. The draft Decommissioning Programme, published for consultation from 17 September, […]

22 Sep 2026

Photo by Rob Webbon    Plans to manufacture floating offshore wind foundations at the Port of Ardersier in the Highlands have taken a step forward after Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) approved more than £778,000 in Scottish Government funding for an 18-month front-end engineering design study. The money, secured with support from Scottish Enterprise’s international arm, will […]

22 Sep 2026

Photo by Bernd Dittrich    The Icelandic government has formally confirmed it will introduce a bill to amend the country’s Whaling Act in February 2027, giving what it describes as “particular consideration” to a permanent ban on commercial whaling. Humane World for Animals (HWA) reports that the revision appears on the government’s published agenda for its 2026-27 […]