25 Jun 2026
Image Description: The sun amid a fiery orange sky. Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash The UK is in the grip of an exceptional June heatwave, with the Met Office issuing a Red Extreme Heat Warning, only the second it has ever declared. The warning came into force on Wednesday 24 June and runs […]
25 Jun 2026
Marine Benthic and Database Adviser Location: Any NatureScot office, home and hybrid working considered Salary: £41,567 pro rata Part time 28 hours, Temporary until 31 March 2027 Closing date: 12 July 2026 Job Purpose Summary NatureScot is Scotland’s nature agency. We are committed to working with others to tackle both the climate emergency and biodiversity […]
23 Jun 2026
Head of International Blue Economy Location: UK Home-Based Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 Role type: Permanent Deadline: 10th July 2026 About HMC HMC is a specialist marine consultancy working at the interface of ocean science, policy, governance, finance and delivery. We help governments, public bodies, multilateral organisations, NGOs, research institutions, funders and private sector partners make […]
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 […]
23 Jun 2026
Photo by Thimo van Leeuwen Scottish Ministers have been both non-compliant with, and ineffective in implementing, their legal duties to protect and restore the seafloor, according to a new report published on 23 June by Environmental Standards Scotland (ESS), the independent body that monitors environmental law in Scotland. The findings landed on the same day campaigners […]
23 Jun 2026
Photo by Denys Nevozhai The UK has committed £13.9 million to international programmes tackling ocean protection, coastal resilience and plastic pollution, with Marine Minister Emma Hardy announcing the funding at the eleventh Our Ocean Conference in Mombasa, Kenya. The money is channelled through the Blue Planet Fund, the UK’s flagship ocean financing vehicle, which marks its fifth anniversary this […]
23 Jun 2026
Photo by Paul Einerhand Global fisheries and aquaculture production hit a record high in 2024, even as the share of the world’s fish stocks classed as biologically sustainable fell for the second report running, according to The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2026 (SOFIA 2026), the Food and Agriculture Organization’s flagship biennial assessment. The […]
23 Jun 2026
Photo by Dylan Shaw A vast area of winter sea ice has failed to form off West Antarctica’s Bellingshausen Sea, with scientists warning the region may now be entering a permanently reduced state with consequences for penguins, krill and some of the continent’s most significant glaciers. The gap was first reported in detail by […]
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