29 Sep 2026
Photo by Quaid Lagan A porbeagle shark has been found dead on the Northumberland coast, just days after six pilot whales died following a mass stranding on nearby Coquet Island. The 2m (6.5ft) shark was discovered at Hadston Rocks, south of Amble, on Thursday 24 September. It has since been recovered by British Divers Marine Life […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Phil Hearing Two whales that washed up and died on the north Norfolk coast between Mundesley and Trimingham on Monday 4 August remain unidentified more than a week later, after experts from the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP) said the animals looked unlike any known example of their initially suspected species. A […]
03 Mar 2026
Photo by Amy Asher Volunteers rescuing marine mammals entangled in discarded plastic waste along Yorkshire’s coast attended 41 call-outs in 2025, more than four times the nine recorded in 2019, the BBC reports, in a trend that rescue workers say reflects a worsening crisis of beach litter left behind by holidaymakers. Chris Cook, an area […]