25 Aug 2026
Photo by Joseph Reeder More than 400 residents packed The Cornish Bank in Falmouth on the evening of 17 August for a public meeting on the proposed £150 million dredging and redevelopment of Falmouth Docks, with the venue full to capacity and a large crowd gathering in the street outside to follow the debate […]
25 Aug 2026
Photo by Pratik Patil Fishing nets remain the most likely cause of death for common dolphins that strand on the Cornish coast, according to a seven-year post-mortem review that has prompted renewed calls for wider access to acoustic deterrent devices. The study, carried out by the University of Exeter, Cornwall Wildlife Trust and the Cornwall […]
25 Aug 2026
Photo by Rob Wicks The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched a dedicated GOV.UK page to keep the public, industry and scientists updated on the ongoing common octopus bloom in South West England, pulling together sightings data, research updates and monthly landings figures in one place. Since 2025 there has been a marked rise in sightings […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Hamish Duncan Landings at Lerwick, Scotland’s second busiest fishing port, fell 31% in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period last year, a decline the Shetland Fishermen’s Association (SFA) has blamed largely on this year’s steep cuts to cod and saithe quotas. Marine Management Organisation figures show landings across […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Kate Joyce Cornwall Wildlife Trust has raised fresh concerns over the proposed £150 million redevelopment of Falmouth Docks, warning that sediment contamination testing carried out ahead of planned dredging operations may be too limited to reliably identify material unsafe for disposal at sea. The Trust’s own analysis of environmental data found that […]
04 Aug 2026
Photo by Ben Elliott The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has launched a push to improve public understanding of the legal protections around Britain’s two native seahorse species, warning divers, snorkellers and film crews that intentionally disturbing them without a licence could result in enforcement action. Both the spiny or long-snouted seahorse (Hippocampus guttulatus) and […]
04 Aug 2026
Photo by Oleksandr Sushko Plans for Sussex’s first commercial seaweed farm have been submitted to Chichester District Council and the Marine Management Organisation (MMO), with the entrepreneur behind the scheme hoping it will be the first of many along the county’s coast. From Countryfile to Bracklesham Bay Andrew Payne-Cook, 48, plans to site the […]
28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock Defra has rejected the central recommendations of a cross-party committee report on rebuilding trust with the fishing industry, including calls for a Sea Use Framework and new regional forums giving fishers a formal role in policy. The rejection came in the government’s formal response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs […]
