28 Jul 2026
Photo Credit: AdobeStock Orkney Crab has become the first fishery in the world to achieve certification against the Community Catch standard, a scheme designed to give small-scale, community-based fisheries a credible and affordable route to independent sustainability assurance. The certification, announced by global assurance body NSF on 13 July, recognises the fishery’s environmental practices, […]
23 Jun 2026
Photo by Ian Hutchinson The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has abandoned its plan to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a $368 million network of more than 900 instruments, after a bipartisan revolt in Congress. The agency confirmed on 18 June that it “will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the […]
09 Jun 2026
Photo by NOAA The Trump administration is dismantling a decade-old network of deep-ocean instruments that scientists have relied upon to track climate change, monitor marine heatwaves and study the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). International researchers warn the decision will “severely degrade” weather forecasting and El Niño predictions, with economic consequences they argue far […]