First seagrass restoration project in Britain will capture carbon rapidly and offer habitat for lost marine life. “We think this whole bay was once carpeted with seagrass,” says Evie Furness,…
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Brexit opportunity to ban supertrawlers from UK waters
Friday, March 13th, 2020Campaigners say Brexit presents the government with the perfect opportunity to ban industrial fishing boats, also known as “supertrawlers”, from UK seas. Supertrawlers are huge factory ships many times larger…
State of Nature report confirms UK biodiversity crisis
Thursday, October 3rd, 2019Populations of the UK’s most important wildlife have plummeted by an average of 60% since 1970, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date, the State of Nature report. The…
Number of stranded whales in the UK on the rise
Monday, September 9th, 2019The number of stranded whales and dolphins around the UK coastline has risen, according to new figures. In 2017 alone, 1,000 animals were stranded – more than in any year…
Farmers produce sustainable prawns in a Lincolnshire field
Friday, August 16th, 2019In an industry rife with human trafficking and modern slavery and notorious for its destruction of marine ecosystems, FloGro is one farmer’s attempt to produce farmed prawns that are sustainable….
North Sea cod at critically low levels, Ices report warns
Monday, July 29th, 2019North Sea cod could soon be coming off the menu for environmentally conscious diners as a decision is expected by the end of this month on whether fish populations are…
Deep-sea mining to turn oceans into new industrial frontier
Friday, July 5th, 2019The world’s oceans are facing a “new industrial frontier” from a fledgling deep-sea mining industry, as companies line up to extract metals and minerals from some of the most important…
First ever UK Hope Spot declared in Scotland
Monday, June 10th, 2019Scotland’s Argyll Coast and Islands have been declared a Hope Spot – the first in mainland United Kingdom – by international non-profit Mission Blue to shed light on the immense…
Large expansion to UK marine conservation zones
Monday, June 3rd, 2019An area nearly twice the size of England will become a “blue belt” of protected waters after the government created 41 new marine conservation zones. The short-snouted seahorse, the ocean…
Visitors to seabird colonies urged to check for stowaways
Friday, May 17th, 2019Daytrippers travelling to seabird colonies are being urged to check their bags for rats, mink and stoats over fears they may be inadvertently importing deadly predators. The National Trust and…
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