On November 26th 2025, the Chancellor of the Exchequer will unveil the UK Autumn Budget 2025, and it looks set to be a Budget of tax rises. With an estimated £30 billion shortfall in public finances, ...

From a government funding boost to the discovery of new species and protection of a coral hotspot, we've rounded up some of this month's good news for our seas. The City of Edinburgh has become the ...

As we continue to build upon our blue finance work, we explore the barriers and solutions to progressing an economy that delivers economic and social progress through ocean recovery. The ocean ...

Please meet in the car park opposite the beach café. The forecast looks good but please be prepared and wear suitable clothing, particularly footwear. If possible, bring gloves e.g. gardening gloves.

Troon South Beach Meeting point: Near Troon St Meddan’s and South Beach Kiosk opposite the beach - https://w3w.co/hothouse.ascendant.flush Parking: On street and ...

We will meet at the Newton Beach Car Park, situated just beside the stretch of beach we will be cleaning. If you have any, please do bring a pair of gloves (sturdy, like gardening gloves) to ensure ...

A species of stalked jellyfish which was thought to be extinct has been spotted on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides. The Depastrum cyathiforme, which looks like a thistle, was last recorded off ...

In 2024, only the targets for eutrophication (the accumulation of nutrients in the water that causes an increase in plant and algae growth, which can deplete the water’s oxygen levels) and changes in ...

Our mission to protect our ocean has never felt more urgent than now, as we confront a hidden but widespread threat to our seas – PFAS ‘forever chemicals’. This week, we led a coalition of nine UK ...

This spring’s update to the Good Fish Guide sees Northeast Atlantic mackerel caught by midwater trawl move from a 3 to a 4, recommending that businesses do not source it. Mackerel caught in this way ...

A distinctive trait to differentiate the two is whether they have visible ears. ‘Earless’ seals (Phocidae) do not have external ear flaps. However, ‘eared seals’ (Otariidae), such as sea lions, do.

Wild Atlantic salmon stocks are depleted over much of their range. The status of individual river stocks in England and Wales is evaluated annually against stock conservation limits (CLs) and ...