Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metabolite

Traces of cocaine that pollute rivers and lakes may accumulate in the brains of salmon and disrupt their behaviour, according to researchers who warn of unknown consequences for fish populations. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Environmental groups take France to court over seabird bycatch The three organisations allege France is failing to monitor the deaths of tens of thousands of seabirds which die in fishing nets every year

ClientEarth,Sea Shepherd France and Défense des Milieux Aquatiques have taken France to its highest administrative court, alleging the country is illegally allowing tens of thousands of seabirds to die in fishing nets and on hooks each year. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/environ...

Fears for 1,000 Wrexham toads after reservoir drained by water firm Volunteers who helped more than 1,500 toads cross a busy road to a breeding ground fear they have died.

Members of Wrexham Toad Patrols ensure the amphibians cross a busy road to reach the Nant-y-Ffrith reservoir each year.
However,it was emptied by the Hafren Dyfrdwy water company, which said it was carrying out essential safety improvements. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 180 endangered crayfish released into the wild in North Yorkshire More than 180 juvenile white-clawed crayfish have been released into the wild by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

More than 180 juvenile white-clawed crayfish have been released into the wild.
The release took place in Haverdale Beck, North Yorkshire, from Yorkshire’s first crayfish hatchery and marks a major milestone in efforts to restore the endangered species. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2603674...

Funding cuts turning beautiful Loch Lomond into 'rubbish dump' Lost funding means a community group is no longer able to empty bins on the Loch Lomond tourist route.

The FLL have been providing bins in the area for the last four years,after a surge of visitors and rubbish to the area,with cash from Argyll and Bute Council and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority,but it proved too costly to sustain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’ Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

The government’s wildlife watchdog for England is failing to save nature because it has stopped giving protection to rare wildlife and habitats,according to a new report.No new sites of special scientific interest have been designated by Natural England since 2023 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Duddon Valley 20-year nature recovery project begins Project leaders hope to restore meadows, woodlands and temperate rainforest in Cumbria.

A 20-year plan to restore woodland,peatlands and rivers is under way.The Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery project will work with local farmers, environmental organisations and the local community to manage 2,800 hectares (6,918 acres) of land in Cumbria's Duddon Valley. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WHOI Sea Grant supports $1.6 million in critical aquaculture and fisheries research Over the next two years, these projects will generate new tools and data to support species economically and environmentally important to coastal Massachusetts.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant has awarded $1.6 million to four new research projects that will investigate pressing concerns related to Massachusetts’ vital aquaculture and fisheries industries, including oysters, soft shell clams, and black sea bass. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...

More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon

More than 15m juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters.The scheme,using a unique rearing process,hopes to re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney to create a climate and ecological benefits www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sussex waters win protection as trawling ban takes effect A new bylaw shielding Sussex coast from bottom trawling means nearly a third of Sussex's inshore waters are now protected

A law banning bottom trawling and scalloping in a Marine Conservation Zone off the Sussex coast has been approved.101 square miles off Beachy Head will be protected from towing fishing gear.Rod and line fishing,nets and pots will still be used in the area. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/sussex-...

Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots activists from each of the six inhabited continental regions.

The 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize prize winners are, Iroro Tanshi from Nigeria,Borim Kim from South Korea,Sarah Finch from the UK,Theonila Roka Matbob from Papua New Guinea,Alannah Acaq Hurley from the USA,and Yuvelis Morales Blanco from Colombia. mongabay1.substack.com/p/meet-the-2...

Leicester team finds ancient freshened water under ocean floor Scientists from the University of Leicester joined the international research expedition.

A team of geoscientists from Leicester has confirm the existence of freshened water sealed beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor.The water is thought to be tens of thousands of years old,it is hoped analysis of the samples will help scientists learn more about climate change www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Environmental groups take France to court over seabird bycatch The three organisations allege France is failing to monitor the deaths of tens of thousands of seabirds which die in fishing nets every year

ClientEarth,Sea Shepherd France and Défense des Milieux Aquatiques have taken France to its highest administrative court, alleging the country is illegally allowing tens of thousands of seabirds to die in fishing nets and on hooks each year. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/environ...

Fears for 1,000 Wrexham toads after reservoir drained by water firm Volunteers who helped more than 1,500 toads cross a busy road to a breeding ground fear they have died.

Members of Wrexham Toad Patrols ensure the amphibians cross a busy road to reach the Nant-y-Ffrith reservoir each year.
However,it was emptied by the Hafren Dyfrdwy water company, which said it was carrying out essential safety improvements. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

WHOI Sea Grant supports $1.6 million in critical aquaculture and fisheries research Over the next two years, these projects will generate new tools and data to support species economically and environmentally important to coastal Massachusetts.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant has awarded $1.6 million to four new research projects that will investigate pressing concerns related to Massachusetts’ vital aquaculture and fisheries industries, including oysters, soft shell clams, and black sea bass. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n...

Funding cuts turning beautiful Loch Lomond into 'rubbish dump' Lost funding means a community group is no longer able to empty bins on the Loch Lomond tourist route.

The FLL have been providing bins in the area for the last four years,after a surge of visitors and rubbish to the area,with cash from Argyll and Bute Council and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority,but it proved too costly to sustain www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 180 endangered crayfish released into the wild in North Yorkshire More than 180 juvenile white-clawed crayfish have been released into the wild by Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

More than 180 juvenile white-clawed crayfish have been released into the wild.
The release took place in Haverdale Beck, North Yorkshire, from Yorkshire’s first crayfish hatchery and marks a major milestone in efforts to restore the endangered species. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2603674...

England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’ Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023

The government’s wildlife watchdog for England is failing to save nature because it has stopped giving protection to rare wildlife and habitats,according to a new report.No new sites of special scientific interest have been designated by Natural England since 2023 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Duddon Valley 20-year nature recovery project begins Project leaders hope to restore meadows, woodlands and temperate rainforest in Cumbria.

A 20-year plan to restore woodland,peatlands and rivers is under way.The Upper Duddon Landscape Recovery project will work with local farmers, environmental organisations and the local community to manage 2,800 hectares (6,918 acres) of land in Cumbria's Duddon Valley. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Meet the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners Each year, the Goldman Environmental Prize honors grassroots activists from each of the six inhabited continental regions.

The 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize prize winners are, Iroro Tanshi from Nigeria,Borim Kim from South Korea,Sarah Finch from the UK,Theonila Roka Matbob from Papua New Guinea,Alannah Acaq Hurley from the USA,and Yuvelis Morales Blanco from Colombia. mongabay1.substack.com/p/meet-the-2...

More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon

More than 15m juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters.The scheme,using a unique rearing process,hopes to re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney to create a climate and ecological benefits www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Leicester team finds ancient freshened water under ocean floor Scientists from the University of Leicester joined the international research expedition.

A team of geoscientists from Leicester has confirm the existence of freshened water sealed beneath the Atlantic Ocean floor.The water is thought to be tens of thousands of years old,it is hoped analysis of the samples will help scientists learn more about climate change www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sussex waters win protection as trawling ban takes effect A new bylaw shielding Sussex coast from bottom trawling means nearly a third of Sussex's inshore waters are now protected

A law banning bottom trawling and scalloping in a Marine Conservation Zone off the Sussex coast has been approved.101 square miles off Beachy Head will be protected from towing fishing gear.Rod and line fishing,nets and pots will still be used in the area. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/sussex-...

Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms Map reveals most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions, which are dangerous to health and environment

A new map for the first time reveals the most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions are clustered in Lincolnshire,Herefordshire and Norfolk.Hotspots have been identified in areas with some of the greatest numbers of intensive pig and poultry farms in Britain. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pesticide residues in Green, roasted, and capsule coffee from the Egyptian market: Occurrence, processing effects, and health risk assessment The study analyzed 435 green coffee, 358 roasted coffee, and 88 coffee capsule samples from various countries, sold in Egypt, for the presence of 126 …

881 coffee samples analyzed for pesticide residues,processing, and health risks.14.94% of green and 21.23% roasted coffee samples had pesticide's.63.64% of coffee capsule samples tested positive for pesticides. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

MSC’s ‘blue tick’ scheme creates illusion of ethically sourced fish, study claims Sustainability certification by Marine Stewardship Council may be obscuring labour abuses in seafood supply chains, say researchers

The Marine Stewardship Council,which operates a blue tick scheme to indicate the sustainability of fish,has been accused of creating an illusion of ethical sourcing,after a study reported widespread labour abuses have taken place on fishing vessels it approves. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Newly discovered ocean methane source could fuel warming loop New study solves decades-old scientific mystery but warns the ocean may contribute far more to future methane than current models predict

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has identified a key mechanism driving methane production in the open ocean.Surface ocean waters,which are rich in oxygen,consistently release methane into the atmosphere. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/newly-d...

Most endangered marine mammals face highest plastic risk Three quarters of marine mammals in the highest-risk category for plastic ingestion and entanglement are already classified as threatened

Three quarters of the marine mammals most vulnerable to plastic pollution are already teetering on the brink of extinction,according to an Conservation Biology published study.Macroplastics include any plastic pollution in the environment larger than 5mm. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/most-en...