Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:02 +0000

Russia’s arrest of a Ukrainian scientist this week over his support for curbs on krill fishing have thrown the vital role of the tiny marine species into the spotlight

Russia arrests Ukrainian biologist for backing curbs on Antarctic krill fishing

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:01 +0000

‘Trumped-up’ charges spark diplomatic row as scientists express fears for health of 70-year-old Leonid Pshenichnov

Antarctic krill: how did a paperclip-sized crustacean cause a diplomatic row – and why are they so important?

Cruise control: could a £5 ‘entry’ fee help balance Orkney’s needs with tourist demand?

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 07:00:56 +0000

With tourists outnumbering locals by 20:1, islanders say levy is needed to help protect neolithic sites and maintain public services

Artisan jewellery, gift and whisky shops crowd the main street of Kirkwall on Orkney. The town even has a new sushi shop, offering bento boxes and matcha cheesecake.

Once home to the Viking earls who ruled the islands, Kirkwall has hit it rich: it tops the UK’s charts for cruise ship visits, as American, German and Italian tourists descend on remarkable neolithic sites such as Skara Brae and its medieval cathedral.

Young first-time buyers forced into ‘nature deserts’, UK data shows

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:00:55 +0000

Exclusive: High cost of homes near green spaces may be deepening health inequalities, says wildlife coalition

Young first-time buyers in the UK are being forced into areas that are starved of nature, research has found.

Experts say young people are moving into “nature deserts” because government policy has failed to create greener and healthier new-build properties.

Minister to retain final say on controversial projects under Labor’s long-awaited nature laws

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 04:06:32 +0000

Retention of ministerial powers satisfies key demand of Coalition and industry but disappoints groups who wanted ‘arms-length’ review

Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates

One year after a historic dam removal, teens inspire river restoration worldwide: ‘It turns out you can win’

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:00:38 +0000

The Klamath River began rebounding almost immediately. Now, Indigenous youth are leading the next chapter of the recovery, inspiring tribes from Brazil to China

Ruby Williams’s pink kayak pierced the fog shrouding the mouth of the Klamath River, and she paddled harder. She was flanked on both sides by fellow Indigenous youth from across the basin, and their line of brightly colored boats would make history when they reached the Pacific Ocean on the other side of the sandy dunes – they were going to do it together.

‘A problematic species’: California to allow hunting of ‘very aggressive’ swans

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:00:32 +0000

Officials say move essential to protect wetlands and native waterfowl but some groups call decision ‘inhumane’

A new law in California will allow year-round killing of non-native swans starting next year – a move that some officials have said is essential to protect the state’s already diminished wetlands and native waterfowl, but which others have labeled as “inhumane”.

Mute swans, which have been valued as ornamental birds, have rapidly expanded across California, where wildlife officials say they degrade habitats and aggressively displace native species.

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 10:00:32 +0000

Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities

Amazon strategised about keeping the public in the dark over the true extent of its datacentres’ water use, a leaked internal document reveals.

‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 06:00:27 +0000

Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code

The UK’s TV and radio regulator is allowing GB News and others to “flout” accuracy rules and broadcast climate change denial, say campaigners. Instances cited include describing global heating as “the climate scam” and suggesting the government was going to introduce “enforced veganism”.

As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife? | Clear Air

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:00:47 +0000

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

Want to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter here