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Hake and coley sustainability ratings are cut amid overfishing fears

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The Independent UK · Oct 14

Fish and chip fans told to avoid two cod alternatives in threat to popular takeaway

Some fish stocks have seen their ratings upgraded, including some North Sea herring

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Scale back on hake and coley, seafood charity tells shoppers

Declining stocks and increased fishing pressure have led to lower sustainability ratings for two popular cod alternatives

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14

Scotland jellyfish alert as beachgoers warned of increasing stingers this summer

The sea creatures live in UK waters all year round, but their blooms increase in the warmer months.

Daily Record · Jun 23, 2023

Number of turtles stranded on British and Irish coast on the rise

Animals possibly being knocked off course by storm events on the east coast of the US and in the Caribbean

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2023

‘Like surfing in a sewer’: British windsurfer moves to Tenerife to escape polluted seawater

Sarah Jackson has relocated her training and is now an ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society

The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

‘Surfing in a sewer’: British windsurfer quits for Spain over water pollution

Sarah Jackson, one of the world’s leading windsurfers, has quit the English south coast for Spain after describing training near her home like ‘surfing in a sewer’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023

Sewage pollution in Scottish waters named among top eco concerns in poll

EXCLUSIVE: A Survation poll shared with the Record highlights Scots' concerns after raw human waste was dumped in rivers and seas 10,000 times last year.

Daily Record · Dec 10, 2022

Sewage dumps by water firms could 'wipe us out' says oyster farmer suing the government

Sewage poured into England's "Marine Protected Areas" for a total of 263,654 hours in 2021 - or more than 30 years - and the government's plan to tackle the problem is branded unfit-for-purpose

Daily Mirror · Dec 1, 2022

Call to ban disposable vapes that 'get children as young as 11 hooked on smoking'

Teenagers who vape are three to four times more likely to smoke cigarettes later in life, a doctor says

Wales Online · Nov 24, 2022