‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected #UK waters
Almost 40% of #England’s seas are designated as #marineprotectedareas.
‘Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink,’ say campaigners, arguing #overfished marine areas are ‘protected only on paper’
Report found #NorthSea & #CelticSea cod, #IrishSea whiting, Irish Sea herring and North Sea and east #EnglishChannel horse mackerel at critically low levels, yet continued to be overfished.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/a-national-scandal-trawlers-scour-seabeds-of-supposedly-protected-uk-waters

A very hazy, distant coastline hints at our future arrival back in the land of "Y Ddraig Goch". Only a brief foray through the northern end today, and then a trudge down through England to the south coast tomorrow.
#irishsea
#ireland
#Wales
#ferrytravel
#FerryRoutes

Lovely afternoon #morecambe #irishsea #lancashire







🌊 #sea #beach #toptags #sand #water #waves #wave #lovesea #blue #nature_brilliance #naturelovers #seascape #water_brilliance #beautiful #water_captures #natureza #vitaminsea #seaview #refelctions #summervibes #seaside #riverside #ocean #amazing #nature #ripples #water_shots #waterfall #bluesea #sealovers

Did you know the Irish Sea is one of the youngest in the world? It only formed about 20k years ago as the last ice age ended. It may be young but it's still strong!

#photography #EastCoastKin #IrishSea #CoastalLiving #StormySeas #Ireland #NaturePhotography #Seascape #WinterVibes

The #IrishSea from the #coast of North Wales at #sunset for #MeerMittwoch










#Cymru #Wales #beach #sea #seaside #SeaView #OceanView #MagicHour #SunsetPhotography #nature #Natur #NaturePhotography #landscape #Landschaft #LandscapePhotography #photography #Fotografie

#Sunset over the #RailroadTracks in Penmaenmawr for #TrainTrackTuesday













#Wales #Cymru #NorthWales #SunsetPhotography #GoldenHour #IrishSea #CoastalVibes #BlueHour #landscape #seascape #LandscapePhotography #photography #TrainSpotting #TrainTracks #RailwayPhotography #ScenicRoute #NorthWalesCoast #SunsetLovers

#FotoVorschlag: Negative space

In freudiger Erwartung auf #MeerMittwoch gibt's hier noch ein bisschen Nichts in der Irischen See. Petri Heil!
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Not sure if there are plenty of fish in the #IrishSea, but there's certainly plenty of negative space here, I'd say. 🤔


#SeaWednesday #angeln #Angler #angling #fishing #Meer #sea #WaterWednesday #MinimalismMonday #minimalistic #minimalism #minimalistisch #Minimalismus #minimal #minimalist #MorfaNefyn #LlŷnPeninsula #PenrhynLlŷn #PenLlŷn #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

The Irish Sea’s Raw Power (last year). 🌊📸

#photography #EastCoastKin #SamsungGalaxy #Wicklow #IrishSea #StormyWeather #Seascape #Waves #NaturePhotography

Walking towards #YnysLlanddwyn for #MeerMittwoch. Again. 😅


#Anglesey #seascape #coastline #Küste #Meer #sea #IrishSea #IrischeSee #MenaiStrait #Menaistraße #AfonMenai #WaterWednesday #WavyWednesday #SeaWednesday #Natur #nature #silhouette #NewboroughWarren #TywynNiwbwrch #LlanddwynBay #Llanddwyn #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru

#FotoVorschlag: Viererreihe // Four in a row

Vier Lotsenhäuschen auf Ynys Llanddwyn. Auf der Gezeiteninsel #Llanddwyn lebten ab Anfang des 19. Jahrhunderts Lotsen in diesen Cottages. Sie navigierten Schiffe zu den Häfen in der #MenaiStraße (Meeresenge zwischen #Anglesey und dem walisischen Festland). Die #Lotsen waren auch für das Rettungsboot der Insel verantwortlich, bis es 1903 stillgelegt wurde.
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Four pilots' #cottages on #YnysLlanddwyn. From the early 19th century, pilots lived on the tidal island of Llanddwyn to guide ships safely into the ports along the #MenaiStrait (narrow channel dividing Anglesey from the Welsh mainland). The pilots also crewed the island's lifeboat until it was discontinued in 1903.


#IrishSea #IrischeSee #MeerMittwoch #SeaWednesday #cottage #whiteWashed #NorthWales #Wales #Cymru