Historic Fines Issued for Deliberate Vessel Scuttling

Father and son fishermen fined $30,000 for deliberately sinking their boat, the Maria Louise K, off Ulladulla. First case under new sea-dumping laws.

#Ulladulla #BoatSinking #MarinePollution #FishermenFined #OperationBannerman

https://newsletter.tf/ulladulla-fishermen-fined-30000-for-sinking-boat/

Two fishermen were fined $30,000 in total for sinking their boat. This is the first time people have been fined under new laws for dumping a ship at sea.

#Ulladulla #BoatSinking #MarinePollution #FishermenFined #OperationBannerman
https://newsletter.tf/ulladulla-fishermen-fined-30000-for-sinking-boat/

‘Huge amounts’ of litter clog up EU waters. Will robots save the day?

Scientists and companies behind SeaClear2.0 and its predecessor SeaClear have developed a fleet of drones that can independently identify rubbish lying on the seabed.

The EU-funded initiative is helping tidy up the litter-filled sea floor, and could even be used to detect hidden mines.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260316-huge-amounts-of-litter-clog-up-eu-waters-will-robots-save-the-day?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#MarinePollution #Sea #Drones #Pollution #EU #SeaClear

‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/19/wellington-raw-sewage-leak-spill-water-new-zealand

#OceanPollution #MarinePollution #Pollution #Sewage

Thiên Cầm - bãi biển đẹp nhất Hà Tĩnh - đang bị biến thành nơi nhếch nhác vì rác thải tràn ngập. Rất đáng buồn cho cảnh quan tự nhiên ven biển! 💔🗑️🌊

#MôiTrường #BãiBiển #ÔNhiễm #HàTĩnh #ThienCam #RácThải #BảoVệMôiTrường
#Environment #Pollution #Coastline #Vietnam #BeachCleanup #MarinePollution #SaveOurBeaches

https://vtcnews.vn/rac-thai-tran-ngap-bai-bien-dep-nhat-ha-tinh-ar994667.html

#Wale und #Delfine sind stark mit langlebigen #PFAS belastet.

Eine neue #Studie aus #Neuseeland zeigt, dass selbst tief tauchende Arten wie #Pottwale vergleichbare Belastungen aufweisen wie küstennahe Tiere. Die #Chemikalien könnten das Immun- und #Fortpflanzungssystem der Tiere beeinträchtigen.

Auch in #Europa wurden PFAS bereits im Körper fast aller Menschen nachgewiesen.

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/11/30/dolphins-and-whales-have-no-place-to-hide-from-forever-chemicals-warns-new-study

#meeressäuger #umweltgifte #marinepollution #biodiversity #environment #healthcare

Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it’s too late.

Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine life and threatening the Baltic ecosystem.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250917-toxic-ammunition-is-rotting-away-in-the-baltic-sea-germany-wants-to-recover-it-before-its-too-late?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#BalticSea #MarinePollution #WorldWarII #Pollution #Munitions #Weapons #Germany #Environment