Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Antibiotics use in livestock could rise by a third in next 15 years, UN report warns

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:03:47 +0000

Governments urged to act to prevent potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to medicines

The use of antibiotics on livestock will rise by nearly a third in the next 15 years without government intervention, according to new global estimates, with potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to essential medicines.

Deprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coast

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:19 +0000

In the Guardian’s Against the tide series, the documentary photographer got to know some ‘amazing’ 16- to 25-year-olds living on the fringes of England and Wales, and now her work is the centre of a new touring exhibition

Noted swift nesting site destroyed by contractors in peak season

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:44 +0000

Campaigners say builders’ demolition of nest site highlights weak protection of wildlife from development

A building that was a noted nesting site for swifts, among the UK’s most at-risk birds, has been demolished during the nesting season, highlighting significant weaknesses in the protection of wildlife from development, campaigners say.

Contractors for the housebuilder Hill Group carried out the demolition of Regent House near Dorking station in Surrey over the last few weeks, during the nesting season which runs from 1 March to 31 August.

El Niño expected to develop in coming months, bringing hotter and drier weather to eastern Australia

admin — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 04:29:00 +0000

BoM and other agencies expect transition to the first El Niño since spring 2023 sometime during winter

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Puffins, dolphins and bumblebees in running to feature on new UK banknotes

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 23:01:35 +0000

Bank of England says updated imagery will celebrate native wildlife while bolstering anti-counterfeit features

Puffins, dolphins and bumblebees are among the wildlife that could feature on new banknotes in the UK as the Bank of England announces its shortlist.

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:35:44 +0000

Ocean Observatories Initiative, $368m network that has provided crucial climate data, latest victim of Trump cuts

The Trump administration plans to dismantle a $368m deep-sea observation system that has for more than a decade provided crucial data on ocean systems and climate change.

South West Water fined £1.85m over parasite outbreak in Devon

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:29:18 +0000

Utility company pleaded guilty to criminal offence of supplying water unfit for humans

‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’

A utility company has been fined £1.85m for supplying water unfit for human consumption after a parasite outbreak made hundreds of people sick and forced thousands of households to boil their water.

Female dolphins remember who is aggressive when choosing a mating partner, research shows

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:29 +0000

Researchers observed unavailable female dolphins – those that were older, or with calves – did not show the same avoidant behaviour

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‘Gateway to full-scale fracking’: Santos could drill for new gas in Northern Territory within weeks

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:27 +0000

Finocchiaro government grants approval for up to 12 wells in Beetaloo basin

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Can you not? Plastic and metal ‘franken-can’ named Australia’s worst packaging at Unpackit awards

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:00:25 +0000

‘Completely unnecessary’ hybrid cans are not easily recycled or accepted by container refund schemes, and are already banned in WA

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A single-use plastic and metal drinking vessel dubbed a “franken-can” has been given the dubious honour of the nation’s worst plastic packaging.