In my first for @theguardian.com, I reported on an unprecedented climate relocation project happening in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, France's last remaining foothold in North America.

A deep dive into a really knotty (no pun intended) problem that has global reach. How do we control the trafficking of endangered eels between Europe and Asia? Great reporting by Alexandra Talty www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I love this interview by @donnalferguson.bsky.social about the sad story of the fate of the sea cow and why what happened resonates today. I’m looking forward to reading the book www.theguardian.com/environment/...

How can sniffer dogs help save orcas? Maya Yang hung out with the gorgeous Eba for the day (as well some scientists) and wrote this lovely dispatch about the new non-invasive conservation methods being used to try and save these wonderful creatures www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I really loved this piece by @rachelkeenan.bsky.social about a small community trying to complete the Scotland coastal path even as it crumbles before them. It’s a story of many places around coastal Britain as sea levels rise www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For the latest in our Against The Tide series about the lives of young people in coastal communities in England I travelled to Tendring in Essex with the project’s co-collaborator and photographer Polly Braden. Here is what we found www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A beautiful and inspiring picture essay with words by Maya Yang and images by Ibrahim Bassam www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The last in Seascape’s ‘I’m obsessed with’ series. We bring you - deep sea sharks. I’ve loved running this series but after more than a year it’s time to wind it up. @donnalferguson.bsky.social has done an amazing job in researching and writing the whole series www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another effect of an acidifying ocean, which is a subject we have been running a mini series on. This time, poor old sharks… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’m so thrilled that the Guardian’s @helenpidd.bsky.social made an excellent Today in Focus podcast about the seaside town of Morecambe for Seascape’s Against The Tide series. Please do take a listen, it’s extremely thorough and full of inspiring young people www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

What’s behind the dramatic rise in the number of whale strandings in Europe in the last few years? Philip Hoare reports www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Helen Pidd, the Guardian’s former northern editor, headed back to her home town of Morecambe to see how life has changed for young people on the coast since she left. Can the Eden Project help turn the fortunes of a town in decline? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This one has left experts scratching their heads. Why did so many rarely seen whales wash up in one weekend? Reported by the excellent Philip Hoare www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There is optimism in Boston despite the Trump cuts. Steve Rose reporting for Seascape www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Me on Jeju island. An exploration of the idea of giving ‘personhood’ to animals, this time a special and threatened population of dolphins.. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today’s Guardian leader, which focuses on our Against the tide series. It’s a reflection of how important the newspaper thinks the issue is. I can’t wait to get back out there and spend the year ahead talking to young people on our coast www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

More from our Against The Tide series. Today it’s Blackpool. More stunning pics by Polly Braden with thoughtful and attentive reporting by Annie Kelly www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If anyone is working with young people in coastal communities either as an academic, practitioner, youth worker etc and has been involved in something they really think has made a difference please get in touch. Or if there is somewhere you think we should visit please drop me a line and say why

And here is a wider feature on the issue. We begun reporting months back and will spend the next year continuing this work. I would like to mention the wonderful Polly Braden whose documentary photography helped inspire the series and who we will be working with www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today, the Guardian’s Seascape launches a year long series on young people in England’s coastal towns. What is it about living by the sea that results in poorer outcomes for many? Our news story to launch it. More in an hour… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Dee is one of Scotland’s healthier rivers…but a single salmon returning to spawn in one of its tributaries last year has rung alarm bells. Now there is a plan - not not everyone supports it www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The latest in our I’m obsessed with…series. This month it’s brittlestars www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Want a positive story with some inspiring young women successfully pioneering green technology? Here you go… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I really love this poignant essay that serves to remind just how many amazing people there are on this planet www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

I really love this piece, especially to hear someone from a town council call them “endearing creatures”. I know they can be a pain, but what would Britain’s coastal places be without seagulls? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The new threats from the sea - and the men and women keeping them at bay. By Miranda Bryant, the Guardian’s Nordic correspondent www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is the world finally waking up to the importance of protecting the world’s seas? Seascape’s Karen McVeigh weighs up the evidence www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fascinating and terrifying report on the attack dogs of war from the Guardian’s Rights & Freedom series: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

The final piece in our ocean acidification series. Vanessa Gezari looks at a natural solution in the Gulf of Maine www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tonight the UK govt announced it will play its part in giving the high seas the protection they need at a really critical time www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Day two of our ocean acidification mini series. Are man made solutions the answer to the crisis? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And some good news from England to kick off the UN oceans conference this week. From Seascape’s Karen McVeigh in Nice, France www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I headed to Plymouth, England to find out from scientists just why falling pH levels in the sea matters and what we can do about it www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ever heard of the evil twin of climate change? As the UN oceans conference begins this week, new research reveals just how bad acidification really is in our seas worldwide www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The winner of the Shackleton medal on why Antarctica should be given legal personhood www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The future of Canada’s “shoreside guardians” (just love that phrase) is in doubt. Wonderful writing as ever by @leylandcecco.bsky.social for Seascape www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another example of what a viral social media post or two can lead to… Reporting by Brianna Randall in La Ventana, Mexico www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Here is the 2-year long investigation by the Guardian and DeSmog into the supply chain behind sea bass on sale in the UK. Reporting by Seascape’s Karen McVeigh, @hazelhealy.bsky.social , @brigitte-whl.bsky.social as well as various journalists on the ground www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chris Packham read the investigation the Guardian’s Seascape and DeSmog published today into sea bass on our supermarket shelves. Here is what he had to say. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meeting two of South Korea’s famous women divers was a special experience. I asked the youngest what she would like the story of the haenyeo to be www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The headline says it all unfortunately…. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

For anyone who is concerned about bottom trawling, this film could be a game changer in terms of awareness 🤞 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fish in space. It’s a thing! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A bit of art to cheer you up on a rainy morning: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It’s time to say goodbye to the Observer. I continue at the Guardian but it will take me some time so stop missing the incredibly kind, welcoming, funny and talented crew that made up the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper. Sail well my friends, you will always be in our hearts

Robin Mckie, one of the most wonderful colleagues I have had the pleasure to work with over the last two decades. This is his final week as science editor on the Observer and what a sign-off piece www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Really fascinating story in the Observer about the future of Princetown and its prison. Though I’m not clear on what had caused such high levels of radon there specifically? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

An inspirational eco-pioneer. The Guardian’s Steve Rose went to visit him www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

*Distressing photo warning* - we have now changed the lead image after reader complaints (you should have seen some of the ones I had to choose from). Reporting by Nick Dall in Cape Town www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I guess it was only a matter of time…. www.theguardian.com/environment/...