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  • Indonesia Nickel Industry
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    Indonesia Nickel Industry
    A barge sits in a mining area near a hill offshore in Malamala Island, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province, Indonesia, on September 3, 2024. Nickel mining development begins in 2010 by a subsidiary of PT. Harita Group. Massive forest destruction results in seawater pollution for small islands in eastern Indonesia. Indonesia is the largest nickel ore miner and contributes to the world's largest battery technology market. (Photo by Muhammad Fauzy/NurPhoto)

     

  • Travel Destination: Parga
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    Travel Destination: Parga
    Sailboats are anchored offshore against a sunset sky in Parga on September 3, 2025 in Parga, Greece. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto)

     

  • Travel Destination: Parga
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    Travel Destination: Parga
    Sailboats are anchored offshore against a sunset sky in Parga on September 3, 2025 in Parga, Greece. (Photo by Manuel Romano/NurPhoto)

     

  • Skyline View In Mumbai
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    Skyline View In Mumbai
    A cargo ship passes oil rigs in the Arabian Sea under cloudy skies in Mumbai, India, on October 1, 2025. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Gdansk
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    Daily Life In Gdansk
    GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31:
    The BalticTowers logo is seen on the façade of the BalticTowers factory building, which manufactures towers for wind turbines with capacities of 15 MW and higher, in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Gdansk
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    Daily Life In Gdansk
    GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31:
    The crude oil tanker MARAN NANSEN of Nassau is seen in the Gdansk Shipyard, in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025.
    The historic shipyard, known as the birthplace of the Solidarity movement, remains an important center for Poland’s maritime industry and shipbuilding activities on the Baltic Sea. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Daily Life In Gdansk
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    Daily Life In Gdansk
    GDANSK, POLAND – AUGUST 31:
    The crude oil tanker MARAN NANSEN of Nassau is seen in the Gdansk Shipyard, in Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, on August 31, 2025.
    The historic shipyard, known as the birthplace of the Solidarity movement, remains an important center for Poland’s maritime industry and shipbuilding activities on the Baltic Sea. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
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    Large Floating Natural Gas Production Unit Scarabeo 5
    The large-scale floating natural gas production facility ''Scarabeo 5,'' built by a Chinese shipping company for an Italian company, departs from CIMC Raffles Construction Base in Yantai, Shandong, China, on September 1, 2025, under the towing of a tugboat. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto)

     

  • Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm
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    Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm
    03/07/2025. Newhaven, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits RWE’s Rampion offshore wind farm off the coast of Newhaven. Picture by John Breslin / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm
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    Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm
    03/07/2025. Newhaven, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm off the coast of Newhaven. Picture by John Breslin / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm
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    Ed Miliband visits Rampion offshore wind farm
    03/07/2025. Newhaven, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband meets with apprentices ahead of a visit to Rampion offshore wind farm off the coast of Newhaven. Picture by John Breslin / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Scottish Power Renewables Control Room after opening the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband onboard the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband onboard the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband speaks with crew onboard the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband boards the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband speaks with crew onboard the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband speaks with crew onboard the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
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    Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband visits the Port of Lowestoft
    23/01/2025. Lowestoft, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband boards the Grampian Tweed, a vessel that can take equipment and workers to offshore wind farms, as he opens the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility at the Port of Lowestoft. Picture by Lauren Hurley / DESNZ / eyevine

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Lobster Pots in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61,on his boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61 on his boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, in his fishing boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, on his boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Fishing boats at the Hartlepool Boatman Association Moorings in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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  • 'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Lobster Pots in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    The Hartlepool boatman Association moorings in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield holds a notepad in which he records the daily decline of catches in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield on his fishing boat in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fishing boats in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Fishing boats in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    A fishing boat returns to the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Graves in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Lobster Pots in seaside port town of Whitby in North Yorkshire. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been ìcatastrophicî to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Stan Rennie ,61, at is home in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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    'We just want the truth': British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths
    Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government.

    The mystery of what caused the deaths has thrust small coastal communities in the north-east of England, into the centre of a national political drama.

    The Environment Agency, part of Defra, promised to investigate, pledging to send samples of water, sediment and crab for analysis, which they said would examine the theory that pollution was to blame. Then in February this year, the official answer came. Concerns that dredging work in September had disturbed toxic sediment in the River Tees were dismissed because there was "no evidence of a link" between that and the die-offs, Defra's report said. Instead, it concluded, the most likely factor was a "naturally occurring harmful algal bloom".

    Local Fisherman Paul Widdowfield (right) and Stan Rennie (left) in the seaside port town of Hartlepool in County Durham. local fisherman and the community have suffered in the past year with large numbers deaths of crabs and lobsters which have been washed up all along the North East and North Yorkshire coastline. Fishing crews have noticed sparse catches and massive decline in their catches which have been “catastrophic” to their livelihoods. A recent investigation by the Environment Agency has identified a harmful algal bloom being of significance however local fisherman dispute this and suspect that licensed dredging and chemical contamination related to offshore windfarms are to blame.

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