Esme Stallard

2 weeks ago | aol.com | Esme Stallard |Victoria Bourne

A ban on a "destructive" type of fishing that drags large nets along the seafloor could be extended across English waters, the government has said. The proposal would expand the ban on bottom trawling from 18,000km2 to 48,000km2 (around 18,500 sq miles) of the UK's offshore areas that are already designated as protected. The plan is subject to a 12-week industry consultation.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Esme Stallard

Ocean damage unspeakably awful, Attenborough tells princeEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentJustin RowlattThe Prince of Wales interviewed TV naturalist Sir David Attenborough ahead of the UN oceans summitSir David Attenborough has told Prince William he is "appalled" by the damage certain fishing methods are wreaking on the world's oceans. The Prince of Wales interviewed the TV naturalist ahead of a key UN Oceans conference which kicks off on Monday.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Esme Stallard |Justin Rowlatt

Sir David Attenborough has told Prince William he is "appalled" by the damage certain fishing methods are wreaking on the world's oceans. The Prince of Wales interviewed the TV naturalist ahead of a key UN Oceans conference which kicks off on Monday. The world's countries are gathering for the first time in three years to discuss how to better protect the oceans, which are facing growing threats from plastic pollution, climate change and over-exploitation.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Esme Stallard

Mount Etna erupts as large plumes rise from volcanoEsme StallardClimate and science correspondentWatch: Erupting Mount Etna spews huge plumes of smoke and ashItaly's Mount Etna has erupted, with large plumes of ash and smoke seen rising from the volcano. Images and video from the island of Sicily showed volcanic material spilling out of the volcano on Monday morning.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Esme Stallard |Alex Boyd

Ground movements indicated latest eruption happened on the south eastern edge of the volcano, according to INGV. This appears to be where a known 200m-wide vent is. Footage shared throughout Monday shows a rapidly moving mix of ash, gas and rock - known as a pyroclastic flow - emerging from the site and moving down the side of the volcano. Geologists monitoring the eruption said it was likely that part of volcano's crater collapsed and that this was the material being carried down its slopes.