Karen McVeigh

London

Global Development Reporter at The Guardian

Global development reporter @Guardian

Articles

Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Karen McVeigh

The colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago. Growing up to seven metres long and weighing up to half a tonne, the squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, is the heaviest invertebrate on the planet. The individual captured on film near the South Sandwich Islands, in the south Atlantic Ocean, is a baby, at just 30cm in length.
Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

1 week ago | msn.com | Karen McVeigh

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Canadian company in negotiations with Trump to mine seabed

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Karen McVeigh

A Canadian deep-sea mining firm has revealed it has been negotiating with the Trump administration to bypass a UN treaty and potentially gain authorisation from the US to mine in international waters. The revelation has stunned environmentalists, who condemned the move as “reckless” and a “slap in the face for multilateralism”. It comes at a time when calls for a pause in deep-sea mining are intensifying.
the clever cuttlefish that changes colour to bedazzle predators

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Karen McVeigh

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Small but feisty: the clever cuttlefish that changes colour to bedazzle predators

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Karen McVeigh

If you love a feisty rebel, look no further than the flamboyant cuttlefish, on the 10-strong shortlist for the Guardian’s invertebrate of the year 2025. It is small, smart, capable of spectacular displays and has fought against the odds to become the deadliest of its kind. This creative creature is small for its class of cephalopods, which includes octopus, squid and nautilus, at just 6-8cm.
Exploited, recognised as a slavery victim, now facing deportation: one seafarer’s UK ordeal

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Karen McVeigh

When Vishal Sharma, an experienced merchant seaman, arrived in London from India in November 2017, he was looking forward to a good job on a Belgian tanker, the MT Waasmunster, assisting engineers. He had a 15-month contract and a transit visa, enabling him to travel to Milford Haven in Wales, where the 174-metre vessel was anchored. But in a last-minute change of plan, his Mumbai agent told him to head to Southwick in West Sussex, England, to board a scallop trawler, the Noordzee.
As countries scramble for minerals, the seabed beckons. Will mining it be a disaster? - visual explainer

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Ed Gargan |Ashley Kirk |Prina Shah |Karen McVeigh

Deep-sea mining has been proposed as a source of critical metals and minerals for decades, but mining companies now say the technology is almost ready to make this a reality. Mining has not begun yet but 2025 is set to be a crucial year. The International Seabed Authority (ISA), the regulator, has a new leader promising an era of openness, with meetings planned in March and July to discuss the next steps.
North Sea collision: man arrested as experts warn of ‘disaster’ for marine life

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Robyn Vinter |Josh Halliday |Karen McVeigh

Police have launched a criminal investigation into the collision between two ships in the North Sea, with one man arrested, as experts voiced growing fears over the environmental impact of the crash. A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter after the search was called off for a sailor onboard the Solong cargo ship, which drifted ablaze off the coast of Yorkshire on Tuesday.
North Sea collision: man arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Robyn Vinter |Josh Halliday |Karen McVeigh

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the shipping collision in the North Sea. Humberside police said they had opened a criminal investigation into the collision, in which one seaman is believed to have died. The cargo ship, Solong, collided with the Stena Immaculate oil tanker off the coast of Yorkshire on Monday morning, causing a huge explosion and raising fears of environmental disaster.
North Sea collision: man arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter

1 month ago | aol.co.uk | Robyn Vinter |Josh Halliday |Karen McVeigh

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter in connection with the shipping collision in the North Sea. Humberside police said they had opened a criminal investigation into the collision, in which one seaman is believed to have died. The cargo ship, Solong, collided with the Stena Immaculate oil tanker off the coast of Yorkshire on Monday morning, causing a huge explosion and raising fears of environmental disaster.