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🪔 New blog post: "Bridging the North Sea" - how Romans used the North Sea as a highway, not a barrier. Our friend @michelgybels has been working with archaeologists studying the ancient ports, forts and trade networks connecting Britain, France, Belgium & Netherlands. After one year, the project is revealing fascinating details about Roman coastal life and the urgent need to document sites threatened by rising seas.
🔗 timetravelrome.com/2025/03/16/
#RomanArchaeology #NorthSea #AncientTrade

Thousands of nurdles, which pose a danger to wildlife, have begun to wash up on Norfolk beaches and the surrounding coast

The coastguard said the pellets, made of plastic resin and known as nurdles, were spotted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and have begun to wash up in melted clumps on beaches in Norfolk and the surrounding coast

>> theguardian.com/business/2025/

#haveri #Pohjanmeri #Muovi
#NorthSea #Shipping #Plastics #Pollution

What are nurdles? A ‘sheen’ of plastic pellets is spotted in the North Sea after ship crash.

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week.

Although not toxic, these nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested.

mediafaro.org/article/20250318

HM Coastguard retrieval of nurdles underway. | Copyright HM Coastguard
Euronews · What are nurdles? A ‘sheen’ of plastic pellets is spotted in the North Sea after ship crash.By Lottie Limb