Lisa Bachelor
@lisabachelor.bsky.social
Editor of the Guardian’s Seascape series, all about the state of our oceans. Previously deputy news editor on the Observer.
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Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition
They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up
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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…
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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.
How do you move a village? Residents of France’s last outpost in North America try to outrun the sea
As rising tides eat away at the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago off Canada, plans to move the historic village to higher ground have divided residents
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October 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Inside the illegal eel trade: is there a way to stop Europe’s biggest wildlife crime before it’s too late?
Interviews with experts and key players across four countries reveal why efforts to stop the multibillion-euro trafficking industry have failed – and how to save the endangered fish
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October 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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/...
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
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Beasts of the Sea: the tragic story of how the ‘gentle, lovable’ sea cow became the perfect victim
Iida Turpeinen’s novel has been a sensation in her native Finland. On the eve of its UK publication, she talks about her compulsion to tell of the sociable giant’s plight
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October 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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/...
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
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcas
Experts are finding new and more humane ways to protect the last 74 southern resident killer whales
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October 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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/...
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
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s not just our houses’: can a Scottish village save Queen Elizabeth’s coastal path from the waves?
The people of Johnshaven have watched the sea edge closer and closer. Preserving the path is key to protecting their community
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September 18, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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/...
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
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‘I say where I’m from and they tell me they’re sorry’: growing up in the most deprived place in England
The faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populations
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September 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A beautiful and inspiring picture essay with words by Maya Yang and images by Ibrahim Bassam
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Just a pole and line, like they fished as boys: how a Maldives tradition is ensuring tuna stocks thrive
The country’s fisheries and the health of its seas still rely on a method practised for nearly 1,000 years – catching skipjack tuna one fish at a time
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September 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
A beautiful and inspiring picture essay with words by Maya Yang and images by Ibrahim Bassam
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I’m obsessed with deep sea sharks: their bioluminescent spots are just visible in the pitch black environment they live in
Most of these little-known but already endangered fish have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, but are under threat from bottom trawling and deep-sea mining
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September 1, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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/...
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…
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Toothless sharks? Ocean acidification could erode predator’s vital weapon, study finds
Sharks could struggle to feed themselves efficiently in future, affecting marine ecosystem stability, researchers say
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August 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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/...
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...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Sun, sea and struggle: growing up in England’s coastal towns – podcast
Helen Pidd grew up in Morecambe, and life in seaside towns has only got harder since she was a teenager. She went back to find out why
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August 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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...
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/...
Dramatic rise in whale and dolphin strandings in Scotland
Research shows steep increases over past 30 years, after summer of strandings across Europe
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August 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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/...
‘It has echoes of happiness’: life for gen Z in the seaside town I once called home
The Guardian’s former north of England editor returned to Morecambe after 25 years to discover the place where she grew up has even fewer amenities for young people – and the feeling of being ‘left be...
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August 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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
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Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings
Incidents across northern Europe on 26 and 27 July have left scientists trying to understand why so many of the deep-diving whales have appeared
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July 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There is optimism in Boston despite the Trump cuts. Steve Rose reporting for Seascape
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How flood-ravaged Boston took on the climate deniers – and won
As the Trump administration dismisses global heating, the coastal city is getting on with becoming one of the most climate resilient in the world. Here’s how
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July 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM
There is optimism in Boston despite the Trump cuts. Steve Rose reporting for Seascape
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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..
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Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?
With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans
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July 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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/...
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...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on young people in coastal towns: time to invest in their future | Editorial
Editorial: Communities by the sea have been hit by economic decline and related social problems. Empowering a new generation can help turn the tide
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July 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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...
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
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If you hear your town is scum all the time that sinks in’: the young people in Blackpool refusing to be written off
The seaside resort has become a byword for coastal deprivation but its youth say there’s a world of creativity bubbling under
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July 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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/...
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
July 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We’re told we won’t amount to anything’: is it possible to change the fortunes of young people living in England’s coastal towns?
Young people living by the sea are often in some of the most deprived areas of the country, but they say they want the chance to thrive. The Guardian is embarking on a year-long series to tell their s...
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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/...
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Young people in England’s coastal towns three times more likely to have a mental health condition
They are suffering disproportionately and without help, say researchers, and unless they are given a voice, problems will continue to mount up
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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/...
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
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘They are a species on the brink’: can trees save the salmon in Scotland’s River Dee?
Last year, a single female was recorded returning to one tributary of a river usually celebrated for its fish. Now a plan is in place to change things – but it’s proving controversial
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July 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The latest in our I’m obsessed with…series. This month it’s brittlestars
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I’m obsessed with brittle stars: fish often nip off bits of their arms but they regenerate
These starfish relatives have lots of remarkable features and are a keystone species. My hope is that we will recognise how vital these charismatic creatures are
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June 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The latest in our I’m obsessed with…series. This month it’s brittlestars
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Want a positive story with some inspiring young women successfully pioneering green technology? Here you go…
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Shipping is one of the world’s dirtiest industries – could this invention finally clean up cargo fleets?
Freighters emit more greenhouse gases than jets, but a tech startup believes a simple and effective technique can help the industry change course
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June 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Want a positive story with some inspiring young women successfully pioneering green technology? Here you go…
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I really love this poignant essay that serves to remind just how many amazing people there are on this planet
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www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
In the shadow of melting glaciers: life in the heartland of the Incas’ former empire – a photo essay
Ancient rituals and a profound respect for ‘Mother Earth’ bolster fragile Andean communities as the climate crisis and unchecked mining take their toll
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June 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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...
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?
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on our towns
Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them
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June 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...