A fisherman has described landing a rare blue lobster in Belfast Lough as the catch of a lifetime. Some marine biologists have estimated the odds of catching a blue lobster at around two million to ...

Three people have been taken to hospital after getting into difficulty at Helens Bay Beach, Belfast Coastguard has said.

Stormont needs to invest in local water and sewage infrastructure or it faces a future blighted by “polluted rivers, polluted sea” and beaches so filthy our children will not be able to enjoy them.

Thousands of oysters have been planted in Belfast Lough in a bid to restore the species in the waterway. Nature conservation charity Ulster Wildlife placed 2,000 adult European oysters (Ostrea edulis) ...

Thousands of native oysters have been introduced into Belfast Lough in a significant effort to restore the species, which vanished from the waterway over a century ago. Nature conservation charity ...