North East File Collection - NEFC

I started to investigate the chemical state of the River Tees in 2022 prompted by the crustacean mortality event and consistent official reports which all excluded chemical causes having any role in the die-off.

My investigations of contamination data held within marine licence applications and Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council planning application reinforced my concern that it was likely that chemical contamination had played a role in causing the crustacean die-off. However, evidence of a direct causal link is missing as so little routine data is measured in the environmental space - monthly water quality measurement will miss any short lived contamination event, the 10s of sediment samples measured over the 1,600 football pitch area of the river does not give a full picture of the chemical state of the river sediments, lack of any biassays, …. Insufficient measurements are only taken when an environmental incident occurs and without a baseline it is difficult to draw any conclusions.

4th December 2025 - Pre-action Protocol Letter - Goodenough Ring Solicitors to Marine Management Organisation 15th December 2025 - Follow-up to pre-action letter - Goodenough Ring Solicitors to Marine Management Organisation

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