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Investigation reveals high levels of shark fishing in the North Pacific. Greenpeace investigators’ first-ever full-haul documentation has exposed widespread destructive fishing practices plaguing the North Pacific’s Emperor Seamounts, a unique […]
Draft of Canada’s Ocean Noise Strategy for public feedback. The effects of human activities and climate change are being felt around the world, both above and below the ocean’s surface. […]
Call for Maldives to reconsider plans to bring back longline fishing. International scientists, including from the UK, are calling on the Maldivian government to reconsider its plans to bring back […]
Sea life observations in SW England come under focus From a record number of turtles, increased reporting of seal mortalities; to high percentages of sewage overflow spills, 2023 was an […]
Nations rally for deep-sea mining moratorium: pivotal shift at the ISA. The International Seabed Authority (ISA) Assembly meeting concludes, with no mining authorised, an unprecedented number of States calling for […]
A majority of polled Europeans oppose deep-sea mining. Opinion poll shows a majority of Europeans support a pause on deep-sea mining. Over half of Europeans polled (56%) oppose deep-sea mining […]
New round of MSC funding. The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has announced 32 new grants through its Ocean Stewardship Fund (OSF) supporting projects from India, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua […]
Inspection blitz to prevent spread of Zebra mussels in Canada. Since being introduced into the Laurentian Great Lakes region in the 1980s, destructive Zebra Mussels have spread to waterbodies in […]
World Sustainability Foundation and Omegor join forces to save corals in Thailand. The World Sustainability Foundation (WSF), in collaboration with Omegor, a leader in the formulation and distribution of Omega-3 dietary supplements, […]
Global calls to protect our ocean intensify as ISA Council and Assembly meeting resumes. From July 15 – August 2, nations from around the world will gather for the International […]
Countdown to ratify the High Seas Treaty begins, Nations prepare for its entry into force. A year since the historic High Seas Treaty to protect biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) […]
High Seas Policy presents historic opportunity for climate change adaptation, scientists say. In a new paper, scientists detail how the new High Seas Treaty can help protect marine species within […]
Stronger collaboration needed to tackle overfishing and to protect the marine environment – say leaders from industry, academia and NGOs. Stronger collaboration is needed to tackle the problem of overfishing, […]
Genetics provide key to fight crown-of-thorns starfish. Scientists are one step closer to combatting coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a University of Queensland study into the pest’s genetics. In a world […]
Thai Union volunteers remove over 11 tons of ocean-bound trash for World Oceans Day. More than 470 Thai Union Group employees from Thailand, the U.S., Africa, and Europe united for […]
Report highlights urgent need for more surveys of Ireland’s ocean. Five-month operation surveyed over 3200 kilometres of Cork, Kerry and Clare coastlines. A new report from Fair Seas and the […]
140 Years of Polar expeditions past and present. The Marine Biological Association (MBA) has been famously linked with three historic Antarctic expeditions, Discovery (1901 to 1904), Terra Nova (1910) and the ill-fated Endurance from 1914 to 1917. […]
Final dust settles slowly in the deep sea. ‘Dust clouds’ at the bottom of the deep sea, that will be created by deep-sea mining activities, descend at a short distance […]
MMO prioritises inshore marine protected areas for assessment and management. Marine Management Organisation has prioritised six ecologically significant inshore marine protected areas (MPAs) for assessment and management over the next […]
Call for governments at key Antarctic meeting to protect Antarctica and its wildlife amid the escalating climate crisis. The 46th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) begins in Kochi, India, this week […]
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