All but one of Britain’s Marine Protected Areas suffer damaging bottom trawling and dredging A new…
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Restored corals give hope for reefs worldwide
New technologies for coral reef restoration produce corals in five years instead of decades The scientific…
Humpback whales put on synchronized show off Hawaii
Synchronised splashing – the rare sight of two humpback whales breaching at the same time Hawaii…
Important climate change mystery solved
Scientists find proof in the oceans that global temperatures today are the warmest for 10,000 years…
Giant predatory worms lurked beneath the ancient seafloor
When six-foot long ambush-predator worms colonised the seafloor Researchers have found evidence that two metre long…
Empty seas: oceanic shark populations plummet
A new study finds a steep decline in global shark and ray numbers For millennia, the…
Small group of companies dominate the ocean economy
Most of the revenue extracted from the oceans is concentrated among 100 multinationals Dubbed the “Ocean…
Gulf of Mexico marine sanctuary triples in size
Expanded marine sanctuary is one of the only safe havens for Gulf seabirds The Gulf of…
Researchers develop novel way of measuring ship noise
Light quickly scatters underwater but sound can travel for hundreds of miles Many marine organisms rely…
Artificial reefs to help marine life in Costa Rica recover
Artificial reefs to help build fish diversity and prevent erosion Fourteen bell-type structures have been sited…