Countries fringing the Mediterranean need to turn at least 30% of its waters into Protected Maritime Areas (MPAs) by 2030 and rein in overfishing and pollution, urged the World Wide Fund for Nature's…
There are more than enough ocean energy projects in the works to meet the European Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy’s target of 100 MW by 2025, according to Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). 17 major…
The UK has announced its membership of the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA).
The alliance aims to drive $500 million of global investment by 2030 into nature-based solutions to…
Rising ocean temperatures caused by climate crisis increasing number of cyclones and intensity of storms, say experts.
India’s cyclone season is being made more intense by the rapidly heating Indian…
It's not just the big rivers, the small ones also contribute to the problem.
The global plastic problem just got more complicated. In a new study, researchers found nearly 80% of the plastic…
My Octopus Teacher, the heartwarming story about a man's friendship with a common octopus, took home the Oscar for best documentary feature Sunday night.
The movie brought international attention to…
21 April, New York -- The world is at risk of losing many of the benefits the ocean provides, warns the latest United Nations assessment on the state of the world’s ocean, which was released today,…
Massive melting of glaciers has tilted the planet’s rotation, showing the impact of human activities
The massive melting of glaciers as a result of global heating has caused marked shifts in the…
(CNN)A rare tropical cyclone is approaching Tanzania and could become the first cyclone to make landfall in the nation in modern records.
Tropical Cyclone Jobo, located near Madagascar in the South…
If you’ve ever been seasick, “stable” may be the last word you associate with the ocean. But as global temperatures rise, the world’s oceans are technically becoming more stable.
When scientists…
The tropical water at the equator is renowned for having the richest diversity of marine life on Earth, with vibrant coral reefs and large aggregations of tunas, sea turtles, manta rays and whale…
It's a small change that can make a very big difference.
Every day, some 13,000 tons of microfibers are released into European waters — that’s equivalent to two garbage trucks of small textile…
The underwater continent broke off from Gondwana 80 million years ago.
A new ocean-mapping expedition is drawing the boundaries of Zealandia, a submerged "lost continent" that hosts New Zealand and…
The oceans are ready to give back your 1980s hair spray.
The global oceans are gearing up to spray all that 1980s hair spray back in our faces. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), the aerosol chemicals that…
Maybe just... stop doing it?
Ocean trawling, a fishing method that involves dragging heavy nets across the seafloor to catch seafood, generates as much carbon as the entire aviation industry, a new…