Lefteris Arapakis comes from a long line of fishers. For five generations his family has plied the bountiful waters off southern Greece, netting the same cod and red mulls that have sustained Greeks…
Late-summer temperatures may prove unbearable for some visitors, posing threat to vital holiday industry.
Increased heat in Mediterranean countries is making the traditional summer beach holiday…
Deep sea mining is leading private mining firms and arms companies to carve up the seabed in plans that should be halted by an international ocean treaty, argues a new report from Greenpeace.
On Wednesday, governments responsible for 40 percent of the world's coastlines and 20 percent of global fisheries announced a series of new commitments that comprise the world's biggest ocean…
Some of the most cherished world heritage sites are under increased threat from the climate crisis.
The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef, has been determined to be…
Governments to reduce pollution in oceans and end subsidies that contribute to overfishing.
Governments responsible for 40% of the world’s coastlines have pledged to end overfishing, restore…
With the world 1C warmer, modelling shows there is still a risk of corals bleaching from heat stress this summer.
A global weather phenomenon that would typically keep ocean temperatures lower…
Two decades ago scientists and volunteers along the Virginia coast started tossing seagrass seeds into barren seaside lagoons. Disease and an intense hurricane had wiped out the plants in the 1930s,…
Crucial fish stocks could disappear within five years without urgent action, so desperate fishers are using a new smartphone app to log alleged crimes.
Illegal and destructive practices by…
Eigg, West Highlands: The view beneath my feet, of paper-thin exoskeletons of a type of sea urchin, is also captivating.
At Laig beach on the island of Eigg, the tide has withdrawn to reveal a vast…
Calls for transparency grow as scientists say substance is ‘unlike anything we’ve seen spilled before’
In July this year, the Japanese cargo ship MV Wakashio, chartered by Mitsui OSK and owned by…
Gas discovery at centre of Turkey-Greece dispute will ‘make world even less safe’.
The giant gas reserves at the heart of a bitter political standoff between Greece and Turkey could lead to the same…
A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were a natural paradise. Fishing boats bobbed on the waves as geese flocked overhead. Beneath the surface, miles of seagrass gently swayed in the surf, making…
Report estimates there is already 100 million tonnes of plastic in the sea, with rate of pollution set to rise.
Over 200,000 tonnes of plastic are being released into the Mediterranean Sea every…
New report by the WWF calls on governments to act on deadly plastic debris.
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is urging governments, fishing gear producers and designers, fishers and the general public…
It’s honestly disheartening that time and time again Indigenous People and local communities in Cameroon have to fight for the same issue - the end of forest destruction.
Microplastics can be found everywhere from Antarctica to the Pyrenees. A significant amount of plastic waste ends up in the ocean, but very little has been known about how much ends up on the ocean…
Release of CO2 from UKCS rigs was much greater than Norwegian and Danish regions.
Britain’s oil and gas rigs are the most polluting in the North Sea oil basin, according to industry data, with…
Global warming is deepening blankets of warmer water that alter ocean currents, hinder absorption of carbon, intensify storms and disrupt biological cycles.
Near the surface of the ocean, global…
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