OCEANS
World Ocean Day
Jun 08, 2019
Written by
Luke Weir
The UN’s World Ocean Day is a day to celebrate the beauty, the wealth and the promise of the planet’s water bodies
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California’s marine heatwave saw animals move north, and some are there to stay
May 14, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The 2014 to 2016 marine heatwave, which took place off the coast of California, saw an unprecedented number of southern tropical species migrate north
The case against octopus farming
Mar 29, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Four scientists have banded together to make the case against the farming of octopuses, arguing that these intelligent cephalopods are wholly unsuited to life in captivity
Solomon Islands still at threat from oil spill
Mar 18, 2019
Written by
Mark 'Crowley' Russell
A ship that ran aground early in February has been leaking oil into the water surrounding a UNESCO World Heritage site in the Solomon Islands for more than a month
Why the sea is rising at different rates along the east coast of the US
Jan 24, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Sea levels are rising across the globe, but along the east coast of the US this appears to be occurring at different rates, with regions in the south experiencing higher sea levels than those in the north
Ten times more ocean debris reaches Atlantic islands
Nov 23, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
Ocean debris, mostly composed of plastic, reaches remote Atlantic islands at ten times the levels found just a decade ago
Base behaviour: kayaktavists in Japan
Sep 29, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
A relocated military base in Okinawa, Japan will cause ‘irreversible’ damage to a rare ecosystem, say environmental groups
Cleanup system launched in the North Pacific
Sep 27, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
The Ocean Cleanup has launched System 001, a floating barrier designed to collect plastics from the ocean – but not everyone thinks that it’s a good idea
Bringing sand to the beach
Aug 27, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The world’s first full global analysis of beaches reveals the state of each continent’s coastlines
Is the Mediterranean becoming a second ‘Dead Sea’?
Jul 25, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
Officially declared the world’s ‘most overfished sea’, the Mediterranean is having a crisis beneath the surface
Diving in the deep – swimming the English Channel to protect the UK’s waters
Jul 19, 2018
Written by
Sophie Donovan
With the war against plastic gaining publicity and popularity, one question being asked is why the UK isn’t leading the charge?
Tourism in the Mediterranean Sea causing ocean plastic rise
Jun 21, 2018
Written by
Melanie Barrin
Tourism might be an economic pillar for many countries surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, but the influx of holiday goers over the summer months is causing plastic levels in the aquatic environment to skyrocket
Right-strangled triangle: saving Indonesian seagrass
Jun 08, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
The world’s most biodiverse seagrass region – Indonesia’s Coral Triangle – faces ruin from rampant human activities
Call to make illegal fishing a crime
Jun 07, 2018
Written by
Melanie Barrin
Ocean conservation group urges world governments to step up action on rule-breakers devastating the planet’s fish stocks
New ocean layer discovered
May 11, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
A deep-sea mission in the ocean around Bermuda confirms the existence of a new oceanic zone
Suffocating oceans: Arabian Sea ‘dead zone’ is larger than previously expected
May 10, 2018
Written by
Katie Burton
An oxygen-deprived ‘dead zone’ in the Arabian Sea is much larger than scientists have previously expected
BBC Earth goes into the deep
May 05, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
A new virtual reality experience, ‘BBC Earth: Life in VR’, takes us on an interactive and educational journey into the ocean depths
Sea change: ocean conservation in Chile
May 03, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
As Chile’s president leaves office, the country designates large expanses of ocean to become marine protected zones
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