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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
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
Aquaculture: farming the sea
Apr 07, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Increasing interest in offshore aquaculture is dividing environmentalists
Into the blue
Feb 27, 2018
Written by
James Field
With the majority of the ocean still remaining undiscovered, a team of marine scientists is about to set forth on one of the most ambitious deep-sea research and education projects ever attempted
Belize's blue period
Feb 24, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
Belize bans offshore oil extraction to protect the second longest barrier reef in the world
Screen saver: eco-friendly sun protection
Feb 07, 2018
Written by
Chris Fitch
With growing fears over the negative impacts of excessive sunscreen in marine environments, researchers are looking to nature for solutions
Harbouring information: combating illegal fishing
Jan 16, 2018
Written by
Laura Cole
East African countries are sharing shipping data in order to combat illegal fishing practices
Coral reefs have no time to recover
Jan 08, 2018
Written by
James Field
Coral bleaching is widespread around the globe and as it becomes an increasingly frequently occurrence, our ocean’s reefs are heading towards a point of no return
Sylvia Earle
Dec 26, 2017
Written by
Graeme Gourlay
For Sylvia Earle there is one over-riding threat to humanity – the dramatic, rapid despoilment of our oceans. While she fears we are fast approaching a point of no return, the grand dame of the deep is not without hope
UN commits to end ocean plastics
Dec 14, 2017
Written by
James Field
The UN has committed to completely stopping plastic waste from entering the ocean
Lewis Pugh: In the zone
Dec 01, 2017
Written by
Matt Maynard
In February 2015, maritime lawyer and cold water swimmer Lewis Pugh swam in the sub-zero Antarctic waters of the Ross Sea. His subsequent meetings with top Kremlin officials helped break the ice on a 17-year-long proposal to establish a Marine…
Mapping coral
Nov 13, 2017
Written by
Chris Fitch
Knowing where past coral reefs existed is a crucial component in understanding the health of existing reefs, and hypothesising which ones will still exist in the future
Rising tides: islands lost to the sea
Nov 07, 2017
Written by
Laura Cole
Numerous low-lying Pacific islands have disappeared under rising seas
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