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Waste World - Picturing the pollution in our seas
Dec 14, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
The January issue’s dramatic cover image was designed to highlight the overwhelming problem of garbage pollution in our planet’s seas. We caught up with Karl Taylor, the photographer behind this shot, to see how and why the image was created
One whale is worth a thousand trees
Nov 05, 2019
Written by
Marco Magrini
Marco Magrini looks at the carbon capturing power of the ocean’s giants
Do marine protected areas help or harm local communities?
Nov 04, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Marine Protected Areas are designed to benefit the marine ecosystem and human coastal populations, but are they actually achieving both?
Ocean blooms: tracking the rise of jellyfish swarms
Oct 18, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Many scientists believe that jellyfish numbers are increasing, pointing to their remarkable resilience to climate change and the increase in hugely damaging jellyfish blooms. But are jellies really taking over, and if so, what should be done to prevent the…
The challenge of a crowded ocean: avoiding icebergs and whales
Sep 02, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
As the ocean looks set to get busier due to increasing international trade, improving navigation systems is being seen as vital for protecting both human and marine life
Rescuing coral reefs the right way
Aug 12, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
A review of coral-saving methods is helping communities decide which ones are most suited to their needs
European Commission imposes emergency fishing ban to save Baltic cod
Jul 25, 2019
Written by
Eveline Vouillemin
A temporary fishing ban has been imposed by the European Commission until 2020 in an attempt to save Baltic cod stock from impending collapse
Coral reefs hide El Niño secrets
Jul 01, 2019
Written by
Katie Burton
Analysis of coral cores, extracted from coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, has allowed scientists to create a 400-year record of El Niño events
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
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