Oceans


Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

Fish or Famine – why the future of our oceans matters to everyone

ByMark RoweSep 17, 2025
Explore the critical issue of overfishing and its impact on ocean health and fish populations worldwide.
Hooked on imports: the curious collapse of Britain’s fishing industry

Hooked on imports: the curious collapse of Britain’s fishing industry

ByMark RoweSep 17, 2025

The UK’s relationship with the sea is entangled in politics, trade and tradition – but its fishers and marine ecosystems…

Can the sea keep feeding the world?

Can the sea keep feeding the world?

ByMark RoweSep 17, 2025
Explore sustainable aquatic food systems and their role in achieving food security and improving nutrition globally.
An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Why are cod populations dwindling?

ByBryony CottamSep 13, 2025
Discover exactly why cod populations are falling across the UK – and how some species are on the brink of collapse
How we are helping the ocean to heal

How we are helping the ocean to heal

ByMark RoweSep 8, 2025
It took decades to break the balance between ocean life and human demand. Now a new wave of innovation, enforcement and cooperation is trying to restore it
The sea

How does the UK treat its seas?

The UK’s relationship with the sea is entangled in politics, trade and tradition – but its fishers and marine ecosystems are losing out on all fronts
Sophie Smith during her cross‐Channel swim

How former fishers are helping endurance swimmers cross the Channel

ByVictoria HeathSep 3, 2025
As fish stocks dwindle and traditional livelihoods vanish, a new kind of journey is keeping boats afloat
Dark fleets: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Dark fleets: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

The multi-billion-pound shadow industry threatening marine life and exploiting human labour. But a new wave of surveillance is turning the…

East Island before and after hurricane

Five islands that no longer exist

ByVictoria HeathAug 11, 2025
Discover more about vanishing islands across the globe, and why some 'phantom islands' have entirely disappeared from maps
Seagrass meadows sequester blue carbon. Research on carbon stocks, coastal habitats

Geo explainer: What is blue carbon – and why is it so important?

ByVictoria HeathAug 4, 2025
Find out more about blue carbon, why it is vital for the planet and how it can slow down the rate of climate change across the world
Humpback Whale in Blue ocean close to Water surface underwater in Tahiti

Actual distance travelled by migrating whales drastically underestimated

ByVictoria HeathAug 4, 2025
Humpback whales are swimming up to 20 per cent more than previous scientific estimates have suggested, new study finds
Freediver Swimming in Deep Sea With Sunrays. Young Man DIver Eploring Sea Life.

The unusual undersea human habitats around the world

ByVictoria HeathJul 31, 2025
From the watery depths of Florida to Gloucester, discover more about the fascinating proposed – and fully built – undersea habitats for humans
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