In this week’s summary, we report on several large marine species moving north as waters warm, a new discovery that could help recycle more plastic and a surprising analysis that shows not all ocean news coverage is ‘doom and gloom.’
In this week’s news roundup, we report on the negotiations to cut shipping industry carbon emissions, the increasing frequency of marine heat waves, and a study that finds anemone-dwelling fish will face trouble as oceans warm.
In our weekly summary, we report on the value of coral reefs in protecting coasts, a new method of underwater navigation and predictions for ice-free Arctic summers.
In this week’s roundup, we report on a lawsuit challenging a marine monument created by President Obama, a new out-there idea to save parts of the Great Barrier Reef, and a study that looks at how commercially important fish could shrink in size as waters warm.
In our weekly news roundup, we report on activists pushing Starbucks to reduce plastic use, a marine heat wave that was deadly for seagrass and increasing conflicts in efforts to protect North Atlantic right whales.
In this week’s roundup, we report on a real-life simulation of how coral reefs will handle climate change and look at the practice of fishing vessels turning off public tracking systems.
In our weekly summary, we report on The Economist World Ocean Summit, a new economic analysis of offshore drilling and a study that shows how marine reserves help fishing.
In our weekly summary, we report on new marine protected areas in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, some sad news for endangered North Atlantic right whales and a new study that calculates the millions of dollars saved when beaches are clean.
In our weekly news summary, we report on the effectiveness of plastic bottle deposits, warming trends around the Galapagos Islands and the Trump administration’s upcoming oil and gas bonanza in the Gulf of Mexico.
In our weekly summary, we report on an Antarctic mission to explore an ancient marine ecosystem, a long-term research study investigating the mysteries of blue whale songs and a legal victory for Arctic seals threatened by climate change.
This week’s executive summary reports on January’s record low for polar sea ice, a new discovery of skates warming their eggs on hydrothermal vents and the shipping industry’s move to reduce air pollution.
In this week’s news roundup, we report on a new tool to assess human rights abuses in fisheries, protections for sensitive deep sea corals from fishing and a study that shows why polar bear populations are rapidly declining.
In this week’s roundup, we report on a hidden new virus found in seawater, controversy over the Australia government’s plan to address threats to the Great Barrier Reef and United States protections for two charismatic sea species.
In our weekly news roundup, 2017 was the warmest year on record for the ocean, some big brands pledge to reduce plastic packaging and there’s a big oil slick spreading near China.
In our weekly news summary, we report on a global survey of how people view the state of the ocean, Belize’s rejection of offshore drilling and a researchers who recreated an marine ecosystem in an aquarium tank.
In our weekly news summary, we report on the Trump administration’s unprecedented offshore drilling proposal, a new historic temperature record of the global ocean and a project that aims to help scale-up coral restoration efforts.
In this weekly roundup, we report on an important milestone for protecting biodiversity on the high seas, a Sea Shepherd campaign to save the endangered vaquita porpoise and the end to a long-running protest against British Columbia salmon farms.
In this week’s roundup, we report on a case of scientific misconduct involving a high-profile plastic pollution study, a decision by Chile to limit bottom trawling, and a Greenpeace effort to pinpoint brands associated with beach litter.
In this week’s roundup, we report on the latest warming trends in the Arctic, how efficiently one marine organism shreds up plastic bags, and a new U.S. effort to overcome technological barriers to offshore wind development.
In our weekly roundup, we report on an international resolution to fight plastic pollution, new data that charts the rise of global aquaculture, and research showing marine mammals are probably more stressed out than you are.
In our weekly roundup, we report on a call from the Sustainable Ocean Summit for the business community to be involved in ocean issues, plus the reasons why the U.S. lags behind in aquaculture. Also: a new species of fish that lives at the greatest depths ever recorded.
In our weekly roundup, we report on the expected creation of the largest marine reserve in North America, an increase in fishing quotas for the prized Atlantic bluefin tuna and concerns that Brexit was oversold as an easy fix for U.K. coastal fishing communities.
In our weekly roundup, we report on a big decision for a little fish in the Atlantic Ocean, why geoengineering could cause more hurricanes and what climate change means for the marine life of Pacific island nations.
In our weekly roundup, we report on climate change’s threat to endangered North Atlantic right whales, Coca-Cola’s pledges to reduce plastic pollution and innovative ways to cope with jellyfish blooms.
In our weekly roundup, we look at scientists who are freezing coral sperm to save species, a new report for investors that evaluates the fishing practices of seafood companies, and how global warming could hurt a crucial ocean microbe.
In our weekly roundup, we report on major findings about how ocean acidification threatens marine life, two ongoing international governance meetings with marine conservation issues at stake and oysters that “hear” noise pollution.
In our weekly roundup, we report on a way the shipping industry could immediately cut its greenhouse gas emissions, an important milestone for floating offshore wind farms and new research that links the evolution of whale intelligence to our own.
In our weekly roundup, we report on a final attempt to save a critically endangered porpoise, research finding that coral bleaching also harms anemones and clownfish and a study that says offshore wind power could supply world electricity demand.
In our weekly roundup, we report on Prince Charles’s plea to save the seas at the Our Ocean conference in Malta, the European Union’s half-billion-dollar commitment to protect the ocean and a new bottle made in part from plastic trash.
In our weekly roundup, we report on Chile’s move to ban plastic bags in coastal cities, Japan’s mining of the seabed for minerals, and how Seattle eliminated 2 million plastic straws in September.
In our weekly roundup, we report on a robot collecting crucial data in the dangerous Southern Ocean, the rebound of depleted fish protected in a marine reserve, and how much Arctic sea ice was lost in 2017.
In our weekly roundup, we report on the United Nations appointing a special envoy for the ocean, research finding small-scale fishing can have a big impact on the ecosystem and scientists discovering that some octopuses are quite social creatures.
In our weekly roundup, a study predicts that ocean warming in Antarctica will reduce the habitat for marine invertebrates, coral scientists call for research on reefs’ ability to withstand climate change and a billionaire finances deep-sea technology for NOAA.
In our weekly oceans news roundup, scientists find that giant whale sharks travel well-defined routes across the Pacific Ocean, researchers discover that one coral species could be resistant to ocean acidification and how sonar is being used to count endangered manatees in Panama.
In our weekly oceans news roundup, scientists find that subtropical and temperate coral reefs are at risk from climate change, a rise in disease in dolphins is a sign of poor ocean health and blue whales may be changing their songs in response to increasing ocean noise.
In our weekly oceans news roundup, researchers find plankton may be transporting marine plastic trash to the seabed, scientists hope to make novel medicines from deep-sea bacteria and Arctic sea-ice loss is pushing walruses ashore earlier than ever.
In our weekly oceans news roundup, the International Seabed Authority meets to develop environmental standards for deep-sea mining, scientists find that noise pollution confuses fish and there’s relief over a baby boom of endangered southern right whales in Australia.
In our weekly roundup of ocean news, the International Seabed Authority meets to draft regulations on deep-sea mining, researchers link coral disease with El Niño and more critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are found dead.
In this weekly roundup, we review the latest ocean news as scientists find that laboratory-grown corals help reefs recover, sharks may also be key to healthy coral reefs and another huge Pacific Ocean garbage patch is discovered.
In this weekly roundup, we review the latest ocean news as United Nations talks over a high seas biodiversity near an end, Sylvia Earle urges U.N. delegates to take action on ocean preservation, and a robot is deployed to fight invasive lionfish.
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