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Scientists confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event

Scientists confirm fourth global mass coral bleaching event

Scientists from NOAA have announced that the a global mass coral bleaching event is underway, the second in the last ten years
Meet ‘Oceanus’ – the world’s first long-range autonomous research vessel

Meet ‘Oceanus’ – the world’s first long-range autonomous research vessel

ByDIVE StaffApr 15, 2024
Oceanus, a new autonomous marine research vessel in development by Plymouth Marine Laboratory, is set to revolutionise ocean research
Ocean Census endorsed as UN Ocean Decade programme

Ocean Census endorsed as UN Ocean Decade programme

ByDIVE StaffApr 13, 2024
The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census has announced that the porject has been officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Programme.
Caskets filled with coral settlement substrates hanging in the pools

SECORE International’s Caribbean-wide coral restoration success

SECORE International‘s coral seeding programme is hailed a great success, with its reef restoration initiative present in nine Caribbean nations
UK government to be taken to court for allowing overfishing

UK government to be taken to court for allowing overfishing

ByStuart ButlerApr 1, 2024
The UK government is being taken to court for repeatedly setting catch limits for fishing that exceed scientific advice
Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

The Marine Conservation Society shares ideas for how to get involved with National Citizen Science Month this April
bbc presenter hannah stitfall

Oceans: Life Under Water podcast – E01: The Water Planet

A new 12-part podcast in association with Greenpeace UK is exploring life below the waves, with BBC presenter, Hannah Stitfall
Brazil’s lost tropical island

Brazil’s lost tropical island

ByStuart ButlerMar 20, 2024
A submerged tropical island the size of Iceland has been discovered deep under the water off the coast of Brazil.
Fifth Great Barrier Reef mass bleaching since 2016

Fifth Great Barrier Reef mass bleaching since 2016

AIMS scentists have said the fifth mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef since 2016 is currently taking place
new sea slug Pleurobranchaea britannica

New species of sea slug discovered off southwest England

ByStuart ButlerMar 16, 2024
Scientists have been left surprised at the recent discovery of a totally new species of sea slug off the coast of southwest England.
a manta ray swimming past the camera in seychelles

Major study reveals size of Seychelles manta ray population

ByDIVE StaffMar 14, 2024
A major new study Seychelles has highlighted the importance of D’Arros Island and St. François Atoll for Seychelles' reef mantas
possible new species of squid discovered by NIWA

100 new ocean species discovered in New Zealand

Scientists from New Zealand's NIWA may have discovered 100 species new to science during an expedition to the nearby Bounty Trough,
Solo orca kills great white shark in under two minutes

Solo orca kills great white shark in under two minutes

The orca known as Starboard has been witnessed killing and surgically removing a great white's liver - by himself - in under two minutes
A satellite photo from the Allen Coral Atlas showing a shallow coral reef off Exmouth, Western Australia

The world has more coral reefs than first thought

Scientists say there is more coral reef area across the globe than previously thought, according to a detailed satellite mapping project
satellite image of a reef in palau, micronesia

Using satellites to monitor reef biodiversity

ByStuart ButlerFeb 15, 2024
Using space technology, a team of researchers has developed a technique for monitoring reef biodiversity on a global scale.
Giant deep-sea canyon discovered in Mediterranean Sea

Giant deep-sea canyon discovered in Mediterranean Sea

ByDIVE StaffFeb 10, 2024
Israeli scientists have discovered a giant, six-million-year-old canyon in the Levantine basin of the eastern Mediterranean Sea
New species of mussel discovered in Alabama underwater forest

New species of mussel discovered in Alabama underwater forest

ByDIVE StaffFeb 5, 2024
The discovery of of a new species of mussel in a sunken forest off coast of Alabama has been announced by the Ocean Census Alliance
a black drum fish

Mating fish keep Florida residents awake at night

A mystery noise that has kept residents of Tampa, Florida, awake at night may be the sound of fish enjoying their evenings making baby fish
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