Marine Science
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
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
The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census has announced that the porject has been officially endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Programme.
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
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
The Marine Conservation Society shares ideas for how to get involved with National Citizen Science Month this April
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
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
AIMS scentists have said the fifth mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef since 2016 is currently taking place
New species of sea slug discovered off southwest England
Scientists have been left surprised at the recent discovery of a totally new species of sea slug off the coast of southwest England.
Major study reveals size of Seychelles manta ray population
A major new study Seychelles has highlighted the importance of D’Arros Island and St. François Atoll for Seychelles' reef mantas
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
The orca known as Starboard has been witnessed killing and surgically removing a great white's liver - by himself - in under two minutes
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
Using satellites to monitor reef biodiversity
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
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
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
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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