Rescuers fail to free stranded whale stuck on German coast

A whale is fighting for survival off Germany’s Baltic coast after becoming trapped in shallow waters. Initial efforts to rescue the stranded animal failed, but new equipment is on the way for another try. Read more here.

11km swim challenge aims to save endangered sea turtles in Cape Town

Set to take place between 14 and 28 April, the swimmers will take on an 11km ocean swim from Robben Island to Granger Bay, where the Two Oceans Aquarium’s Turtle Conservation Centre will operate. Read more here.

PNG’s New Ireland coastal waters causing fish deaths, human sickness

Communities on the east coast of Papua New Guinea’s New Ireland province report that contact with the seawater there has made people sick since December 2025; residents have also reported spikes in the number of dead fish and other marine life along the shoreline. Read more here.

Protected, but not safe: Dozens of marine mammals dying inside ocean sanctuaries

Dozens of New Zealand’s protected marine mammals are being killed inside the very sanctuaries meant to keep them safe. Read more here.

Ocean Cleanup Machine Aims to Remove 90% of Plastic Pollution by 2040

Plastic pollution is a threat to the environment in oceans that are always on the chopping block, and is destroying biodiversity within them. Read more here.