Destruction of seagrass habitats and “indiscriminate” gillnet fishing have both contributed to the marine mammals’ dropping numbers, scientists say.
The Mediterranean Sea’s marine life is facing many threats, not least of which is the rapidly rising water temperatures.
Fair Seas has published the results of its first Ocean Literacy Survey which highlights that 76% of people in Ireland believe “lack of political will to protect or manage the ocean effectively” is the greatest threat to Ireland’s seas.
On a recent Sunday afternoon, the divers arrived on a thin strip of sand at the furthest, watery edge of New York City.
TALAYA Club Program Director David Cabrera is inviting public and private school students in middle and high school to participate in a marine science project contest.
Dugong populations are declining in the Great Barrier Reef https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/dugong-populations-are-declining-in-the-great-barrier-reef-study-finds-180982992/ Destruction of seagrass habitats…
Greenpeace activists protest deep sea mining in Pacific https://www.miragenews.com/greenpeace-activists-protest-deep-sea-mining-in-1094111/ Greenpeace Mexico activists climbed to…
UK pushes protections for international marine biodiversity https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-pushes-protections-for-international-marine-biodiversity The UK Government has today reaffirmed…
Antarctica’s shrinking sea ice hits a record low, alarming scientists https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/09/26/antarcticas-shrinking-sea-ice-hits-a-record-low-alarming-scientists/ Peak Antarctic ice…
Scuba divers lend a hand in underwater clean-up https://www.dailyexpress.com.my/news/220561/scuba-divers-lend-a-hand-in-underwater-clean-up/ Underwater clean-up programmes should be…
Controversy behind Fukushima nuclear waste water discharge https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/asia/article/3235225/deep-dive-controversy-behind-fukushima-nuclear-waste-water-discharge-and-why-hong-kong-banning While the UN nuclear watchdog has…
Do you need to know how to swim first before going on a scuba…
Conservation charity welcomes proposal to make Jersey world leader in marine protection https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2023/09/13/conservation-charity-welcomes-proposal-to-make-jersey-world-leader-in-marine-protection/ Charles…
Seychelles aims to fully protect seagrass to curb climate change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-13/seychelles-aims-to-fully-protect-seagrass-to-curb-climate-change AfDB sees Seychelles…
More than half of oil accidentally spilled in UK waters reached marine protected areas,…