Seamounts are gathering hubs for ocean predators

New research has revealed that these hidden peaks hold far more predators than the open sea, drawing large numbers of sharks and other marine hunters.Read more here.

Conservation group look for new strategies tech to halt vaquita decline

Experts believe fewer than 10 vaquita, the world’s smallest porpoise, survive in Mexico’s Gulf of California, also known as the Sea Cortez, the only place the species lives. Read more here.

US and Aus unite against NZ hard about-turn on ocean conservation plan

Exactly a year after Kiwi diplomats left a major fishing forum in Ecuador with their tails between their legs, the same drama-inciting proposals are back. Read more here.

AI is now used to locate ghost nets in the ocean

Since artificial intelligence has entered the world stage, it has been hotly debated. On one side of the spectrum, people are excited about the many life-altering implications the technology could have while others fear that they might lose their jobs and criticise the lack of regulation, amongst other things. Read more here.

Sea turtles ‘dance’ when their superpower leads them to food

Now, a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, reveals loggerhead turtles, the most abundant sea turtle species nesting in the United States, learn the magnetic fields of specific geographic locations. This superpower likely helps them get back to ecologically important areas for nesting and feeding. Read more here.