Biologist’s keen eye spots another new species in the Pacific

To the untrained eye, they are nearly indistinguishable from dozens of similar species. Read more here.

Marine heat waves disrupt the ocean food web in the northeast Pacific Ocean

Marine heat waves in the northeast Pacific Ocean create ongoing and complex disruptions of the ocean food web that may benefit some species but threaten the future of many others, a new study has shown. Read more here.

Conservation groups back in court to expand ship speed rule to protect endangered right whales

Conservation groups were back in US federal district court recently, working to obtain a deadline for US government action on a 2022 proposed expanded vessel speed rule designed to protect North Atlantic right whales. Read more here.

Scientists weigh up current status of blue whale populations around the world

In a major new study, Flinders University has taken a stocktake of the number, distribution and genetic characteristics of blue whale populations around the world. Read more here.

The imperative of sea turtle conservation in the Mediterranean hotspot

In the azure waters of the Mediterranean Sea, a group of passionate conservation organizations came together with a common goal—to protect and conserve the endangered sea turtles that graced their shores, supported by BirdLife and the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF). Read more here.