Zanzibar installs artificial coral reef to enhance conservation

Zanzibar has begun installing artificial coral reefs using stones in degraded ocean areas to attract fish, boost tourism, and enhance the diving experience for visitors. These reefs also provide vital shelter, food, and breeding grounds for marine species. Read more here.

Vanishing great white shark impacts South African marine health

A two-decade study into the gradual disappearance of Great white sharks from False Bay in South Africa has gone to new lengths to underscore the crucial role that apex predators play in maintaining ocean health as well as the consequences of ecosystem disruption. Read more here.

Global floating kelp forests have limited protection despite intensifying marine heatwave threats

Kelp forests are one of the earth’s most productive ecosystems and are at great risk from climate change, yet little is known regarding their current conservation status and global future threats. Read more here.

Complete fin whale carcass found for the first time in Taiwan

A complete carcass of a fin whale was discovered off the coast of Yilan County, the first time the world’s second-largest marine mammal has been discovered in its entirety near Taiwan, the Taiwan Cetacean Society said yesterday. Read more here.

Citizen science to fight marine plastic pollution and improve environmental management

The TRAP project (Participatory Strategies for the Management of Transboundary Coastal Plastic Pollution) is led by Professor Anna Sanchez-Vidal, from the Consolidated Research Group in Marine Geosciences of the University of Barcelona’s Faculty of Earth Sciences, and has as its main partners the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and the company Plastic At Sea. Read more here.