Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished- but the evidence shows how they can be revived

Marine conservation charity Oceana UK’s Deep Decline report – one of the most comprehensive analyses of fish stocks since Brexit – finds that half of the UK’s top ten commercial fish stocks are either critically low, overexploited, or both. Read more here.

Marine life are thriving on Nazi missile debris in the Baltic Sea: Study

As Germany demilitarized after World War II, it dumped massive amounts of its leftover munitions into the Baltic Sea. A recent study has found that some of those submerged weapons, which are still releasing toxic compounds, now host more marine organisms than the sediments around them. Read more here.

World Octopus Day: Honouring the ocean’s smartest creature

Every year on October 8, World Octopus Day highlights the intelligence and adaptability of octopuses. The day encourages greater awareness and action towards marine conservation and protection of these unique sea creatures. Read more here.

UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large amounts of carbon. Read more here.

Climate changing hitting home in New Zealand

The government study found New Zealand’s oceans are growing hotter, turning more acidic and already threatening thousands of coastal homes as sea levels rise. Read more here.