UN called to create Ocean Agency to address triple planetary crisis

In a paper published in Ambio, Dr Adam Moolna, a lecturer in Environment and Sustainability at Keele University, argues the world needs a single, coordinated institution to turn decades of political pledges into tangible action for ocean health. Read more here.

Researchers sound alarm after catastrophic discovery in ocean: ‘The race is on’

A report revealed that Earth has already passed one of the first catastrophic environmental tipping points: the large-scale decline of warm-water coral reefs. It says the planet is dangerously close to several other tipping points involving ice sheets, ocean currents, and the Amazon rainforest. Read more here.

Antarctic conservation summit closes with stalemate on MPA’s and krill fishing rules

This year’s annual meeting of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was particularly tense, due to a clash between two occasionally overlapping groups of countries: on one side, those working to establish new marine protected areas (MPAs), and on the other, those more focused on increasing krill fishing. Read more here.

‘Soft law’ tactic ‘ocean’s best shot’ at community led conservation

A new study from the University of Exeter suggests that this softer, more adaptable approach to conservation is key to building resilience in a rapidly changing world, promoting collaboration, sustainable development, and biodiversity protection. Read more here.

Scotland charity’s record survival rates in seagrass transplant trials

Seagrass meadows provide critical habitat for marine biodiversity and act as significant carbon sinks, yet they have been in alarming decline since the 1900s and traditional restoration methods have struggled to establish extensive seagrass cover. Read more here.