Ocean News

Industrial fishermen throw back one out of every five animals they catch, many of them dead or dying, leading to massive waste and threatening...
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Introducing the latest in bioceramic armor: lightweight and transparent yet tough-as-nails, and totally inspired by the natural exoskeleton of a...
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Pink salmon (shown above spawning in Alaska) have increased since the 1970s, with an estimated 640 million returning to their breeding rivers in Asia...
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The UN's top court has ruled Japan's whaling hunt in the Southern Ocean should cease "with immediate effect". The decision came as the court tonight...
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Major new protections around the Kaikoura coast have been unveiled by the Government today.The proposals include a new marine reserve, whale and fur...
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A study is calling on the world's sailors to help map the oceans' phytoplankton, microscopic plants that form the bedrock of marine food chains...
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Three new marine reserves finally safeguard the ocean wonderland of our subantarctic islands. The new subantarctic island marine reserves will help...
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In Half Moon Bay, California, this evening, much discussion among the hundreds of gathered delegates has turned to overfishing. There were perhaps as...
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Biologists used ultra-deep cameras and animal traps placed 7,000 metres under the ocean near New Zealand to make their discoveries. Rarely seen...
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New Zealand scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) have discovered a new crustacean species that may unlock...
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