3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (506+ words) This, scientists warn, is a critical signal that urgent global systemic change is needed to prevent the widespread loss of our critical ecosystems Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is at very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and “ecosystem collapse…...

6+ hour, 13+ min ago   (388+ words) A new EEA-backed report finds only 7% of Europe's assessed seas in good health, with no regional sea meeting good overall condition, as scientists warn climate change could push marine ecosystems beyond recovery. A major new scientific assessment has found that…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (440+ words) Scientists warn that low oxygen levels threaten entire food webs, and the phenomenon should therefore be recognised in the planetary boundaries framework – a model introduced in 2009 to track the nine environmental processes vital to maintaining a stable and resilient Earth....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (388+ words) A new study finds that tiny deep-ocean turbulence drives sea level rise, fisheries collapse and carbon absorption within a human lifetime - but current climate models fail to capture its speed or scale. Deep below the ocean’s surface, turbulent swirls of…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (526+ words) A new report finds no UK cetacean MPA fully bans bottom trawling, despite most assessments flagging it as a threat - with experts calling for stronger enforcement and independent verification of protections. Not a single marine protected area (MPA) in the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (603+ words) Bluefin tuna are back in British waters, and with them a catch-and-release fishery unlike anything else in UK seas. As mandatory training raises the bar for 2026, Angling Trust Head of Marine and sustainable fisheries expert Hannah Rudd asks what a…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (597+ words) Scientists aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough have departed for Greenland to measure how melting glaciers are threatening Atlantic ocean circulation, with potential consequences for the climate of the UK and Europe. A team of international researchers has set sail…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (388+ words) Scientists used to supercomputers to simulate Earth 19,000 years ago, and found the AMOC could weaken in ways they had not anticipated Melting icebergs from the North Pacific Ocean can weaken a massive ocean current system in the Atlantic, according to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (584+ words) Hugo Tagholm has previously led the ocean campaigning charity Surfers Against Sewage and is the executive director and vice president of Oceana in the UK. In this column, he reflects on 11th Our Ocean Conference held in Mombasa, and the imperative…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (785+ words) Caitie Reza and Francesca Virdis of Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire argue that coral restoration is not a substitute for climate action, but an essential bridge that buys reefs time while systemic change catches up. This is no longer a distant…...