22 May 2026 / Kiel. There are currently indications of a submarine volcanic eruption in the Bismarck Sea off Papua New Guinea. According to initial assessments, the activity could be linked to an unde...

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The global ocean harbors millions of unique species, many of which help to provide food and nutrients for nearly half of the world’s human population.…

On a misty morning in December, two photographers captured the images of 304 individual humpbacks – the highest number of large whales ever identified in a single day.

The celebrated “consensus” agreement finally entered into force—partially—on September 15, 2025, over three years after it was originally agreed. Speaks volumes for governments’ commitment to susta…

The treaty could be a huge win for ocean conservation, but the world needs to turn words on paper into action on the water, writes the president of Palau

Chile expands full protection across 946,571km² of ocean around the Juan Fernández and Nazca-Desventuradas marine parks.

The effectiveness of marine protected areas remains uncertain. Studying 2,800 tropical reefs, the authors of this study show that marine protected areas have compensated for only a small portion of hu...

A toy container vessel speaks to seemingly intractable problems facing the marine environment, writes Daniel Cressey

Abstract. Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is a promising marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) approach aimed at mitigating climate change by increasing

Environmental strain is growing in a region already vulnerable, leaving some countries with little capacity to cope

Fresh restrictions could result in China being less open with foreign collaborators, say some researchers.

Seafood is so vulnerable to fraud that one in five products may not be what is claimed, warns the UNFAO

Exclusive: Scale of redundancies revealed branded a “disaster” for UK research capacity

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Abstract. Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) are experiencing rapid habitat change, concomitant with dramatic sea ice declines in the Arctic. Reduction in sea ic

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Dismay as US president orders withdrawal from 66 bodies working on climate, global governance and other issues

From WW1 to COP31, next year’s co-presidency could provide the creative diplomacy and bridge-building climate negotiations need

The Committee on Fisheries Subsidies held its first meeting on 9 December at the WTO, confirming the election of its first Chair, Ana Laura Lizano of Costa Rica. The role of the Committee will be to e...

Arms from the rarely-seen species were discovered at an Aberdeenshire national nature reserve.

Applications are invited for three 3.5 year PhD studentships: Benefits and impacts of use of light in UK fisheries and their wider effect on the marine...

Clawback in prospect after UK’s sluggish EU research programme start, with losses capped at £330m

Ocean-based goals in submitted Nationally Determined Contributions overlook tougher targets including fossil fuel phase-out

Alarming shift since 2010 means planet’s three main rainforest regions now contribute to climate breakdown

Carbon to Sea’s MRV Blog Series: This is the second installment in Carbon to Sea’s monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) blog series. I’m Anna Madlener, Senior Manager for MRV at Carbon to Sea...

Increasing political direction in the allocation of research funding is alarming some policy experts

Throughout the first year of our journey to uncover the secret lives of hammerheads and what habitats are crucial to their survival, we have made many interesting discoveries; one of which surprised a...

Measuring researchers’ output mass against their body mass will incentivise even harder running on the academic treadmill, says Dariusz Jemielniak