A slew of global leaders met in the south of France to discuss the future of the oceans. There was ‘momentum’ and ‘enthusiasm’, but there were critical voices too

At the 10th Our Ocean Conference, the Korean Government announces protection commitments to seamounts on the high seas

As deep-sea mining (DSM) gains traction on the global agenda, your voice in the conversation about its ecological, cultural, and economic impacts is more important than ever. The deep ocean is not ju...

The impact it has had on the life living down there has been more mixed.

The deep sea has emerged as a new mining frontier in the global race towards energy security, with countries vying to explore and exploit its reserves of metals, such as nickel, copper, cobalt and man...

Ocean experts found that the economic costs mostly come from carbon emissions caused by churning up the seabed.

YouTube video by Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Tuesday 4 March will mark the second anniversary of the Global Ocean Treaty being agreed, a triumph for multilateralism and the greatest conservation victory in history. Bringing it to life as soon as...

Brown trout unlikely to survive in most rivers at height of summer by 2080, says Environment Agency

Spanish fishers in Galicia are reporting a “catastrophic” collapse in shellfish populations due to the climate crisis.

The progressive fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA)-Panay has denounced the recent Supreme Court ruling that allows commercial fishing in municipal wat...

Swedish government proposal to amend legislation, paving the way for a future ban on bottom trawling in Swedish marine protected areas.

Katie White compared bottom trawling, which is the act of dragging heavy nets across the seabed, with ‘ripping up an orchard to pick an apple’.

A forgotten museum collection reveals how a pause in industrial whaling during World War II changed whales at the molecular level.

By Flora McMorrin, Director RISE UP As we enter 2025, we reflect on the ongoing challenges and the urgent need for decisive action to protect our ocean. In 2024, the ocean faced continued threats from...

As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web, scientists and advocates say those responsible for protecting Antarctica’s marine life ...

Selected fellows will attend and report from the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), which will be held in Nice, France in June 2025.

Over the past year, the fishing quota for herring in the central Baltic Sea has doubled, temperatures have risen, and oxygen levels in the sea have dropped further. Yet, despite these grim reports, se...

Dr Sandor Mulsow, a Chilean professor of marine geology, argues the risky practice could have disastrous impacts on the environment and future generations, arguing more time and research is urgentl…

A tourist visiting the Isles of Scilly said a humpback whale put on a "display" for them.