On World Environment Day 2026, UNESCO expanded its World Network of Biosphere Reserves to 797 sites across 145 countries, with first-ever designations in Montenegro, Timor-Leste, and Aruba, and a hist...

Nearly 900 students from 65 countries answered the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation's 2026 brief: paint the invisible ocean. The winners of the Science Without Borders Challenge turn plankto...

Greenpeace has submitted new evidence to an ongoing inquiry, claiming contractors used "bad faith" tactics to exploit deep-sea resources

A study published in Nature Geoscience introduces GOFLOW, an AI-powered method that turns existing weather satellites into a high-resolution lens on ocean surface currents, with implications for clima...

Issue No. 132 of SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine, May 2026. Twelve stories on coral recovery, polystyrene-free marinas, UNESCO biosphere reserves, ocean acoustics, Peace Boat at sea, the Edges of Earth expe...

Blue plus yellow creates green. Remove the blue, and the green disappears. That is the color-theory argument at the core of a Brazilian creative campaign that has spent the past six months making an u...

Andi Cross reflects on three years, 47 countries, and 250 communities on the Edges of Earth expedition. Stories from conservation's quiet frontlines.

There are few places in Europe where you can watch a pod of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) year-round from a small boat, barely twenty minutes from shore. Tenerife is one of th...

south coast does exactly what it promises. But Tenerife is an island of extraordinary geographical and ecological variety, and the version of it visible from a resort terrace is perhaps the least representative of what the island actually is. Tenerife is home to Spain’s highest mountain, three distinct rural parks, a UNESCO biosphere reserve of […]

There is more to see on a small island than just sun, sea and sand. I know I caught you with those ‘s’ words, but, alas, we now meet the ‘s’ word that so deters many of us. Science. There is so much s...

Welcome to the April issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, we travel to Tenerife, where Europe’s first Whale Heritage Site opens a deeper look at the Atlantic’s most contested marine corridors, the threats ...

Six months of dramatic enforcement actions and military escalation have transformed the shadow fleet crisis, but the environmental threat remains the core concern. In August 2025, SEVENSEAS Media publ...

There is growing interest in the scientific community and private sector in biological approaches to marine carbon dioxide removal, strategies designed to enhance the ocean’s natural ability to absorb...

You may have heard the phrase: If you want to make change, start locally. But how do impactful environmental missions actually take root in our own communities? One compelling example can be found in ...

What is blue carbon and why does it matter? I’m sure we’ve all heard about the importance of forests in capturing and storing carbon in order to mitigate climate change, but have you heard of blue car...

Welcome to the March issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, our coverage turns toward the Persian Gulf, where an unfolding military crisis carries consequences that reach far beyond geopolitics, into marine ...

Queer on a Quest: On visibility, travel, and human compassion I didn’t go looking for danger; I went looking for people. I went knowing the warnings, carrying them lightly, aware of the risks without ...

The Rhode Island aquaculture industry generated nearly $9 million in 2024, with Eastern oysters accounting for 99% of production across 89 active farms. But beneath this economic success, questions li...

Editor’s Note: At SEVENSEAS, we believe curiosity and early engagement with science and exploration are essential to the future of ocean research and discovery. Encouraging young minds to think critic...

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Welcome to the February issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, our focus turns to Tunisia, where environmental pressures, cultural heritage, and community driven conservation efforts are unfolding across bot...

Our Ocean Expert Exchange (OEE) live webinar series features experts in marine science and technology, geared towards audiences of all ages.

Tunisia is named after Tunis. Not the other way around. If the country takes its name from the city, then any attempt to understand Tunisia must start in Tunis. Before reading any further, look at a m...

The 65-foot research vessel cuts through Caribbean waters while a man with a PhD in marine biology leans over the stern, watching a tagged bull shark disappear into the blue. On deck, watercolor palet...

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Every second of last year, the Earth’s oceans absorbed the equivalent in energy to 12 Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs. Global ocean heat content (OHC) increased for the ninth consecutive year in 2025, ac...

The Chacabuco Valley stretched wide before us. The golden steppe was broken by winding rivers, framed by snow-capped ridges that seemed to glow in the fall sun. We were in the heart of Patagonia Natio...

When I think about some of the most impactful conservation wins of our time, the global ivory bans, the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act, or Canada’s phaseout of open-net salmon farms immediately sur...

Welcome to the January issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, our journey takes us to Patagonia, where large-scale rewilding, scientific innovation, and cultural legacy intersect across land and sea. This is...

Meet The Cover Conservationist is a recurring SEVENSEAS feature that spotlights inspiring and influential people working at the forefront of ocean conservation. Beyond the research papers, campaigns, ...

Schmidt Ocean Institute reconstructs the bow of R/V Falkor (too), adds a high-performance Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) to its advanced technology suite, and reaches a major milestone: 2 million...

I met Mario in Tateyama, Japan, long after he had transitioned into a male. I should note, first and foremost, that Mario is actually not a handsome man, as one would think with me, but a very large L...

In coastal Norway, winter celebrations begin not with a date on the calendar but with a fish. Long before Christmas lights shimmer across Henningsvær’s harbor or lutefisk appears on holiday tables, fi...

When Norway’s parliament voted in January 2024 to open 281,000 square kilometers of Arctic seabed to mineral exploration, the decision reverberated far beyond Scandinavian waters. The same nation that...

In the depths of Norwegian winter, when the sun refuses to rise above the horizon for weeks at a time, something remarkable happens. Two extraordinary light shows perform simultaneously: northern ligh...

Welcome to the December issue of SEVENSEAS. This month we turn our attention far north to Norway, where darkness becomes spectacle and the future of ocean stewardship is being tested in real time. We ...

Welcome back our dear readers. We’re trying something new this month: two covers. One showcasing lush ecosystem we’re fighting for, the other celebrating Niru Dorrian, whose work reminds us that prote...

When a hurricane tears through coastal communities, we see entire neighborhoods transformed in hours. The human toll demands our full attention, as it should. But beneath the churning surface, somethi...

Abu Dhabi lost three quarters of its coral and decided to grow it back. Its fishery climbed from collapse to 97 percent sustainability in six years. Dugongs and turtles are returning to waters that ha...

In this week's newsletter, you’ll find a full roundup of global conservation news, upcoming events and webinars, new funding opportunities, and hundreds of fresh ocean and environmental job listings f...

Our September 2025 issue is a mix of stories that made us stop and think. A sawfish stuck in a culvert in Tampa Bay that scientists fought to save. A lone sailor taking a catamaran across the Pacific ...