Ocean news from around the world

Conservation /

New Zealand

New Zealand joins world's boldest island-ocean recovery project

The project marks an historically significant moment and a collaborative effort bringing together the New Zealand Department of Conservation, Māori and Moriori Indigenous communities, and local organisations on a mission to remove invasive species. Read More

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Climate change /

Russia

Caspian Sea's rapid decline signals crisis mode for its native seals

With more water evaporating than is flowing into this unique environment, research mapped by scientists at the University of Leeds suggests that even with global warming limited to below 2°C, it’s likely the level of the Caspian Sea will decline by ten metres by 2100. Read More

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Iceland /

Marine Life

Severe mortalities put Icelandic salmon under the microscope

In a turn of events for the Icelandic salmon farming industry, momentum has been gathering and public pressure mounting to bring to an end salmon farming practices that have been proven to negatively impact fragile environmental systems. Read More

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Conservation /

UK

Marine charity drops mackerel sustainability rating

The UK's Marine Conservation Society has updated its Good Fish Guide in line with the latest scientific advice. This spring’s much-anticipated update sees 17 ratings changes, with 8 moving down the sustainability scale, including mackerel caught in the Northeast Atlantic. Read More

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Australia /

Marine Life

What's eating the urchins devastating the Great Southern Reef?

Scientists surprised to find that the large fish species - like blue groper and pink snapper - once thought to be controlling long-spined sea urchin numbers across the Great Southern Reef simply aren't eating them - leaving the urchins to devastate the seabed. Read More

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Endangered species /

New Zealand

New Zealand's environment report is a "code red for nature"

Billing this year’s review a “code red for nature”, WWF-New Zealand’s CEO, Dr Kayla Kingdon-Bebb has said the figures contained in the report “are deeply concerning but not altogether surprising” mirroring a recently released global ‘Living Planet Report’. Read More

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Indonesia /

Uncategorised

Mission to protect Asia's molluscs from climate change launches

An international research consortium has launched a £3million project to bolster sustainable mollusc farming across Malaysia, Vietnam, and Indonesia and provide food and economic security for those facing increased climate change pressures. Read More

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Australia /

Conservation

Health snack: Sharks "vital to coral reef abundance", study confirms

Strong correlations have been drawn between a rise in the shark population on Ashmore Reef, off the north-west coast of Western Australia and an increase in other large and mid-sized predatory reef fish alongside the decline in smaller species. Read More

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Arctic /

Marine Life

Mercury rising: Svalbard seabirds now at risk of reproductive effects

Life in Svalbard is already pushed to the extreme. Compounded by levels of mercury exceeding the thresholds for ‘deleterious effects on reproduction’ and things for the region’s population of seabirds such as kittiwakes, is about to become trickier. Read More

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