Ocean news from around the world

Iceland /

Whaling

Iceland to submit bill banning whaling, leaving Norway and Japan as last holdouts

Iceland's government will submit the bill in February 2027, but campaigners warn the country's last whaling licence, held until 2029, is likely to run its course regardless Read More

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Marine Life /

UK

Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced

The winners of the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026, presented by Oceanographic and Blancpain, have been revealed. From the seabed to the surface, the winning images span the full ecological and emotional range of the ocean, and the connection our species has with it. Read More

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Italy /

Marine Protected Areas

Italy faces legal action over bottom trawling in 'paper park' MPAs

ClientEarth and Legambiente - with the support of Blue Marine Foundation - have launched the latest in a series of legal actions targeting ineffective protection of marine protected areas (MPAs) across Europe. Read More

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Conservation /

Florida

"We're rebuilding": Four nights to shape future of Florida's reef

Florida conservationists captured elkhorn coral's annual spawning to fertilise and raise juvenile corals for reef restoration, as new global data reveals a 9.5% decline in coral cover worldwide since 1980-2009. Read More

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Conservation /

Florida

US court upholds rule to save sea turtles from shrimp trawlers

A federal appeals court has upheld a rule requiring turtle excluder devices on larger skimmer trawl shrimp boats, rejecting an industry challenge and preserving protections conservation groups say prevent thousands of sea turtle deaths. Read More

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Marine Life /

North America

Matters of the heart: what's a blue whale's heartbeat telling us?

New heart-rate data from blue and humpback whales shows their hearts behave like sprinters' during feeding lunges - a discovery that reveals how whales got so big, and how vulnerable their energy budgets really are. Read More

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Coral reefs /

Red sea

Probiotic treatments help heat-stressed corals survive, field trial finds

A 15-day experiment during a real marine heat wave in the Red Sea has shown that both live probiotic and inactivated postbiotic treatments can improve coral health, offering a new tool in the fight to protect reefs from climate change Read More

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Climate change /

Indonesia

Underwater meadows 'lifeline' for millions in poverty, study finds

At least 18 million people living in extreme poverty across the Indo-Pacific rely on seagrass meadows to fish with the habitat acting as a safety net that remains largely absent from global poverty and conservation policy Read More

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Australia /

Conservation

Dramatic decline in globally significant dugong population

An aerial survey found a 50% drop in the dugong population off the coast of Northern Australia, scientists are calling for stricter fishing regulations Read More

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