Ocean news from around the world

Deep sea mining /

England

Deep-sea mining test site shows 'little sign of life' 40 years later

Results from a study published this week show that forty years after an initial deep-sea mining experiment in the Pacific Ocean, marine life still shows very little signs of recovery - giving weight to those demanding a moratorium on all deep sea mining activity. Read More

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Australia /

Uncategorised

"Redirect harmful subsidies or lose $150bn ocean economy"

Australian conservationists have warned that without targeted investment in the ocean, threatened species will vanish, driving severe ecological imbalances and economic repercussions for industries that depend on a healthy ocean. Read More

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Marine Life /

Mediterranean Sea

Fish are using sharks as cover... to ambush their own prey

For the first time in marine science history, underwater video footage captured by divers and remotely operated vehicles shows a type of small predatory fish called blue runners using the sharks for cover while they hunt. Read More

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Climate change /

England

Oceana UK battles British government oil and gas plans

In court, Oceana will argue that unlawful licences granted by the previous UK government ignoring advice from its own nature advisors and fail to account for the full scale of the emissions and environmental impact through oil spills directly associated. Read More

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Antarctica /

Climate change

Emperor penguins could be lost to climate change by 2100

Scientists call for an 'urgent update' to the conservation status of the emperor penguin to 'Vulnerable' or even 'Endangered' following a change in approach to the risk assessment and impact of climate change on its Antarctic habitat. Read More

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Conservation /

France

Bottom trawling is costing Europeans up to €11 billion each year

Released this week, this is the first study of its kind to measure the full economic cost of bottom trawling in Europe’s waters - spanning the EU, the UK, Norway, and Iceland - highlighting the damage it causes totals some €10.8bn a year in costs to society each year. Read More

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Blue economy /

England

Wildlife coalition launches $5m mission to transform the Thames

The $5 million project - Transforming the Thames - will go to support both the wildlife that calls it home and the eight million people that will benefit from improved access to nature and better protection from the impacts of climate change. Read More

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Conservation /

Greece

Artisanal fishers' environment insight matches satellite accuracy

A new study has gone the lengths to provide hard evidence that when it comes to understanding the local environment, local knowledge shared among communities of artisanal fishers is not just good, it's nearly as accurate as satellite data. Read More

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Endangered species /

North America

Rice's whale campaigners sue Trump over 'death blow' to species

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the Trump administration are accused of 'gambling with an extinction level event' in the name of Big Oil for revoking protections to limit gas and oil vessel speeds in crucial Rice's whale habitat. Read More

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