Rays of hope

Issue 40

About this edition: Join a network of conservationists and fishing communities protecting sharks and rays in Indonesia / Explore whether Jersey's seabed has unlocked mysteries that could help mitigate the effects of climate change / Meet the octopus thief / Find out if basking sharks are seeing a resurgence in Irish waters / Visit the first coral restoration programme in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Sustainable seafood network

In Indonesia, a network of conservationists and fishers has become key to protecting critically endangered sharks and rays.

Seabed secrets

Off Jersey, the Convex Seascape Survey seeks to unveil the ocean’s hidden carbon in the seafloor.

Unveiling biodiversity

There are rare moments, if we are open to them, when we see ourselves through nature’s eye. For marine biologist Jannes Landschoff and documentary filmmaker Craig Foster, this moment came when they found themselves the victim of theft. The perpetrator? A familiar acquaintance: the octopus.

Dancing in the depths

A remarkable event off the west coast of Ireland recently saw hundreds of basking sharks engage in a mesmerising circling behaviour – a behaviour rarely documented before. Does this event suggest a resurgence of the species in the region?

Corals of the Mediterranean

Off the Granada coast in Andalusia, an NGO has created the first coral restoration programme in the Mediterranean Sea.

BEHIND THE LENS: Ocean Photographer of the Year 2024, Editor’s Cut

In a special edition of Behind the Lens, we take a look at a selection of some stunning finalist images from this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year awards, as chosen by our editor.

COLUMNISTS:

Ian Urbina, investigative journalist and director of The Outlaw Ocean Project, discusses what could be done to protect the High Seas.

Hugo Tagholm, ocean campaigner and executive director of Oceana UK, emphasises the importance of stopping deep sea mining before it starts.

Cal Major, ocean advocate and founder of the charity Seaful, takes us on a surprisingly colourful dive in the Scottish Highlands.

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