The WTO is set to wrap up negotiations on harmful fisheries subsidies This could help rebuild the oceans’ fish stocks, and support the communities that rely on them.
Plastic fragments washed onto Schiavonea beach in Calabria, Italy, in a 2019 storm.
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They can open jars, use tools, remember instructions and attack on command. But they’re still not the smartest cephalopod in the sea…
Seabed sediments in Bermuda mangroves consumed nitrous oxide from the seawater. Restoring coastal ecosystems might help curb climate change.
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Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas, 300 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. Global emissions of N2O are on the rise as a result of human activities — and their impact on ocean ecosystems.
Tube worms, anemones and mussels clustered near a hydrothermal vent on the Galapagos Rift.
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Oceanographer Robert D. Ballard, who is best known for finding the wreck of Titanic, has written a memoir recounting his biggest discoveries and calling for more ocean exploration.
The ocean is the architect of all life on Earth. It provides nearly all the rain and snow that falls on land, and regulates the climate.
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The oceans play a key role in regulating life on Earth. We must shift our view of them from as something to use if we hope to develop them sustainably.
What is a ‘blue acceleration’ doing to our oceans?
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Illegal fishing increases food and economic insecurities in Nigeria.
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Recent flooding may have reduced the remaining coral population by 90%. Combined with damage from fishing, boating and coastal development, the species may be gone in a decade.
Seabirds journey vast distances across the Earth’s seascapes to find food and to breed. This means their biology, particularly their breeding success, can reveal what’s happening in our oceans.
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Wind turbines require frequent maintenance - a job that can pose dangers for human operators and produces a significant carbon footprint.
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To get a sense of how bad the 2021 hurricane season will be, keep an eye on the African monsoon, ocean temperatures and a possible late-blooming La Niña.
Today the ocean is home to valuable biodiversity, but it is threatened by pollution and human activities.
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The ocean moderates climate change by absorbing CO₂ emissions, hosts valuable biodiversity and provides food to millions, but all of these services are threatened by pollution and human activities.
Bycatch is a serious problem within commercial fishing.
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The UN’s Ocean Decade demands collaborative action across disciplines, nations, communities, and generations, and its success relies on diverse voices that represent current and future ocean leaders.
April’s super full moon was known as the pink moon because it heralds the arrival of spring flowers.
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