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Analysis of data from underwater microphones could help researchers discover the fate of missing flight MH370.
This 18th-century history of piracy mixes fanciful invention with accurate accounts taken from contemporary newspapers and court records.
The first dedicated scientific surveys have confirmed the presence of blue whales in Seychelles.
A new report has found the marine reserve covering the Heard and McDonald islands must urgently be expanded.
South Africa’s ocean information management system is helping to mitigate security and environmental risks.
Despite advanced technology and search techniques the rugged seafloor can hide objects much larger than a plane.
It remains one of the biggest aviation mysteries – the tragic disappearance of passenger flight MH370. But a new, targeted search of the seabed could still yield answers.
A new initiative is pinpointing areas in the world’s oceans that are key habitats for sharks and their relatives, so that governments can consider protecting these areas.
Remote islands in the Indian Ocean are now strewn with plastic waste – the origin of this waste has until now not been established.
Rats are disrupting the flow of nutrients towards the sea on many tropical islands – this has consequences for fish behaviour and the wider ecosystem.
As they negotiate with Mauritius, British leaders are mostly interested in securing guarantees that America’s military interests will not be harmed by a transfer of authority to Port Louis.
Mayotte is no exception to the adage “small islands, big problems”. A newly born volcano combined with poor land management and accelerating climate change has put its fabled lagoon at risk.
As the dead whales decompose, an astonishing and rare chain of events is likely to flow through the marine ecosystem – ultimately leading to an explosion of activity and new life.
The trend globally is for countries to be explicit about their maritime interests, underpinned by a sound security strategy.
The work of the authors reveals a world that is outward-looking, full of movement, border-crossing and south-south interconnection.
Southern Africa’s current above-average rainfall is a climate variability signal - a short-term fluctuation in average wet-season conditions.
To a group of hungry killer whales, a longline fishing boat looks like an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Sardines from the cold waters off South Africa’s Atlantic coast are attracted to cold water upwelling in the Indian Ocean. When the upwelling ends, they are trapped in water that is too warm for them.
Out of the last six years in Madagascar, five years have had poor or very bad rainy seasons.
Top contributors
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Professor of Coastal Oceanography, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of African Literature, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria
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Assistant Professor, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Reader of Applied Mathematics, Cardiff University
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Research Fellow in Marine Science, Bangor University
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Professor of Marine Biology and Head of School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University
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Postdoctoral researcher in genetics and epigenetics of human populations, Université de Toulouse III – Paul Sabatier
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Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Social and Maritime History, University of Reading
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Postdoctoral Fellow in International Law, Lund University
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Postdoctoral research fellow at Sorbonne University and University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
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Post-doctoral fellow, Mammal Research Institute, University of Pretoria
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Climate Scientist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
