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Confrontation between French and British scallop fishers goes is a warning about the resource conflicts of the future.
Plastic bags are commonly mistaken for food by sea animals. They require a lot of energy and resources to be made, and have caused floods in some countries.
Why do whale sharks come together at just 20 locations around the globe?
Marine heatwaves have had little attention until recently, but they're already having large effects.
The wrecks of the German WWI fleet are home to an abundance of biodiverse marine life, now under threat from climate change.
Scientists have discovered a natural sunscreen – made by microbes – that may be better for humans and the marine critters they are hoping to see.
Biologists are finding new evidence that these ocean invertebrate grazers don't just ingest whatever they catch. They can actually be picky eaters – and their choices might influence ocean food webs.
The noise from motor boats, sonar and other industrial activity interferes with the underwater chatter of fishes.
Artificial islands that are now mushrooming across the ocean are regarded as 'engineering marvels'. But, little attention is paid to how these human-made structures affect sea life.
Extreme weather led to starfish mass strandings along beaches in Kent and East Yorkshire.
From the oil that makes your petrol, to car parts, to the groceries and other things in your weekly shop, retail consumerism is driving a boom in the amount of noise in the world's oceans.
Scientific fieldwork that happens underground and underwater in spectacular but dangerous caves opens a window on a largely unknown world.
The world's oceans are home to innumerable life forms, from sponges to sea lions, and scientists have many creative ways of studying them.
Surveying the bottom of the ocean turns out to be far from easy. But there was something wonderful about seeing animals we have only read about in old books.
With no identifiable body parts, it's hard to know how these fossilized creatures lived. A new approach models how the ocean's water would interact with their unique shapes – hinting at their lifestyle.
Plastics pose a major threat to seabirds and other animals, and most don't ever break down - they just break up. Every piece of petrochemical-derived plastic ever made still exists on the planet.
Maëlle, 7, wants to know why some shells are smooth, while others are corrugated. It turns out that while corrugated shells are strong, smooth shells can move fast.
By 2030, the Blue Economy will be worth $3 trillion. And the UK is well placed to capture a slice of this lucrative market, if it meets the challenges involved with innovation and ambition.
Animals shed bits of DNA as they go about their lives. A new study of the Hudson River estuary tracked spring migration of ocean fish by collecting water samples and seeing whose DNA was present when.
Top contributors
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Professor and Dean of Science, UNSW
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ARC Future Fellow in Marine Ecology, University of Western Australia
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Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere Flagship, CSIRO
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Senior Principal Research Scientist - Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
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Professor, Marine Biology, University of Adelaide
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Senior Curator of Marine Invertebrates, Museums Victoria
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Research Fellow in Marine Ecology, Marine Biological Association
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW
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Professor, Ecology, University of Adelaide
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Associate professor in Marine Biology, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University
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Adjunct Professor, Fisheries Aquaculture and Coasts Centre IMAS, University of Tasmania
