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Orca rams into yacht off Shetland in first such incident in northern waters

Published: 11:27 PM
‘How dangerous the ocean can be’: Canadian city rallies for Titan rescue

Published: 7:05 PM

‘There is no mercy!’: the young women swapping South Korea’s work culture for freediving

The remarkable haenyeo on Geoje Island believed their traditions were dying out. But then came the new recruits – refugees from the cities’ exhausting rat race

Published: 4:00 PM

No swimming, no surfing: how a summer of sewage is ruining the British seaside day out

Red flags are going up on beaches from Scarborough to Whitstable as pollution levels soar and businesses are forced to close due to sewage discharges

Published: 4:00 PM

Fiji celebrates World Sea Turtle Day with conservation project – in pictures

WWF showcases work saving endangered species in Fiji, home to five of the world’s seven species of marine turtles

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Published: 4:00 PM
Almost 60 years after the discovery of whale song, their haunting sounds reveal new secrets

In 1967, Roger Payne, who has died at 88, noticed that the mammals’ calls were organised in repeating patterns, spurring the discovery of whale song

Published: 3:00 PM

Massive strike pits African fishers against ‘superprofitable’ EU firms

About 2,000 crew members withdrew labour over pay and conditions, as well as citing serious breaches of overfishing rules by Spanish and French companies

Published: 9:44 PM

How eDNA technology is changing the game for protecting ocean species

New, noninvasive techniques turn samples of sea water into a treasure trove of genetic information about the species below

Published: 4:00 PM

High levels of drugs found in sea off south England coast

Study says marine life being harmed by prescription and recreational drugs in wastewater

Published: 8:22 PM

World Ocean Day: the top Seascape stories of the past year

Some of the more fascinating, troubling and heartening tales we have covered over the last 12 months

Published: 3:00 PM
Flip-flop boats, ‘trashion’ and the Bag Monster: the art of discarded plastic – in pictures

Artists from around the world have been using detritus from beaches and waterways to respond to the plight of the marine environment. We showcase their work on World Ocean Day

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Published: 3:00 PM

First steps agreed on plastics treaty after breakthrough at Paris talks

Delegates from 180 nations set out pathway to binding global agreement on tackling plastic pollution as soon as 2025

Published: 1:07 AM

Microplastics found in every sample of water taken during the Ocean Race

Concentrations of plastics in round-the-world race through remote ocean environments found to be up to 18 times higher than during previous event in 2017-18

Published: 10:37 PM

Clumps of 5,000-mile seaweed blob bring flesh-eating bacteria to Florida

Decomposing pieces of Great Atlantic sargassum belt carry Vibrio bacteria on state’s shoreline

Published: 10:00 PM

Here’s proof fishing bans leave plenty to eat, says study of Mexico marine park

Scientists compared catch data from four years before and after a permanent ban and found minimal impact on commercial fishing

Published: 3:00 PM

‘It’s ridiculously antiquated’: could robot boats transform ocean science?

No one has yet been able to sail an autonomous boat across the Atlantic, but a young couple in Wales hope their craft will revolutionise ocean monitoring of temperatures, wildlife and more

Published: 12:00 AM

‘Dr Deep Sea’: the US professor living underwater for 100 days

Dr Joseph Dituri plans to spend 100 days in his subaquatic compound, as he attempts to document the long-term effects of increased pressure on the body

Published: 9:00 PM

Meet the ‘gummy squirrel’ and thousands of other newly discovered deep-sea species – in pictures

A trove of biodiversity has been catalogued by scientists in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast area of the Pacific Ocean situated between Hawaii and Mexico, which has been targeted by deep-sea mining companies keen to exploit its mineral wealth

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Published: 1:55 AM
More than 5,000 new species discovered in Pacific deep-sea mining hotspot

A wealth of biodiversity has been found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, an area earmarked for exploitation by mineral firms

Published: 1:00 AM

Plastic waste puts millions of world’s poorest at higher risk from floods

More than 200 million face more intense and frequent floods due to plastic pollution blocking drainage systems, report finds

Published: 8:59 PM

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