26 May 2026
Photo by hahaxo Scientists have named 1,121 previously unknown marine species in a single year, the most significant discovery milestone to date for the Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census, a global effort to map life beneath the waves involving more than 1,000 researchers across 85 countries. The figure represents a 54% increase on the previous year’s annual […]
26 May 2026
Photo by Markus Freise Scientists at Bangor University and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have completed a landmark restoration project to return native oysters to Conwy Bay, the first scheme of its kind in North Wales and a significant step in the fight to save a species that has lost more than 95% of its […]
28 Apr 2026
Photo by Christian Paul Stobbe A landmark study published in Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries has produced the first global inventory of fish species caught by bottom trawl fisheries — and the scale is striking. Researchers at the University of British Columbia documented nearly 3,000 species of marine fish caught by bottom trawls, drawn from 236 sources […]
28 Apr 2026
Photo by Pascal van de Vendel Beneath the turquoise waters off the northern coast of Jamaica — the same stretch used as a backdrop for scenes in the James Bond film No Time to Die — a team of divers is carrying out an unusual mission. Rather than coral fragments or chemical treatments, their equipment consists […]
21 Apr 2026
Photo by Mitili Mitili More than 15 million juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea off the coast of Orkney, in one of the largest rewilding projects ever undertaken in UK waters. The scheme, run by the Green Britain Foundation, the Nature Restoration Fund, Marine Fund Scotland and North Bay Innovations, will use […]
14 Apr 2026
Photo by Johannes Heel A pioneering project to deploy floating wetlands in Portsmouth’s coastal waters has been launched by the University of Portsmouth in partnership with Southern Water, the BBC reports, with researchers describing it as a practical, scalable response to the widespread loss of essential coastal ecosystems. The project will see specially designed floating rafts […]
24 Feb 2026
Photo by Jay Alexander New data from a national survey of British coastal waters has found average microplastic concentrations of 59 particles per cubic metre of seawater, more than double the levels recorded in comparable surveys in 2022 and 2023, which found averages of 23 and 20 MP/m³ respectively. The highest single reading, 418 […]
17 Feb 2026
Photo by Krzysztof Kowalik Marine protected areas can only achieve long-term effectiveness if climate considerations are deeply embedded in their design, management and governance, according to new research published in npj Ocean Sustainability. The study identifies critical scientific, governance and socio-economic dimensions required for making MPAs “climate-ready” as ocean warming and other climate impacts intensify. Drawing […]
