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"Not all marine parks protect sharks. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t)"
#Oceans #Environment #Animals

Not all marine parks protect sharks. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t) | The Optimist Daily
Why more protection doesn’t always mean better protection: a sweeping study reveals why some marine parks safeguard shark populations while others fail.

"Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four years"
#Norway #Environment #Oceans

Norway postpones deep-sea mining activities for four years
Norway on Wednesday postponed the first licenses to permit deep-sea mining in its Arctic waters for four years, a delay environmentalists hope signals the "nail in the coffin" of the plans.

"International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect"
#Oceans #Conservation #Environment

International treaty protecting world's oceans to take effect
A multinational treaty to protect vast expanses of the world's oceans is finally set to become law in January 2026, with environmentalists hailing its enactment Friday as crucial to safeguarding the marine ecosystems.

"World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life"
#Oceans #Environment #Climate

"Planetary health check reveals oceans have breached critical acidification boundary"
#Oceans #Environment #Climate

Ocean acidification breaches critical boundary for the first time
More than three-quarters of planet Earth’s life support systems are no longer in the safe zone, experts warn.

"World’s oceans losing their greenness through global heating, study finds"
#Oceans #Climate #ClimateChange

🌊 Model Test and Sea Trial of a Multi-Absorber 1 MW Wave Energy Converter
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"'Death-Ball' Sponge and Glowing Worms Among Creatures Discovered in Southern Ocean"
#Oceans #Animals
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'Death Ball' Sponge and Glowing Worms Among Creatures Discovered in Southern Ocean

"Scientists shocked to find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea"
#BalticSea #Oceans #Environment

Marine life found thriving on WWII explosives in the Baltic Sea
German waters alone contain about 1.5 million metric tonnes of dumped weapons, mostly from the two world wars in the 20th century.

Seagull rides ground effect near the ocean at Hampton Beach, NY
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"Antarctic mountains could boost ocean carbon absorption as ice sheets thin"
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Antarctic mountains could boost ocean carbon absorption as ice sheets thin
Research led by polar scientists from Northumbria University has revealed new hope in natural environmental systems found in East Antarctica which could help mitigate the overall rise of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere over long timescales.

"Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery"
#Plastic #Plastics #Oceans

Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery
Some plastic pollution lingers at the ocean’s surface for more than a century.

"Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds"
#Plastic #Plastics #Oceans

Plastic pollution could linger at ocean surfaces for over a century, new research finds
Scientists from the Department of Geography and Environmental Science at Queen Mary University of London have developed a simple model to show how buoyant plastic can settle through the water column and they predict it could take over 100 years to remove plastic waste from the ocean's surface.

🏖️ Seaweed on sandy coastlines contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, study shows
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-seaweed-sandy-coastlines-contributes-greenhouse.html

Seaweed on sandy coastlines contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, study shows
A team of researchers from Monash University has made a discovery that could reshape our understanding of greenhouse gas emissions from coastal ecosystems. Published in Nature Geoscience, the study reveals sandy coastlines, which make up half the world's continental margins, are a previously overlooked source of methane.

"Stones have been ‘overfished’ from the sea – here’s how Denmark’s rocky reefs are being restored"
#Denmark #Oceans #Environment

Stones have been ‘overfished’ from the sea – here’s how Denmark’s rocky reefs are being restored
Restoring boulder reefs provides vital habitat for marine animals and helps reduce coastal erosion in the face of climate change.

"Pakistan declares its third marine protected area, but has a long way to go"
#Pakistan #Environment #Oceans

Pakistan declares its third marine protected area, but has a long way to go
KARACHI — On Sept. 2, the government of Balochistan province in Pakistan declared the country’s third marine protected area, around Miani Hor Lagoon on the country’s central coast. The biodiversity-rich lagoon hosts a lush mangrove forest, numerous bird species and threatened marine mammals. With the declaration of the Miani Hor Marine Protected Area (MPA), Pakistan […]

"Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it's too late"
#Germany #Environment #Oceans

Divers remove toxic ammunition from Baltic in €100M clean up effort
Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine life and threatening the Baltic ecosystem.

"World’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve is one step closer to reality"
#Oceans #Environment

World’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve is one step closer to reality | The Optimist Daily
A visionary project blending Indigenous knowledge and science could create the first marine reserve led by Pacific Island nations.

"Marine life are thriving on Nazi missile debris in the Baltic Sea: Study"
#Oceans #Environment

Marine life are thriving on Nazi missile debris in the Baltic Sea: Study
As Germany demilitarized after World War II, it dumped massive amounts of its leftover munitions into the Baltic Sea. A recent study has found that some of those submerged weapons, which are still releasing toxic compounds, now host more marine organisms than the sediments around them. In October 2024, researchers used a remotely operated vehicle […]

"Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds"
#Oceans #Environment #Nature