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"Fossil fuel pollution’s effect on oceans comes with huge costs"
#FossilFuels #Oceans #Environment

Fossil fuel pollution’s effect on oceans comes with huge costs
A new study details the vast price society is paying for burning coal, oil, and gas.

"Finding Nemo, losing stripes: Baby clownfish shed bars to secure their social rank"
#Oceans #Fish

"Greenland Seaweed Carbon Storage Pathways Extend Hundreds of Kilometers Offshore"
#Greenland #Oceans #Environment

Greenland Seaweed Carbon Storage Pathways Extend Hundreds of Kilometers Offshore | Happy Eco News
Greenland seaweed carbon storage pathways reveal how floating macroalgae travel hundreds of kilometers offshore and sink to deep ocean layers, contributing to natural carbon cycling.

"Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed"
#Europe #Environment #Oceans

Robot clean-up crews tackle litter on Europe's seabed
EU researchers are developing AI-guided robot fleets to take over the dangerous, dirty work of finding and removing marine litter from the sea floor. A ship with a crane floats in the Mediterranean sun at a marina in Marseille, France. The crane whirs as it hauls waste from the seabed and, when the wire breaks the surface, the gripper at the end is clutching a rubber tire covered in algae.

"Ocean Conservation Debt-for-Nature Bonds Unlocks $1.4B for Marine Protection"
#Oceans #Conservation #Nature

Ocean Conservation Debt-for-Nature Bonds Unlocks $1.4B for Marine Protection | Happy Eco News
Ocean conservation debt-for-nature bonds have unlocked more than $1.4 billion for marine protection across multiple nations.

"Great White Sharks Are Overheating"
#Sharks #Animals #Oceans

Great White Sharks Are Overheating - Inside Climate News
The ocean’s fastest and most formidable predators might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters, researchers warn.

"MSC’s ‘blue tick’ scheme creates illusion of ethically sourced fish, study claims"
#Fish #Animals #Oceans

"Pharmaceutical companies move away from horseshoe crab biomedical testing"
#HorseshoeCrabs #Animals #Oceans

Pharmaceutical companies move away from horseshoe crab biomedical testing
Amgen and Abbott are ditching horseshoe crab blood for synthetic alternatives — a win for a 450-million-year-old species edging toward extinction.

"Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory"
#Oceans #Environment

Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory
Telecom infrastructure at the ocean floor is being harnessed as a powerful conservation tool for vulnerable marine mammals

"Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds"
#Oceans #Animals #Environment

"‘It’s not just about the numbers’: Can the world conserve 30% of oceans by the end of the decade?"
#Oceans #Environment

"‘Protected’ seagrass meadows aren’t necessarily healthy – because pollution doesn’t stop at the shoreline"
#Oceans #Seagrass #Environment

‘Protected’ seagrass meadows aren’t necessarily healthy – because pollution doesn’t stop at the shoreline
Marine protected areas can’t stop pollution flowing in from the land and Northern Ireland’s seagrass meadows are paying the price.

"Rivers and tidal currents keep 80% of microfibers from reaching oceans, study suggests"
#Plastic #Plastics #Oceans #Water

Microbes make microplastics more likely to form ice in clouds, research reveals
Tiny pieces of plastic, called microplastics, are showing up everywhere, even in the water in clouds, rain, and snow—and they may be affecting our weather and temperatures. A study published in Environmental Science & Technology and led by Hosein Foroutan, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, found that microbes living on microplastics dramatically boost their ability to trigger ice formation in clouds.

"A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View"
#Oceans #Environment
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A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View
Scientists have uncovered a "blind spot" in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.

"24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining"
#Oceans #Animals
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24 new species found in ocean zone eyed for battery metals mining
Researchers pulled 24 tiny new creatures from a deep abyss in the central Pacific Ocean, some with long, spindly legs and others with more squat, compact bodies. Some appeared to feed on the sediment itself, while others had large claws suggesting they prey on other creatures living in the mud. The discoveries, published in ZooKeys, […]

"Record low sea levels in the Baltic Sea could reshape sea's physical conditions"
#BalticSea #Oceans
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Record low sea levels in the Baltic Sea could reshape sea's physical conditions
Since the beginning of January, an unusually long period of easterly winds has caused the average water level in the Baltic Sea to fall to a historic low. Measurements at the Swedish Landsort-Norra gauge show values that are the lowest since records began in 1886. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) are currently monitoring this development very closely, as it represents a rare oceanographic situation that could lead to a large inflow of saltwater from…

"Ocean Twilight Zone Protection Gains Ground as Global Conservation Body Votes for Safeguards"
#Conservation #Oceans #Environment

Ocean Twilight Zone Protection Gains Ground as Global Conservation Body Votes for Safeguards | Happy Eco News
The ocean twilight zone receives new protections after the IUCN votes for a precautionary pause on fishing expansion.

"Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating?"
#Chemicals #Environment #Oceans

"Seas to Rise Around the World — but Not in Greenland"
#Greenland #Oceans #Sea

Seas to Rise Around the World — but Not in Greenland

"10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go"
#Oceans #Environment
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10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go
More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected to some degree, marking significant progress in global ocean conservation efforts, according to an Apr. 1. annoucement from the U.N. Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). However, this accomplishment comes six years behind schedule, and experts warn that efforts must pick up speed to […]

"10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go"
#Oceans #Environment
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10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go
More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected to some degree, marking significant progress in global ocean conservation efforts, according to an Apr. 1. annoucement from the U.N. Environment Programme’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). However, this accomplishment comes six years behind schedule, and experts warn that efforts must pick up speed to […]

"The sea is higher than we thought putting millions more are at risk of extreme flooding"
#Oceans #Climate #ClimateChange

Sea levels are higher than thought – putting millions more are at risk
A new study highlights a 'methodological blind spot' in the way sea level rise is measured.

"The Ocean Cleanup removed a record 25 million kilos of plastic in 2025 (and they’re just getting started)"
#Oceans #Environment #Plastic

The Ocean Cleanup removed a record 25 million kilos of plastic in 2025 (and they’re just getting started) | The Optimist Daily
With 25 million kilos of plastic removed in 2025 alone, The Ocean Cleanup is scaling up efforts to tackle plastic pollution from rivers to open ocean.

"Norway’s Deep Sea Mining Ban Strengthens Global Movement for Ocean Protection"
#Norway #Oceans #Environment

Norway's Deep Sea Mining Ban Strengthens Global Movement for Ocean Protection | Happy Eco News
Norway's deep sea mining ban will protect Arctic waters until 2029 after environmental pressure and green party negotiations. The decision ends public funding for mineral mapping and strengthens global resistance to ocean floor extraction. Over 40 countries now support pausing deep sea mining while recycling alternatives could provide needed minerals without environmental destruction.

"Coral Reefs are Coming Back"
#CoralReefs #Environment #Oceans

"Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves; Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame"
#Oceans #Climate #ClimateChange

Southern Right Whales Are Having Fewer Calves; Scientists Say a Warming Ocean Is to Blame - Inside Climate News
After decades of recovery from commercial whaling, climate change is now threatening the whales’ future.

"Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds"
#Oceans #Environment

"How chemicals from our laptops and TVs have ended up in the brains of dolphins and porpoises"
#Oceans #Environment #Technology

E-waste chemicals found in the brains of dolphins and porpoises
A new study has warned that liquid crystal monomers from electronic devices are accumulating in the organs of endangered marine species.

"Sea levels are rising—but in Greenland, they will fall"
#Greenland #Oceans
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Sea levels are rising—but in Greenland, they will fall
Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new paper published in Nature Communications. "The Greenland coastline is going to experience quite a different outcome," says lead author Lauren Lewright, a Ph.D. student in geophysics working at the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, which is part of the Columbia Climate School. "Sea level in Greenland is actually projected to fall."

"Citizen scientists discover a Great Barrier Reef coral giant ‘like a rolling meadow’"
#GreatBarrierReef #Environment #Oceans

"Malaysia lost 20% of its coral reefs in three years"
#Malaysia #CoralReef #Environment #Oceans

Malaysia lost 20% of its coral reefs in three years
Malaysia’s coral reefs are shrinking at a pace that is hard to ignore. According to the latest national survey by Reef Check Malaysia, about one-fifth of the country’s coral cover has been lost since 2022, a decline compressed into just three years. What had been gradual erosion now looks more like a slide. The 2025 […]

"Video. Giant phantom jellyfish spotted in Argentina's deep sea"
#Argentina #Jellyfish #Animals #Oceans

Video. Giant phantom jellyfish spotted in Argentina's deep sea
Video. A rare phantom jellyfish has been spotted by scientists aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's vessel exploring the deep sea near Argentina.

"EU to reinstate Bay of Biscay fishing ban in 2026 after dolphin deaths decline"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Oceans #Environment

EU to reinstate Bay of Biscay fishing ban in 2026 after dolphin deaths decline | The Optimist Daily
A winter fishing ban in the Bay of Biscay is returning in 2026 after proving effective at reducing dolphin deaths caused by accidental net entanglements.