Marine News
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Scientists agree to protect 30% of the seas. But which 30%?Scientists recommend protecting at least 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030 to safeguard biodiversity and build ocean resistance to climate change. But reports show an overlap in their recommendations of safeguarding biological areas of the sea. -
Plastic waste now litters Antarctic shoreFrom the deep Mediterranean marine mud to the desolate beaches of the Southern Ocean, plastic waste now gets everywhere.
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Are microplastics ending up in biodiversity hotspots in the ocean?A new study has found that microplastics are falling to the seafloor, being carried by bottom currents, and accumulating at certain points in the ocean, coined as 'microplastic hotspots' by the authors. -
How satellite imagery is helping to detect plastic pollution in the oceanA new study illustrates how optical satellite imagery from the European Space Agency can be used to identify aggregates of floating plastic, such as bottles, bags and fishing nets, in coastal waters.
Marine Opinion
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Why we will never be able to recycle or incinerate away ocean pollution– The amount of plastic entering the ocean is projected to grow four-fold by 2050. Transformative changes, including moving away from single-use towards re-useable packaging, are needed to save our oceans, say Vincent Kneefel and John Duncan. -
When it comes to sustainability, the tobacco industry should stop blowing smoke– The tobacco industry has so many environmental violations—on top of its health impacts—that it’s the worst kind greenwashing. -
Valuable–but vulnerable: why sustainability must be at the heart of the marine economyCarbon & Climate
Valuable–but vulnerable: why sustainability must be at the heart of the marine economy
– While there is clear potential for the Blue Economy to provide jobs and growth especially to developing nations, the current level of exploitation of our oceans must first be addressed, warns WWF International's John Tanzer.
Videos
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Manila’s informal settlers face relocation to give way to massive bay clean up– The Philippine government has begun the process of relocating more than 200,000 families living along waterways to restore Manila Bay, the main body of water in the capital.
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We are eating a credit card's worth of plastic every week– A campaign by the WWF Singapore has revealed that the average person consumes approximately 5g of plastic every week. The NGO is calling on governments and businesses around the world to forge a global treaty to tackle plastic pollution.
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Documentary film Sexy Killers probes Indonesian candidates’ ties to Big Coal– Ahead of Indonesia’s presidential election on April 17, an online movie was recently published showing the links between Indonesian coal and energy companies and the country’s political elites.
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This robot is replanting endangered reefs with heat-resistant corals– Meet LarvalBot. She’s here to save the sea.
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