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- From living water to toxic sludge: the Philippine island devastated by an oil spill – a photo essay Mon, 27 Mar 23, 5:00pmThe slick from sunken tanker Princess Empress has harmed livelihoods, caused health problems and done untold damage to marine life. Can Mindoro island recover?
- The first great energy transition: how humanity gave up whaling Sat, 11 Mar 23, 9:00pmThe modern oil industry was born in 1859, yet it would take more than 100 years – and the near-extinction of a species – before it replaced blubber...
- Europeans eat jellyfish as Mediterranean population spikes Wed, 22 Jun 22, 7:32amScientists are partnering with chefs around the world to encourage people to eat jellyfish. This follows an unprecedented explosion of the jellyfish population in the Mediterranean. The scientists are currently working...
- Commercial fishing waste causes growing concern Wed, 11 May 22, 5:30amWith 820 million people globally going hungry, the scandal of fish waste is especially shocking. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) about 35% of all fish, mollusks and crustaceans taken from the world’s...
- Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmanian voters excoriate Scott Morrison Tue, 19 Apr 22, 3:30amFew people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – but he’s still a bit of a mystery
- Bass and Braddon in the balance as Tasmania’s north Tue, 19 Apr 22, 3:30amFew people we meet in these two marginal Liberal seats are negative about Labor leader Anthony Albanese – but he’s still a bit of a mystery
- Orcas are snacking on fishing lines Fri, 11 Feb 22, 6:30amOrcas are increasingly helping themselves to fishers’ catches, impressing researchers with their innovation and ticking off fishers. A new paper published in the journal Biology Letters examined how two different orca...
- Data storage, mining and wind: oceans seen as new frontier but at what cost? Thu, 2 Dec 21, 12:00amIndustries gazing out to sea for more space, more cold, clean water and more wind offer a glimpse of the future and its risks
- Britain’s ageing fishing fleet a key contributor to climate crisis: report Wed, 18 Aug 21, 7:31pmEnvironmentalists call for fisheries to move away from carbon-spewing engines and climate-harming practices such as bottom trawling
- Call for action to cut climate impact of UK’s ageing fishing fleet Wed, 18 Aug 21, 7:31pmEnvironmentalists call for fisheries to move away from carbon-spewing engines and harmful practices
- ‘It’s outrageous’: Trinidadian fishers film ‘half-hearted’ oil spill clean-up Fri, 13 Aug 21, 5:39pmHundreds of spills off Gulf of Paria having ‘dire’ impact on local fishing in one of the most biodiverse areas of Trinidad and Tobago
- Senate passes ban on shark fin sales in the US Tue, 15 Jun 21, 2:30amThe U.S. Senate has passed a bill that, if enacted into law, will ban the buying and selling of shark fins and products containing shark fins in the country. The Shark Fin Sales Elimination act is part of larger legislation,...
- Everything you need to know about the plan to release treated Fukushima water Tue, 13 Apr 21, 1:56pmJapan has announced it will dump 1m tonnes of contaminated water into the ocean, sparking controversy
- Bottom trawling contributes more carbon emissions than air travel Tue, 23 Mar 21, 3:30amThe bottom trawling fishing technique is more harmful to the environment than previously thought, according to a new study. While it has long been known that this method captures fish indiscriminately, there was no available...
- Seabird patrols to self-healing buildings: the 15 conservation stories to watch in 2021 Mon, 28 Dec 20, 6:00pmIn their latest scan of emerging global biological conservation issues, experts assess the 15 most urgent risks society needs to address