Even if all plastic inputs into the ocean were stopped immediately, fragments of buoyant plastic debris would continue to pollute the ocean surface and release microplastics for more than a century.
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Earth's vast oceanic biodiversity remains largely unexplored, with only a fraction of an estimated two million total living marine species formally named and described.
Lund University archaeologists have revealed details of late medieval artillery from the wreck of the royal Danish-Norwegian flagship, Gribshunden. The shipwreck is the only known example of its kind from the medieval period - as both...
Passionate divers and content creators wanted to represent SSI on social media, share their underwater adventures and inspire a new generation of ocean explorers.
Black corals are yellow, red, green - anything but black. They grow faster than almost any other coral and can live down to 8600 m. What the science says about black corals
More marine life is living on some World War II munitions disposed of on the Baltic Sea's seabed than on the sediment surrounding it. The findings, reported in a paper in Communications Earth and Environment, show that some marine...
They have withstood four consecutive and intensifying marine heatwaves, including the world's most extreme 2024 event, without suffering mass bleaching - a resilience unmatched elsewhere.
More than a decade of acoustic recordings of grouper grunts are providing new insight into how sound can be used to monitor and manage vulnerable fish populations.
Lateral flow tests saved the day for public health during the COVID-19 pandemic, enabling rapid population-level health monitoring so that public health officials could make informed decisions to keep their contingents alive and healthy....
A new study is helping scientists map the abundance of phytoplankton and zooplankton with greater accuracy than ever before, a development which - in turn - is improving their ability to predict the presence of North Atlantic right...
Top liveaboards for single travellers. Travelling on your own is a great way to meet other divers and there are a number of liveaboards with single cabins just perfect for your next dive trip.
Every arm is capable of performing all action types; however, there was a clear pattern of arm partitioning: front arms mainly use movements to aid in exploration, while back arms use movements that primarily support movement....
The Mediterranean Sea is a semi-enclosed sea and connected to the global ocean only through the Strait of Gibraltar. As a result, the Mediterranean Sea is warming faster and acidifying more strongly than the open ocean. What happens in...
When you buy shark meat in the U.S., you may be getting a different species - including an endangered one that contains high levels of mercury, all due to widespread mislabelling.
You can feast guilt-free on farmed oysters and mussels as their production can have environmental benefits - but those probably don't include capturing carbon
The Maldivian government is to lift the lifting of a 15-year ban on shark fishing in November. The move has sparked concern from conservationists over potential long-term damage to the ecosystem and the Maldives' tourism-reliant economy....
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Sharks continually shed and regrow teeth throughout their lives, replacing worn or lost teeth with new ones. That makes them particularly good at catching prey. However, these top marine predators could lose their literal edge as ocean...
Places where fishing is restricted and important predators like lobsters and sheephead are protected saw stronger kelp regrowth. This suggests that MPAs can support ecosystem resilience to climate events like marine heatwaves
How to spot them - Bursts of Speed for rapid escapes, but at a cost - Why such long tails? - Long pregnancy: few pups - Declining by 79% over 39 years - What can be done?
The historic Marine Protected Area (MPA) designation, announced by the Scottish government, will now make it a criminal offence to remove items from the sites. Although divers have already taken most things that could be removed
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Mozambique is a top diving destination in 2025 due to its combination of megafauna encounters (whale sharks, manta rays, humpback whales), untouched coral reefs, and abundance of pristine marine protected areas, all set along a warm,...
New research into the energy use of humpback whales during their annual migrations has found they lose 11,000kg of blubber - which is equivalent to the energy obtained after feeding on 57,000 kg of Antarctic krill - highlighting the...
Scuba diving supports up to 124,000 jobs across 170 countries, and divers prefer to dive in marine reserves, offering an economic incentive for marine conservation.
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Every day, across the world's coastlines, millions of individuals enter the ocean in pursuit of recreation. However, they may be adversely affecting their eye health
First-ever tags reveal elusive behaviours and habitats. The custom-built tag integrates a motion sensor, video camera, underwater microphone, satellite transmitter and acoustic tracker - all within a compact, lightweight design
New plastic lost over 80% of its mass after 13 months underwater real-time deep-sea conditions s as microbial biofilms actively broke down the material.
The Ocean Film Festival 2025 World Tour is bringing a new collection of thrilling ocean-themed films to venues around the world, and we are delighted to offer free tickets to subscribers to our newsletter, SCUBA News, as part of its 25th...