The study finds that reliance on small-scale fishing and weak governance, leave coastal communities more vulnerable to ...

The UK has given the go ahead to the controversial Jackdaw oil and gas project in the North Sea, buckling to lobbyists and ...

Occupied chinstrap nests on Zavodovski Island have fallen by 63% since 2011, scientists say, with warming seas pushing the ...

The world's oyster reefs could deliver $12 trillion a year in ecosystem benefits, but 90% of sites would need restoring first ...

Water companies are required to report sewage discharges within 60 minutes ensure public are aware of the polluted water ...

Seabirds in parts of the Solent have had a record breeding year, with more nesting pairs of Sandwich Terns, Black-headed Gulls, Little Terns, Ringed Plovers and Oystercatchers, and notable success for ...

A landmark global study has identified more than 165,000 square kilometres of coral reefs across 71 countries with the strongest potential to survive a warming world – tripling previous estimates and ...

The variety of seafood presented in recipes in the UK over the last 100 years has significantly narrowed, new research shows. Dr Ruth Thurstan, of the University of Exeter, studied the seafood recipes ...

40 metres offshore from Noli in Italy’s Liguria region, divers come across some peculiar underwater domes that are moored to the ocean floor. The project, also known as Nemo’s Garden, is the world’s ...

The promise of economic prosperity from deep-sea mining does not stand up to scrutiny, according to a new independent analysis that finds the proposed industry is likely to destroy economic value and ...

It has been announced that 13 new Marine Protection Areas (MPAs) covering more than 410,000 sq km will be designated in the Seychelles. This will make up almost a third of Seychelles’ ocean, an area ...

In a world first, a new study suggests that New Zealand’s leopard seals feed on sharks, based on the remains of scat and scars. Leopard seals are top predators that prey on numerous species, including ...