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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

DNA reveals the gentoo penguin is four species, including one new one, with three sub-Antarctic species at risk from climate change.

Scientists at the University of Georgia have identified previously unknown viruses that may pose a risk to threatened and endangered sea turtles, in research that shifts the focus of conservation ...

Two coastlines – one, a remote Pacific nation managing 327,000-square-kilometres of ocean, the other one of Europe’s busiest urban waterfronts – have been named 2026 finalists in the Earthshot Prize’s ...

Crown of thorns starfish outbreaks rank alongside cyclones and coral bleaching as one of the biggest causes of coral cover loss on the Great Barrier Reef. Yet, in a seldom silver lining, it turns out ...