Nakwakto Goose-neck Barnacles
By The Marine Detective , These are barnacles that live in only a very few places on the planet. The most are at Nakwakto Rapids, north of Port Hardy. The red […]
Marine science
Reducing Ships Speeds off California Coast to Protect Blue Whales and Blue Skies
MSC, Swire Shipping merit top “Whale Tail” award Shipping companies received awards for reducing speeds in the 2021 “Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies” program. Eighteen shipping companies participated, transiting at […]
CMA CGM Group Partners With Plastic Odyssey To Build A Future Free Of Plastic Waste
CMA CGM has formed a partnership with Plastic Odyssey to reduce plastic pollution in our oceans. The Group will support Plastic Odyssey on its three-year voyage to the world’s most […]
From Carp to Copi — Renaming an Invasive Species to Make it More Palatable
If you can’t beat them, eat them. That is the idea at the Illinois Department of Natural Resources as one approach to managing the ongoing invasion of invasive carp in […]
Marine Scotland – Responsible Wildlife Watching around Seals
Scotland is well known for our diverse flora and fauna, both on land and in the sea. Some of the most iconic species seen around our coasts are seals. […]
Texas Firm to Pay $13 Million to Settle Charges Over California Oil Spill
A Texas oil company agreed to plead guilty to criminal negligence charges and pay nearly $13 million for a crude oil spill that killed wildlife and fouled southern California beaches, […]
New Research sheds light on Marine Biodiversity of South Sandwich Islands
The small uninhabited Candlemas Islands in the South Sandwich Islands. Photo: BFSAI – Oliver Hogg and Marta Soffker, Posted on:30 August 2022 – Categories:Fisheries, Science, Vulnerable species Shaped by ice and fire, the volcanic South Sandwich Islands […]
Marine Environment Protection
Shipping – which transports about 90% of global trade – is, statistically, the least environmentally damaging mode of transport when its productive value is taken into consideration. For example, the […]
Carbon-Capturing Robotic Seaweed Farms are like Planting Forests in the Ocean
Phykos is trying to pioneer a new form of carbon sequestration: using automated boats to grow seaweed in the middle of the ocean, then sinking it to the ocean floor. […]
World’s Largest Oyster Restoration Project Completed on Piankatank River
We recently posted about the dire conditions of Texas and Gulf Coast oyster beds that have been devastated by floods, droughts, and hurricanes. In contrast, here is good news about oyster bed […]