State of the Oceans — Log 111
A new link between the Moon and the oceans, “happy corals” and a round up of this year’s most important climate stories.
State of the Oceans — Log 110
The amount of human-made material on Earth now outweighs the planet’s entire biomass, and marking five years since the Paris Climate Agreement.
State of the Oceans — Log 109
A huge new agreement by 14 countries aims to tackle overfishing and pollution, but comes amid reported failings to create meaningful ‘protected’ marine sanctuaries.
State of the Oceans — Log 108
A new global treaty on plastic pollution starts taking shape, blue whales return to South Georgia and the affect of climate anxiety on young people.
State of the Oceans — Log 107
How mangroves trap microplastic, a massive new Marine Protected Area and if you spot illegal fishing in Ghana there’s now an app for that.
State of the Oceans — Log 106
The US is responsible for way more of the plastic polluting the world’s oceans than previously thought, a new study has shown.
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Large methane deposits are opening across the Arctic, a 1600-foot coral reef structure was discovered in the Great Barrier Reef.
State of the Oceans — Log 104
Samoa pledges to protect 30% of its ocean, new oil spills menace three regions, and shocking news for parents.
State of the Oceans — Log 103
Facing an ice-free Arctic, the shocking scale of microfiber pollution, a huge loss for Great Barrier Reef corals, and what to do with water from Fukushima?
State of the Oceans — Log 102
New research suggests there could be more than 14 million tons of microplastic on the ocean floor, and the latest on Russia’s mysterious toxic spill.
State of the Oceans — Log 101
Even as the Pantanal wetlands burn, the Brazilian government is working to strip away protections for mangroves and coastal forests.
State of the Oceans — Log 100
Ocean heat blobs could be here to stay, a new system to keep whales safe and fresh hopes for coral in the Marmara Sea.
State of the Oceans — Log 99
The world fails big time on biodiversity targets, five cyclones churn in the Atlantic and the UK embarks on Europe’s largest coastal habitat restoration project.
State of the Oceans — Log 98
The oceans absorb more carbon than previously thought, another tanker disaster and scientists narrow down the true size of megalodon sharks.
State of the Oceans — Log 97
In the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, even facilities that weren’t damaged are creating massive levels of pollution.
State of the Oceans — Log 96
A surge in drift net use, a new estimate for microplastic in the Atlantic, and California records the highest temperature on Earth.
State of the Oceans — Log 95
Vast ice sheets are melting, sharks might be ingesting microplastic, Mauritius races to contain an oil spill – and is it time to start taxing single-use plastic?
State of the Oceans — Log 94
Scientists are beginning to unravel the mystery of why blue whales grew so big, and urgent efforts are underway in Mauritius to avert an oil spill catastrophe.