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More than half the world’s oceans are being fished by industrial vessels, new research reveals.
The maps based on feedback from more than 70,000 vessels more…
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The tropical island nation of Seychelles is to create two huge new marine parks in return for a large amount of its national debt being written off, more…
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The global tide of ocean plastic pollution is a clear violation of international law, campaigners say.
They have been urging for a new global treaty more…
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Plastic waste in the ocean is a global problem; some eight million metric tonnes of plastic ends up in the ocean every year.
One possible solution – more…
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An estimated five million tonnes of debris was swept out to sea during Japan’s 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami—five million tonnes of houses, cars, boats, more…
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Off Australia’s northwest coast, two neighboring coral reefs seem nearly identical. If you dove there, you’d find the same kinds of corals living in the more…
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The biggest animal to ever live is also the loudest, and it likes to sing at sunset, babble into the night, talk quietly with those more…
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When we think of National Security, the topics ‘Terrorists’, ‘Drug Trafficking’, or 'North Korea', are usually what first come to mind. Likely the result of more…
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Carlos Rafael, whose initials are emblazoned on boats all over this port city, boasted that his fishing empire was worth even more than official records more…
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The Queen has declared war on plastic, banning straws and bottles from the Royal estates.
Buckingham Palace outlined new waste plans and said there was more…
