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CMB wants to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050

CMB wants to start of the anniversary year with an environmental announcement and a testimony to the long-lasting and continued belief in the power...

Asda’s fishing fleets equipped to tackle plastic pollution with new bags

Asda Stores Ltd, a British supermarket retailer, has announced it will be stepping up the fight against plastic pollution as the retailer launches its...

Odfjell installs ballast water systems on all owned vessels

In yet another move towards a more sustainable, efficient fleet, Odfjell installs ballast water systems on all owned vessels. The benefits are significant. To stabilize...

New Antarctic crustacean species described after 82 years

A spectacular new species of Antarctic deep-sea crustacean armed with spines, large claws and the raptorial mouthparts of a predator, has been described by...

Underwater pile driving noise causes alarm responses in squid

Longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) are an important species in the east coast squid fishery, which is valued at about $40 million per year. Exposure to...

Scientists recorded the extraordinary sounds of fish communicating

The extraordinary sounds of fish communicating to one another has been captured for the first time in the UK at SEA LIFE London Aquarium. From...

Study: Ocean ‘dead zones’ could be expanding far quicker than currently thought

A study led by Dr Sabine Lengger measured the stable isotopes of organic carbon in sediment cores taken from the ocean floor ‘Dead zones’ within...

Building an ecological baseline in the Central Pacific with USV

A Saildrone unmanned surface vehicle (USV) deployed from Honolulu, is studying the behavior of small midwater fishes, squids, and crustaceans, collectively called micronekton, in...

Microplastics million times more abundant in the ocean than previously thought

Nothing seems safe from plastic contamination. A new study by NSF-funded researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography suggests there could be a million...

DEME deploys autonomous plastic collector on the river Scheldt

DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC), the environmental specialists of DEME, is installing a plastic collector on the river Scheldt on behalf of the Vlaamse Waterweg...

Shipping sector proposes USD 5 billion R&D board to cut emissions

The global maritime transport industry* has submitted a proposal to form the world’s first collaborative shipping R&D programme to help eliminate CO2 emissions from...

Napier Port will use limestone rock to develop an artificial reef

Napier Port received resource consent to develop an artificial reef 1.4 kilometres north east of Pania Reef, using limestone rock from a revetment wall...

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