Ecology

A.P. Møller-Maersk has extended its partnership with The Ocean Cleanup for three years.

A new discovery by Brown University researchers could provide scientists a new way to reconstruct sea ice abundance and distribution information from the ancient past, which could aid in understanding human-induced climate change happening now.

There has been frequent occurrence of red tides in coastal waters around Korea. This not only causes damage to the fisheries industry but also affects the marine ecosystem.

Some parrotfish species also occasionally graze coral—a behavior known as corallivory.

Over 75% of the plastics found in the samples were made from polyethylene

Humans produce more than 400 million tons of plastic each year

Coastal nations are worried about sea level rise, but in the countries around the Caspian Sea, over 100 million people are facing the opposite problem: an enormous drop in sea level.

As the plastic in our oceans breaks up into smaller and smaller bits without breaking down chemically, the resulting microplastics are becoming a serious ecological problem.

Nobel Prize-winning technology can be deployed to guide conservation efforts for fragile reef ecosystems.

The MPA will cover 2,600km2 (1,000 square miles) of pristine ocean off the coast of Grand-Béréby, protecting marine biodiversity including threatened shark and turtle species.

The Bayreuth team investigated the microplastic load of four mussel species

Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery has departed Southampton to measure one of the world’s largest system of ocean currents, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).