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NCL to eliminate single-use plastic beverage bottles across fleet

Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in global cruise travel with a 53-year history of breaking boundaries, is now single-use plastic beverage bottle free across...

Scientists look for local levers to benefit coral health

Reducing nutrient pollution can help prevent coral reefs from bleaching during moderate heatwaves, according to a National Science Foundation-funded study by researchers at UC...

Plastics-gatherer vessel sets sail for the Dominican Republic

The Interceptor 004, a vessel that will gather plastics o the Ozama River and prevent them from reaching the Caribbean Sea, has already set...

$55000 grant supports research into healthy oceans

A project to help more accurately measure the health of our oceans has been supported with a grant from the Simons Foundation. Phytoplankton are the...

Valeport to help Tor Bay’s underwater rainforest

Valeport has pledged its support to a campaign to protect the vital ‘underwater rainforest’ which is under threat off Tor Bay, on the SW...

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...

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