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Brittany Ferries takes steps to reduce the use of plastic waste

Ferry company Brittany Ferries is realising the benefits of its drive to reduce and eventually eliminate the use of single use plastics on board...

UK Chamber of Shipping calls for more hybrid ferries

Tackling climate change is the number one priority for the UK Chamber of Shipping and Chief executive Bob Sanguinetti visited Wightlink in Portsmouth where...

Pioneering eco-friendly project for solar heat in the port of Antwerp

Energy transition taking shape in Port of Antwerp: Azteq installs Concentrated Solar Thermal pilot plant for Adpo logistics company in Beveren. The first solar concentrator...

Researchers constructed artificial reefs to study groupers

New NSF-funded research by NC State scientists highlights two factors that play critical roles in supporting reef fish populations, and ultimately in creating conditions...

Bid to reconstruct richness of prehistoric oceans

Scientists are reconstructing the world’s “pristine” prehistoric oceans. Ocean conservation is a global concern, but the researchers say we don’t currently know what the oceans...

Researchers use the innovative method to weigh whales

How do you weigh a living whale? The obvious response is very carefully, but scientists can’t exactly put these large marine mammals on a...

NOAA awards big grants to advance new ecology projects

Projects will help improve efforts to protect marine resources, public health and coastal economies. NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is allocating $10.2...

New eco-friendly initiatives in the Port of Marseille Fos

Among a string of new eco-friendly initiatives, the Marseille Fos port authority is to spend €20 million over the next six years to extend...

The Ocean as a solution for climate change: 5 opportunities for action

Ocean-based climate action can play a much bigger role in shrinking the world’s carbon footprint than was previously thought. It could deliver up to a...

Climate change: A triple threat for the ocean

MBARI scientists have seen changes in deep-sea communities over the last three decades. For example, Humboldt squid (Dosidicus gigas) and sergestid shrimp populations appear...

Global cruise company to eliminate single-use plastic bottles across fleet

Norwegian Cruise Line will be the first major global cruise company to become plastic bottle free. Over six million plastic bottles to be eliminated...

Accelerating decline in ocean health reported in latest EU Copernicus research

The third edition of the Ocean State Report (OSR) describes the continuation of trends highlighted in last year’s edition, but at an alarmingly accelerating...

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