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Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica calves giant iceberg

A huge iceberg (1550 km²), almost the size of Greater London, has broken off the 150m thick Brunt Ice Shelf.

Pink dye experiment to reveal mysteries of coastal ocean dynamics

Scripps Oceanography-led PiNC experiment will use non-toxic pink dye and a suite of instruments to study the coastal zone where a river meets the ocean

New discoveries from New Zealand’s deepest waters

A joint Chinese – New Zealand research expedition to the Kermadec Trench at Ranghitāhua (Kermadec Islands region) has revealed fascinating new insights into life in the deepest part of New Zealand waters.

NOAA awards $20.5 million for ocean and coastal resource management

The awards will support projects to advance regional ocean partnerships and data sharing among ocean users

Deep-sea devices detect earthquakes, singing whales and an exploding ship

Explosions from a sinking ship are among the unexpected sounds detected by 50 highly sensitive seismometers placed on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean

Proposed requirement for zero emissions in the world heritage fjords by 2026

The proposed measures will reduce the emissions in the world heritage fjords and contribute to preserving the world heritage fjords.

Opinion: England’s single-use plastics ban is a win for our ocean

In the nearly four decades volunteers worldwide have collected more than 381 million pieces of trash from beaches and waterways

Six-week science voyage deep into the waters of Antarctica

Multi-disciplinary research team will sail more than 3500km south aboard NIWA’s ice-strengthened research vessel.

Antarctic tourism: Should we worry about damage to the ice and ecosystems?

During the COVID summer of 2020-21, just 15 tourists on two yachts visited Antarctica. But now, tourism is back—and bigger than ever. This season's visitor numbers are up more than 40% over the largest pre-pandemic year.

Record lows on the Mississippi: How climate change is altering large rivers

Typical water conditions are no longer the norm, and that river transport is likely to face more backups in the future.

The Ocean Cleanup team hit significant milestone in 2022

Over 2,000,000 kg of trash removed from oceans and rivers

Microplastics deposited on the seafloor have tripled in 20 years

The degradation status of the buried particles was investigated, and it was found that, once trapped in the seafloor, they no longer degrade, either due to lack of erosion, oxygen, or light.

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