July 2021

Hypoxic ocean waters are those that have little or no oxygen. These conditions can impact both coral reefs and microbial communities, such as the one pictured below the sea surface here. Here is a view of the surface waters off the…

In September 2017, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution postdoctoral researcher Maggie Johnson was conducting an experiment with a colleague in Bocas del Toro, off the Caribbean coast of Panama. After sitting on a calm, warm open…

Tampa Bay, Florida - The beaches near Tampa have been littered with dead sea creatures, killed by a massive algae bloom that marine scientists say has been made worse by pollution. Tyler Capella, who runs a fishing charter…

In recent weeks, more than 600 tons of marine life have been found dead amid an explosive growth of bacteria along the beaches of Florida's Gulf Coast. The rapid spread of the harmful toxin, known as the 'red tide flower', has been…

An international marine engineering company recently moved its headquarters to Cornwall, while expanding into Asia. Solis Marine Engineering (SME) has moved to its new UK headquarters in Falmouth and established a…

It was the pace of change that made Howard Wood realize something was seriously wrong. In the 1970s, when he started diving in the crystal clear waters off the Scottish island of Arran, the seabed was a mass of colorful fish, shells and…

Katie Lotterhos helps raise better oysters. Not just the ones that taste better (although that's one of them), but most importantly, those that will be better suited to ward off disease and survive in warmer,…

Solis Marine Engineering of Cornwall has expanded to Singapore under what it calls “global expansion plans”. The company, which also moved to a new UK headquarters in Falmouth, set up a new division led!-->…

Greek first in the protection of marine life Her goals Shelter for Aegean marine life, implemented by the Institute of Marine Protection "Archipelagos" with the support of the Municipality of Lipsi is to be the world's first…

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in Project Citizen: Climate 360, a collaboration between a…

In a new outdoor classroom above the Indian River Lagoon, students learn concrete ways to protect the environment around them with oysters.The program is part of Brevard Zoo's “Restore Our Shores”…

One of the UK's oldest dry docks was rescued from closure after it was sold to a Cornish marine engineering consultancy. After more than six months of negotiations, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group announced the successful completion of!-->…

Even some pristine tropical islands are not immune to the scourge of abandoned fishing nets.Fishermen around the world often throw and abandon their fishing nets and other plastic gear in the seas without a second thought. Out of sight,…

“Kyle has contributed so much to the Monterey Bay Aquarium during his tenure,” said Julie Packard, Executive Director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium. “He is an outstanding science…