Welcome to the Great Bear Sea: After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska ~enviro conservation Link 9 votes
A passage of water in the North Sea known as the Skagerrak is a hotspot for young Greenland sharks, according to a new study. But what are the elusive animals doing there? ~enviro Link 7 votes
Scientists capture first confirmed footage of a colossal squid in the deep ~science biology.marine Article 841 words 24 votes
A colossal squid is filmed in its natural habitat for the first time ~enviro Article 369 words 51 votes
Clobazam, an anti-anxiety drug, is polluting our waterways – Swedish study found traces of the drug had altered the way wild Atlantic salmon migrate ~enviro pollution.water Article 1022 words 11 votes
Iceland's largest whaling company Hvalur will not be hunting this season – second consecutive year the company has opted out ~enviro Article 329 words 15 votes
Companies keen to start deep-sea mining off Norway – despite delays that will now see the first licences awarded, a year later than planned, in 2026 ~enviro Article 658 words 9 votes
Researchers are on a tight deadline to save San Francisco Bay's only marine lab before San Francisco State University shuts it down ~science biology.marine Article 1325 words 12 votes
Underwater ‘doorbell’ helps scientists catch coral-eating fish in Florida ~enviro Article 626 words 8 votes
Drone captures narwhals using their tusks to explore, forage and play ~science biology.marine Article 937 words 12 votes
Global seafood company Mowi is offering a bounty to fishers who catch escaped salmon after an estimated 27,000 fish went missing from a farm off the Norwegian coast ~enviro Article 484 words 6 votes
Norway's environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat” ~enviro pollution climate change Article 507 words 16 votes
Piece of fossilised fish vomit has been found in Denmark – unusual discovery dated to the end of the Cretaceous period sixty-six million years ago ~science biology.marine Article 281 words 8 votes
Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all ~enviro Article 799 words, published Jan 3 2025 13 votes
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has been released from prison in Greenland after Denmark rejected a Japanese request to extradite him ~enviro Article 439 words 7 votes
Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns ~enviro Article 372 words 11 votes
Recordings by biologist Heike Vester reveal how oil and gas exploration as well as cruises, fishing boats and even whale-watchers are creating noise pollution that threatens return of Norway's whales ~enviro pollution.noise Article 1105 words 6 votes
Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining ~enviro Article 419 words 17 votes
Norway wants to open its Arctic seabed to mining for critical metals – the WWF is suing the state in a bid to halt exploration ~enviro Article 1316 words 9 votes
Climate change and fish farming are endangering the future of Norway's Atlantic salmon ~enviro climate change Link 7 votes
Iceland's president urged to intervene over Europe's last whaler – conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election ~enviro conservation Article 563 words 5 votes
Thirty-year species reintroduction experiment shows evolution unfolding in slow motion ~science biology.marine Article 638 words, published Oct 28 2024 15 votes
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson, known for his decades-long fight against Japanese whaling, arrested in Greenland in July, has asked France's president for political asylum ~enviro Article 636 words 12 votes
Historic US ship could soon become the world's largest artificial reef ~enviro Article 421 words 21 votes
UK music festival The Great Escape has withdrawn its partnership with the Faroe Islands after it was criticised for working with a country which allows “barbaric” whaling ~music Article 441 words 8 votes