In this month’s Ocean Brief, we take a look at reducing whale shark injuries, changes to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and Antarctica’s once-hidden canyons.
Artificial nests boost penguin breeding success, but there’s no one-size-fits-all design
Marine Protected Areas don’t line up with core habitats of rare migratory fish
The loneliest penguins in the world?
750+ Oil Slicks Found in Mediterranean Sea
A new report released at the Our Ocean Conference in Greece by SkyTruth, a nonprofit conservation technology organization, identified 757 oil slicks covering 1.9 million hectares in the Mediterranean Sea between July 2020 - January 2024. Most of these slicks were discharged from vessels in transit.
