Samantha Andrews

1 December 2022

Environment, People and the Sea

Plastic policies failing to tackle the plastic crisis

Samantha Andrews

1 December 2022

Environment, People and the Sea

A global assessment of plastic policies finds many are failing to reduce the tide of plastic pollution.

Samantha Andrews

30 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Climate Crisis, Environment, Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Community Science, Ocean Ecosystems, People and the Sea, Technology

From the seawire: ocean news in November 2022

Samantha Andrews

30 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Climate Crisis, Environment, Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Community Science, Ocean Ecosystems, People and the Sea, Technology

Missed out on November’s 2022's ocean news? Here's a glimpse into what went down in Davy Jones's Locker this month. News relates to marine animals & plants, the climate crisis and the ocean, fisheries and aquaculture, marine technology, and people and the sea.

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30 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Conservation

Oyster reef restoration works - and we need more of it

Contributor

30 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Conservation

A global assessment by HKU marine scientists found that oyster reef restoration rapidly increases marine biodiversity. However, increased restoration effort is needed to eliminate historical damage.

Contributor

15 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Conservation

New tool developed to monitor health of marine ecosystems and extinction risk of species

Contributor

15 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Conservation

Scientists from Simon Fraser University are part of an international team of researchers that has developed a new science-based indicator to assess the state of health of the oceans—and the possible risk of extinction of their species.

Samantha Andrews

14 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Conservation, Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Climate Crisis, Community Science, Ocean Ecosystems, Technology, People and the Sea

Marine invasive species special issue

Samantha Andrews

14 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Conservation, Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Climate Crisis, Community Science, Ocean Ecosystems, Technology, People and the Sea

Discover some of the inspirational people and organisations working to learn more about and mitigate the impact of invasive species in the ocean in this special edition of Eco Magazine.

Samantha Andrews

7 November 2022

Climate Crisis

FSO Safer: A disaster that will (hopefully) soon be averted

Samantha Andrews

7 November 2022

Climate Crisis

UN efforts to prevent the oil and other substances from leaking out of the imperilled FSO Safer are set to begin.

Contributor

7 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Technology

Expedition Launching to Study the Colossal Squid in Antarctica

Contributor

7 November 2022

Animals & Plants, Technology

An international expedition is heading to Antarctica this December in an attempt to find and film the world's largest invertebrate in the deep sea for the first time.

Samantha Andrews

31 October 2022

Animals & Plants, Climate Crisis, Environment, Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Community Science, Ocean Ecosystems, People and the Sea, Technology

From the seawire: ocean news in October 2022

Samantha Andrews

31 October 2022

Animals & Plants, Climate Crisis, Environment, Conservation, Fisheries & Aquaculture, Community Science, Ocean Ecosystems, People and the Sea, Technology

Missed out on October 2022's ocean news? Here's a glimpse into what went down in Davy Jones's Locker this month. News relates to marine animals & plants, the climate crisis and the ocean, fisheries and aquaculture, marine technology, and people and the sea.

Contributor

27 October 2022

Climate Crisis, Animals & Plants, Ocean Ecosystems

Why erect-crested penguins reject their first egg and lay a second one

Contributor

27 October 2022

Climate Crisis, Animals & Plants, Ocean Ecosystems

A new analysis of old data suggests that the endangered erect-crested penguin’s bizarre nesting habits – rejecting the first egg they lay – is because they can’t feed two chicks, and the second, larger egg has a better chance of success.

Contributor

18 October 2022

Ocean Ecosystems, People and the Sea

80-year old shipwreck is still leaking hazardous pollutants into the sea

Contributor

18 October 2022

Ocean Ecosystems, People and the Sea

Researchers have discovered that an 80 year old historic World War II shipwreck is still influencing the microbiology and geochemistry of the ocean floor where it rests. In Frontiers in Marine Science, they show how the wreck is leaking hazardous pollutants, such as explosives and heavy metals, into the ocean floor sediment of the North Sea, influencing the marine microbiology around it

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12 October 2022

Half of the world’s coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035

Contributor

12 October 2022

Research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States reveals that, under a worst-case scenario, half of coral reef ecosystems worldwide will permanently face unsuitable conditions in just a dozen years.

Samantha Andrews

5 October 2022

Climate Crisis

Marine heatwaves on the rise

Samantha Andrews

5 October 2022

Climate Crisis

While heatwaves have been striking across the northern hemisphere this summer, new research shows how marine heatwaves have increased since 1850.

Plastic policies failing to tackle the plastic crisis

From the seawire: ocean news in November 2022

Oyster reef restoration works - and we need more of it

New tool developed to monitor health of marine ecosystems and extinction risk of species

Marine invasive species special issue

FSO Safer: A disaster that will (hopefully) soon be averted

Expedition Launching to Study the Colossal Squid in Antarctica

From the seawire: ocean news in October 2022

Why erect-crested penguins reject their first egg and lay a second one

80-year old shipwreck is still leaking hazardous pollutants into the sea

Half of the world’s coral reefs may face unsuitable conditions by 2035

Marine heatwaves on the rise

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