From the fluffy sponge crab, to the Japanese retweet mite to the satan's mud dragon, the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) has again released its annual list of the top-ten marine species described by researchers during the past year.
Missed out on February 2023'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.
There are many things we know about polar bears, and many things we have yet to discover. Let’s take a peek at some of the discoveries made over the past year.
A South Tyneside Council-led project aims to strengthen North Eastern coastlines and communities in the face of flooding, erosion and the impacts of climate change.
It’s not just the land that needs restoration work. Join Dr Bayden Russell, Dr David Suggett, and Dr Dorothy Peteet on this exploration into coastal marine ecosystem restoration.
With a suite of instruments, researchers in the Netherlands are capturing the erosional impact of infragravity waves on the dune systems that protect much of the country from storm surges.
