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Breaking News, World Updates & Headlines
Two-mile stretch of Huntington Beach closed after sighting at location popular with surfers and swimmersA popular southern California beach was closed after a great white shark was reportedly spotted “exhibiting aggressive behavior” on Tuesday afternoo…
Read MoreDeclining stocks and increased fishing pressure have led to lower sustainability ratings for two popular cod alternativesUK shoppers have previously been urged to avoid UK-caught cod and to buy European hake or coley instead – but now these fish are in…
Read MoreJuvenile humpback was spotted near Bundjalung national park in what experts say is a rare but not unprecedented eventGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhile the case of a whale found 11km upstream in a New South Wales river thi…
Read MoreSimple deterrents can slash the number of razorbills and guillemots being trapped underwater, two-year study showsBird-shaped kites and a floating scarecrow are being tested to try to stop endangered seabirds drowning in fishing nets.Every year an esti…
Read MoreThe injection of thermal energy, 40 times that used by humanity in total, comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidificationA record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat was sunk into the world’s seas last year, leaving ocean waters ho…
Read MoreLocal authorities have closed the beach for several kilometres and multiple sharks have been spotted in the areaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMultiple sharks have been spotted swimming near a large, smelly whale carcass tha…
Read MoreFederal agencies told to prioritize recreational fishing and to reconsider scientific standards as well as regulationsDonald Trump’s latest fishing order is raising new concerns about US marine protections, as it directs federal agencies to prioritize …
Read MoreWhat caused the turtles to begin nesting farther north than usual is the ‘million dollar question’A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around sunset and started laying eggs in the sand.People on Huntington Beach who …
Read MoreOsiris, one of 30 belugas removed from Ontario’s shuttered Marineland, struggled to acclimate to her Illinois homeAn Illinois aquarium has said that a third beluga whale it rescued from a closed marine park in Canada this summer has died after it strug…
Read MoreSalmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures revealGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 150,000 underwater explosives have been used to d…
Read MoreEco-moorings help to restore seagrass in just five years, boosting sealife such as seahorses, eels and crabsOne of the UK’s most precious underwater habitats – Dorset’s seagrass meadows – is recovering thanks to “eco moorings” designed to prevent the s…
Read MoreBut their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor miningScientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species off Alaska, offering new insights into the region’s largely unexplored marine biodive…
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