Two million tonnes of partially contaminated sludge and mud from the construction of the artificial island of Lynetteholm in Copenhagen are currently being dumped in the Sound. Now criticism is growing in both Denmark and Sweden where there is concern for the marine environment
Fishermen risk being left without income and with damaged fish stocks after the oil leak that occurred near the coast of rayong province in eastern Thailand on Tuesday
Plastics in various forms in the sea, and their effects on the environment, have been the subject of much research and debate. But nanoplastics - pieces so small we can't see them with the naked eye - are less well known. A research team that has investigated these particles can now conclude that plastic has been in the polar ice cap for a long time
Between 20 and 50 tons of crude oil have ended up in the ocean since a pipeline began leaking about two miles from popular beaches in Thailand, among other places
Penguins, sea lions and seabirds have died and fishermen have lost their income after an oil disaster in Peru - triggered by the eruption of a volcano in Tonga hundreds of miles away. 21 beaches on the Pacific coast have been polluted by the oil leak and an environmental emergency has been declared
Ecuador has extended the marine reserve around the Galapagos Islands to protect sharks, whales, turtles, rays and other species.
She has researched life under the Arctic's last intact ice – a place where no one has done research before. "We will map an unknown ecosystem," says marine biologist Pauline Snoeijs Leijonmalm
Every evening, as darkness descends upon the sea, millions of fish, crustaceans, and octopuses leave the ocean depths and rise to the surface, and when dawn comes, they return down into darkness. This is the largest known migration in the animal world. The cause, according to a new study, is fear of sharks, dolphins and other predators that hunt with the help of vision
The fossil of a giant sea reptile with a skull the size of a grand piano has been discovered in Nevada. The find is 246 million years old, which as far as we know it makes the creature the first giant animal on our planet
The Great Barrier Reef is larger than Finland, and it is still bursting with life. But climate change poses several kinds of threats to the future of coral reefs
After a protracted dispute over who will be allowed to fish what, an agreement for 2022 has been reached between the UK and the EU. The agreement is receiving criticism from environmental organizations who believe that short-term financial gains are more important than long-term consequences for the environment and fish stocks
Decisions have been made to protect the disputed coastal area of Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia, where humpback whales, whale sharks and dugongs, among others, have been threatened by planned construction projects. Instead of a salt plant and industrial port, it will be a nature reserve and a marine park
Underwater photography in Northern Norway heads below the surface to film killer whales and humpback whales eating herring. They also dive at night and meet other inhabitants of the Arctic Ocean
A new Danish research report shows that in recent years, 65% of all cod caught in trawlers' nets during lobster fishing have been discarded
EU fisheries ministers have agreed on fisheries in the Atlantic, including the North Sea, the Skagerrak and the Kattegat, next year. Environmental organizations are critical of parts of the agreement. France, Spain and Portugal in particular are singled out as irresponsible
In this second part of the reportage series from Northern Norway, we follow underwater photographer Johan Candert under the surface as he tries to film humpback whales, and he talks about what a challenge it is to capture the large fast animals with the camera during the few bright hours of the day
More than a thousand sea cows have died in Florida this year, many of them starving to death due to environmental degradation. Now a previously completely unthinkable measure is being considered – feeding the wild mammals with cabbage and lettuce in order for them to survive the winter
Scientists have established that some form of marine life lives in 90 percent of the larger plastic objects in the vast garbage area of the Pacific Ocean. They fear that it could have negative effects on marine ecosystems
Johan Candert had been diving and filming underwater for 25 years, but had never seen killer whales or whales in the oceans before. Recently, he returned from an expedition to the Arctic Ocean where he got to meet both species up close
On Tuesday night, researchers found that the corals send sperm and eggs into the Pacific Ocean to multiply. "It's gratifying to see the reef give life," said marine scientist Gareth Phillips
For 16 years, the puffin population has declined in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. Until this year. Now the scientist believes that the bad trend can reverse
At the forefront of climate change is Tonga – an island nation in the Pacific Ocean where rising sea levels, warmer waters and tropical cyclones pose an increasing threat. "The sea is everything to us. But it's on fire," the country's delegate Uili Lousi told TT [Tidningarnas Telegrambyra] at the climate summit
During an expedition in northeastern Greenland, we met arctic researcher Mie Winding. She studies the microscopic creatures that are necessary for all life in the oceans. Here she explains how the oceanic food chain works, and how the shrinking of the sea ice and the melting of the glaciers affect the entire ecosystem in the Arctic
Talks replace confrontation as France and Britain try to resolve the recent fishing dispute. New discussions await next week
