In a world that urgently needs to change from fossil to renewable, there is a growing need for rare minerals such as cobalt and manganese. When we find them above ground, it is often in small quantities, but now it is believed that there are large deposits four thousand meters below the surface, in the deep sea. And the hunt in the depths has begun.
In a world that quickly needs to change from fossil to renewable, there is a growing need for rare minerals such as cobalt and manganese. When we find them above ground, it is often in small quantities, but now it is believed that there is hope for large deposits four thousand meters below the surface, in the deep sea. And the hunt for the bottom has begun.
It may soon become easier to start algae and mussel farms in Sweden. This is indicated by a new investigation that suggests aquaculture should be able to bypass shore protection. – It is entirely reasonable for aquaculture to be given the same conditions as other arable industries, but a significant increase in coastal aquaculture could have negative effects on the shore zone, accessibility, and water environment, says Sofia Wikström, associate professor of marine ecology at Stockholm University.
Seal populations rebound after hunting ban and environmental efforts, sparking debate between conservation needs and the impact on fishing. Dive into the story.
The ocean is exposed to so many threats - but we must not give up hope for the future, says oceanographer Helen Czerski. By spreading knowledge about life below the surface, we can engage more people in the fight for a healthy ocean for future generations. We have to talk about it, says Helen Czerski…
Kwanele Mbatha makes a living by subsistence fishing and guiding tourists along South Africa’s Wild Coast but this fragile ecosystem faces the threat of overfishing, damage from oil and gas exploration, mining and many other human activities.
EU fisheries ministers are currently violating EU laws, yet no one has been held accountable for their actions. However, today, March 16, environmental organizations are taking the issue to the European Court of Justice, arguing that the violation of the law must have serious consequences.
The small but spectacularly beautiful comb jelly Mnemiopsis leydyi, can reproduce at a dismaying speed, and copes with warm and cold water and even different amounts of salinity. And when it spreads to areas where it isn’t naturally found, it can cause devastating damage. As in the Black Sea in the 1980s.
Japan's controversial plan to flush out millions of tonnes of stored water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster looks set to be delayed. The construction of the tunnel the water is to rush through is taking time - and the authorities also need to get the public on board.
The shallow saltwater lagoon Mar Menor on the Spanish east coast is given legal protection, as if it were a human being. It gets, just like a human being, the right to exist, develop and be preserved - according to law. The Mar Menor is the first natural area in Europe to receive such protection
"It's a fantastically large emission of methane gas, and a terrible bad luck that it happened exactly where it did," says Thomas Dahlgren, a marine biologist at the University of Gothenburg.
Legendary oceanographer, Sylvia Earle first visited the Galapagos Islands in 1966 and described it as, "the sharkiest fishiest place I've ever been." In July 2022 we return to this special place on a research boat chartered by Dr. Earle's Mission Blue foundation. The expedition is tasked with checking key environmental health indicators on the 25th anniversary of the Galapagos being declared a marine protected area
An overwhelming majority of the world's glaciers are shrinking and many of them could disappear in the not-too-distant future, according to a series of new studies. This means that we may soon experience the same state as during the postglacial warm period 8,000-4,000 years ago
In this report, part of our collaboration with the Red Cross Folk High School, film students Hugo Carlsund and Linnéa Ekström meet three people who, in different ways, have found a calming power in the sea.
Most people associate walruses with the Arctic Ocean and eternal ice. So when the young walrus Freya was seen in a port on Smögen in March, many people opened their eyes. Two huge males have also been put near Stavanger and in Hammerfest on the northern tip of Norway. How unique is this?
In a new children's book, Lasse Åberg takes us to the unknown world beneath the surface. "The sea is your best mate" shows why the oceans are crucial to life on Earth. Lasse Åberg's ingenious images and easily accessible texts invite children - and adults - to take part in vital facts: "The sea is man's best friend - and you have to be kind to your best friend."
I have now worked full time at Deep Sea Reporter for just over a year and the month of May has come around again and this year it has as usual been a month when the weather can cycle through 4 seasons in a matter of hours. But now it seems as if these rapid and sometimes extreme changes occur at anytime during the year
Mozambique plans to plant 100 million trees along its coast. The country in southeast Africa is severely beset by both tropical storms and rising water levels
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
Öresund is a unique marine environment. In the waters between Denmark and Skåne, the sweet and oxygen-poor waters of the Baltic Sea meet the salty oxygen-rich water from the Kattegat. Trawl ban has been in place for almost 90 years
World leaders seem to have too much imagination when it comes to the effects of the climate crisis
" I think it's important that you speak up and raise your voice for what you think is important
That history sometimes meets the present becomes clear in the case of chemical warfare agents from the Second World War. And not least, it also shows that the sea has for a very long time in human history been allowed to act as a garbage can
Eutrophication is the biggest and most pressing environmental issue for the Baltic Sea, even today. Several major efforts are underway to address the problems, but old sins live long. Researcher Pia Gernamayeh is one of the soldiers in the fight against eutrophication
