In February 2026, historically low water levels were recorded in the Baltic Sea, in some places, the lowest in almost 100 years. This was mainly due to a stable high-pressure system and strong easterly winds over Scandinavia, which pushed water out of the Baltic Sea. There was hope that fresh, oxygen-rich and salty water would flow in from the North Sea to the heavily tested inland sea and its oxygen-depleted seabed – but that did not happen. Find out why in the news report.
This is the story of what went on behind the scenes as we filmed our report on bottom trawling in Sweden’s Gullmarsfjorden. With the help of Voice of the Ocean (VOTO) and MidOcean, we ventured out into the fjord and filmed using both an ROV and deep-sea divers.
Three underwater robots are currently searching the waters around the Nord Stream leaks. The idea is that the robots will provide new information about how the methane emissions from the gas pipelines affect the marine environment
