After more than two decades of scientific service, the International Space Station (ISS) is expected to be retired in 2031. The ISS has allowed for extensive understanding of earth and humans thus transforming our understanding of many scientific systems and processes. Though most satellites drift into the atmosphere and eventually burn up, most of the ...

There’s a lot we don’t know about the International Space Station’s ocean grave

Scientists in New Zealand have discovered a baby ghost shark at depths of 3,900 feet on the ocean floor off the east coast of the south island. Researchers say the discovery might help fill some biology gaps and inform their knowledge of this mysterious species. The ghost shark is considered very rare because its inhabits ...

‘Very rare’ baby ghost shark found by scientists

The United Sates and France have joined in an alliance to call for an international treaty for plastic pollution. Both countries plan to launch these negotiations at the upcoming 5th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) to promote a #circulareconomy. The treaty would include binding and non-binding goals and ultimately strive to limit the amount of plastic ...

In Post-Trump Reversal, U.S. Joins Call for Global Plastics Treaty

The Labrador Sea exists between Greenland and eastern Canada where the ocean stirs, allowing for the deep ocean water to bubble up and oxygenate from the atmosphere. The Labrador Sea acts as the ocean’s lungs: as the ocean’s cool, oxygen-rich surface water sinks, deep water currents, thousands of feet down carry oxygen throughout the Atlantic ...

Why The Labrador Sea Are The ‘Lungs Of The Ocean’

Yesterday, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) called for scaling up the finance flows and funding into ocean health improvement in Asia and the Pacific to combat the growing threats from unchecked pollution into rivers, lakes, and the sea. The letter acknowledges the environmental and economic benefits of healthy oceans for the Southeast Asian economy in ...

ADB Calls for Innovative Financing for Ocean Health Improvement

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) has announced a seven-year $50 million donation that will support multiple research goals within the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) with the goal to restore Hawaiʻi’s ocean health. Hawaiʻi is home to a rich ocean diversity including several threatened ...

$50M gift aims to improve Hawaiʻi’s ocean health

For the first time in the UK, bluefin tuna have been tagged with acoustic trackers to help researchers monitor their movements. The 7cm long tag sends sound messages to listening stations allowing for scientists to record and track the duration of how long bluefin tuna are in UK waters each year. 30 bluefin tuna were ...

Bluefin tuna tagged for the first time in UK waters with acoustic ‘residency’ tags

A rare blanket octopus has been spotted in a ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter off Australian coast. Jacinta Shackleton, a videographer, photographer, and content creator for Queensland’s Tourism and Events, has been observing the Great Barrier Reef for years. When she was out snorkeling, she spotted a rare blanket octopus that she is calling a ...

Rare blanket octopus spotted in ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter off Australian coast

A study has revealed that tuna from the Pacific Ocean, one of the world’s most consumed seafood products, exposes humans to toxic methylmercury. The global ocean has an important influence on tuna mercury concentrations, specifically in relation to varying concentrations in the water column. However, detectable mercury stemming from anthropogenic origins is leading to enhanced ...

Evidence that Pacific tuna mercury levels are driven by marine methylmercury production and anthropogenic inputs

Anchovies are a key part of the Pacific Ocean’s food web. They are nutrient-rich fish that are important prey for more than 50 species of marine wildlife, from albacore tuna and chinook salmon to least terns and humpback whales. However, west coast anchovy populations have been left vulnerable to overfishing. Luckily, The Pacific Fishery Management ...

New Anchovy Protections Will Help People, Wildlife, and Ocean Health