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  • Aerial of Clayoquot Sound reserve in British Columbia is home to the last 60 salmon farms

    Canada
    ‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?

    A row over sea life, lice and livelihoods is dividing communities as the government plans to end open-net pen farming in British Columbian waters
  • A cuttlefish amid weed-covered branches of a tree watched by a man in a wetsuit with goggles and snorkel

    Spain
    ‘We look to the past to move forward’: the ancient method boosting cuttlefish numbers in the Mediterranean

    A project on Spain’s Costa Brava is reviving dwindling populations of the prized seafood – and keeping small-scale fishers in business
  • Corallian Energy Drill in Poole Bay To Explore Oil Reserves<br>POOLE, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 15: ENSCO-72 drilling rig working in Poole Bay for Corallian Energy on February 15, 2019 in Poole Bay, England. The scheme to drill more than 1,000 metres below the seabed to explore oil reserves in the Colter prospect has until February 28. Save Our Shores Bournemouth says the chemical permit issued by government regulator OPRED allows ‘up to 6753 tons of chemicals to be discharged, including eight tons of biocide’. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

    Marine life
    Oil pollution in UK waters far worse than reported, says conservation group

    ‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report
  • 1st Prize Echoing Sigh-lence of Relief inside Cargo Hold by Muara Jawa.

    Photography
    The Life at Sea 2024 photography awards: a rare glimpse into the highs and lows of seafaring

    The lives of seafarers are rarely documented, as working at sea can by nature be a lonely and isolating existence. The seafarers’ photography competition, run by the ITF Seafarers’ Trust, offers a glimpse into a largely unseen world; the hard labour, the camaraderie, the enormity of the structures that stand as workplaces, and even the occasional beauty of working on ships
    • Two divers raise an anchor covered in rust and barnacles towards the surface

      Shipwrecks
      ‘I had found gold before, but not like this’: four of the most splendid treasures salvaged from shipwrecks

    • Composite of a linocut illustration surrounded by photographs of Scottish coasts and wildlife

      Wildlife
      ‘The otter came so close I could smell her fishy breath’: scribbles and sketches from Scotland’s wild isles

    • A man with photography and diving equipment, with the sea behind him

      Why I'm obsessed with...
      I’m obsessed with sharks: I used to kill them, now I risk my life to film them

    • Isle of Lewis, Scotland.

      Blue carbon
      ‘Vast’ carbon sink of mud on seabed needs more protection, study shows

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Explore

  • Dr Ceri Lewis, smiling in a bobble hat and standing in an estuary with mud on her gloves and smeared on her trousers and jacket.

    I’m obsessed with sea worms: ‘Thankfully, in 25 years of working with them, I’ve never been bitten’

    An associate professor in marine biology explains her fascination with the surprisingly diverse animals – and how they could help to address the climate crisis
  • Brianna Randall at the helm of the Sail Like A Mother team sailing boat on the 2024 Race to Alaska (R2AK).

    Three women in a boat: how girl (and pedal) power helped us finish a 750-mile race to Alaska

  • A woman and five girls in formal dress standing in a line waving

    Sea change: How the Herring Queen brought promise and joy to a small Scottish town

  • The global network of cables that powers the internet is under increasing threat

    What lies beneath: the growing threat to the hidden network of cables that power the internet

  • Pole and lines caught tuna.

    Five to ditch and five to try: what fish should we be eating in 2024?

  • A middel-aged white woman sits on a rock by the sea, wearing a wetsuit and surrounded by other wetsuits

    The search for the perfect wetsuit: is there one that doesn’t harm the planet?

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On our plate

  • Alex Karol eats oysters, holding a bottle of hot sauce, at an outdoor restaurant table

    ‘I’ll have them with hot sauce’: should vegans eat oysters?

  • A man holds a large piece of seaweed over his head

    Sustainable snacks
    The forager chef looking to revolutionise Chile’s diet

  • A blue crab being held up by a man

    ‘Anything can be edible’
    How Italians are making a meal of invasive crabs

  • A man lifting a fish from the water with his hands

    Scaling up
    The app that’s transforming lives in South African fishing communities

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In pictures

  • Richard Forrest walks along Lyme Regis beach in Dorset, where he regularly hunts for fossils.

    The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past – photo essay

  • An octopus on an underwater mountain off the coast of Chile

    Dragons, sea toads and the longest creature ever seen found on undersea peaks off South America

    Underwater mountains are biodiversity hotspots and researchers exploring the Salas y Gómez ridge off Chile have found 50 species probably new to science. How much more has yet to be discovered?
  • Andreas breaking ice following a freedive in Trollfjorden

    Ice dives, walrus snaps and whale encounters: the man telling extreme stories of an Arctic at risk

    Andreas B. Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystem
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Explainers

  • Aerial view of a diamond mining vessel with a helipad at sea

    Deep-sea mining: why is interest growing and what are the risks?

  • A house destroyed by marine erosion and rising sea levels in the town of El Bosque, Mexico.

    ‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise

  • Crew member organises net as a purse seine fishing boat sets out looking for salmon.

    Have we reached peak fish?

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