Previous Coasts and the Ocean News

The U.S. Gets a New National Marine Sanctuary, the First Led By a Tribe 10-14-24

Biden-Harris Administration Invests More Than $23 Million to Remove Marine Debris 09-05-24

A Newly Mapped Underwater Mountain Could Be Home to 20 New Species 08-30-24

Sharks: Fact or Fiction? 08-12-24

Sea Turtle Deaths Lead to Federal Review For Nuclear Plan 08-07-24

The Ocean Floor Is Dangerous. We Should Keep Exploring It. 07-02-24

Thirteen Photos That Will Make You Care About the Ocean 06-08-24

Global Tribunal Issues ‘Historic’ Ruling for Oceans and Small Island Nations 05-21-24

9 Ways You Depend on a Healthy Ocean 05-14-24

Coral Bleaching Crisis Unfolds as Oceans Reach Record Heat Levels 04-16-24

Scientists Fear Planetary Shift as Record Ocean Heat Enters Second Year 03-20-24

As Sea Otters Recolonize California Estuary, They Restore Its Degraded Geology 01-31-24

How Crowded Are the Oceans? New Maps Show What Flew Under the Radar Until Now 01-23-24

2023

Did the Tides Turn For Oceans at COP28? Climate Summit Draws Mixed Reviews 12-14-23

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Unveils First-Ever Strategy to Advance Environmental Justice for Communities That Rely on the Ocean and Marine Resources 12-08-23

New England’s Decades-old Shrimp Fishery, a Victim of Climate Change, to Remain Closed Indefinitely 12-01-23

Ocean Pavilion returns to UN Climate Conference and Calls On Ocean Science to Lead Climate Solutions 11-06-23

Baby Whale Alert: Sperm Whale and Calf Spotted in New England’s Ocean Haven 10-31-23

College Students’ Support For New England’s Ocean Treasures Runs Deep 10-20-23

The Planet’s Big Blue Machine: Why the Ocean Engine Matters 10-12-23

Seventy-plus Nations Sign Historic High Seas Treaty, Paving Way For Ratification 09-22-23

Five Amazing Ocean Sites to Make the First Protected High Seas Areas 09-15-23

Hurricane Idalia’s Explosive Power Comes from Abnormally Hot Oceans 08-30-23

One Man’s Quest to Heal the Oceans—And Maybe Save the World 08-24-23

Playing Matchmaker for Corals 08-09-23

Florida in race to rescue coral bleached by record ocean heat 08-04-23

This Heat Is Shaking the Very Foundation of the Ocean Food Web 08-02-23

Biden Approves Largest Wind Project Yet Off U.S. Shores 07-05-23

Dancing with Data 07-03-23

Newly Adopted UN High Seas Treaty Gives Ocean a ‘Fighting Chance’ 06-20-23

Supreme Court Won’t Review Ruling Barring Offshore Fracking in California 06-05-23

As Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future 06-04-23

70% of California’s Beaches Could Disappear by 2100, Study Finds 06-02-23

Keeping an ear out for whales 05-31-23

$50 Billion Plan to Restore, Protect Louisiana Coast Advances Through House Committee 05-17-23

N.C. Coastal Federation Takes State Lead in Salt Marsh Conservation Effort 05-17-23

North Carolina Beach Houses Have Fallen Into the Ocean. Is There a Fix? 05-15-23

How Coconuts Are Being Used to Save New Jersey Beaches From Erosion 05-15-23

Ocean Oxygen Levels Dip, Fish Face an Uncertain Future 05-11-23

A Record Warm Streak in the Oceans Has Scientists Worried 04-27-23

New Research Sparks Concerns That Ocean Circulation Will Collapse 04-18-23

Biden Vetoes Clean Water Act Resolution 04-06-23

Ocean Treaty: Historic Agreement Reached After Decade of Talks 03-05-23

Nature-based Solutions Get Support From White House 01-25-23

Ocean Temperatures Are a Key Indicator of Global Warming. They Were Hotter Than Ever Recorded Last Year 01-12-23

2022

US Pacific Territories and the America the Beautiful Initiative Can Deliver Ocean Climate Solutions 11-28-22

U.S. Announcements on Ocean-Climate Action at COP27 11-16-22

As National Marine Sanctuary System Turns 50, Survey Finds Most U.S. Residents Want to Protect Ocean Ecosystems 10-24-22

Researchers Index Climate Change Effects For Marine Species 08-23-22

River Cleanups Move to the Next Level Using Grasses and Oysters 08-11-22

World Leaders Confront ‘ocean emergency’ at U.N. Conference 06-28-22

Students Beautifully Illustrate a Ridge-to-Reef Approach to Coral Reef Conservation 06-15-22

Whales’ rebound in Australia a success story: Duke biologist 04-08-22

‘Apathy is one of our biggest problems’: Ocean photographer Shawn Heinrichs wants to save the seas 03-28-22

New technique using coral helps reconstruct past climates 03-22-22

UN Ocean Treaty is ‘once in a lifetime’ Chance to Protect the High Seas 03-10-22

U.N. Adopts Historic Resolution Aimed at Ending Plastic Pollution 03-02-22

The Deep Ocean Is Essential for Life on Earth—but It Is Under Threat 03-02-22

Yes, Disposable Masks Are Made of Plastic. And That’s a Problem. 02-22-22

Sea level to rise one foot along U.S. coastlines by 2050, government report finds 02-15-22

There Are Massive Chemical Dumps In The Gulf We Know Almost Nothing About 02-14-22

Officials Tout Economic Boom From Offshore Wind Industry 02-08-22

Climate Change Will Deplete Ocean Oxygen, Kill Fish, Studies Show 02-04-22

How 11 states are building the US offshore wind industry from scratch 02-04-22

Tampa Bay has huge flood risk. What should we do about it? 02-03-22

We are heartbroken to announce that Dr. Susan Shaw, Founder and Executive Director of the She Institute, died peacefully at her New York City home. 02-01-22

The past’s extreme ocean heat waves are now the new normal 02-01-22

Opinion | How Biden Can Use the Ocean to Fight Climate Change 01-28-22

Ocean Temperatures: Climate Warning for New England 01-26-22

Ocean warmth sets record high in 2021 due to greenhouse gas emissions 01-11-22

Study Confirms Southern Ocean’s Status as One of Earth’s Most Important Carbon Sinks 01-08-22

Warmer, oxygen-poor waters threaten world’s ‘most heavily exploited’ fish 01-06-22

The Ocean Needs Our Help — Now 01-04-22

2021

The 17th Day: Two Mammals Swimming in a Toxic World 12-29-21

Climate change is intensifying extremes, even in the oceans 12-15-21

How a Native American Tribe on Long Island is Losing Its Land to Rising Seas 12-05-21

Five times the ocean helped us learn about the human body 11-29-21

Scientists examine energetic oceans, eddies, and kinetic energy 11-23-21

Artificial island on Georgia coast to provide nesting habitat for shorebirds 11-23-21

Report: Fishing Crews Greatly Under-report Endangered Bycatch 11-22-21

Estuaries, though small, have huge economic impact: report 11-16-21

Barely a cloud in the sky and Portland, Maine, is flooding 11-14-21

Climate groups slam Biden administration oil auction as ‘hypocritical’ 11-14-21

Duke to study offshore wind energy’s effects on marine life 11-12-21

Left Behind By the Hurricanes 11-13-21

Proposed national marine sanctuary off California advances 11-09-21

New Species of Whale Discovered 11-09-21

Town creates fund for UNCW’s study of living shoreline 11-08-21

Floating Wind Farms are About to Transform the Oceans 11-04-21

Finding Bright Spots in the Global Coral Reef Catastrophe 10-31-21

Are We on the Verge of Chatting with Whales? 10-26-21

More than 63,000 pounds of trash removed from one of the biggest accumulations of ocean plastic in the world 10-21-21

Biden wants more wind energy. Those projects should help local politicians, our research finds. 10-20-21

Virginia’s first offshore wind turbines have become a haven for marine life 10-14-21

SC resident and fisherwoman want waterways, environment protected for future generations 10-10-21

Gary Griggs, Our Ocean Backyard | Otter and Pelican Populations Rebound 10-09-21

What no one is talking about in the wake of hurricanes and oil spills 10-07-21

Hurricanes and coastal energy development are a dangerous combination 10-06-21

Restore manatees’ endangered status, says Nikki Fried 10-06-21

Recycled Plastic Won’t Solve Tech’s Waste Problem 10-06-21

Climate Change Kills 14% of Earth’s Coral Over Last Decade 10-05-21

A rare ecological gem is slicked with spilled oil — again 10-05-21

‘Major’ Oil Spill Off California Coast Threatens Wetlands and Wildlife 10-03-21

FEMA’s New Flood Insurance Plan is Drawing the Battle Lines Over Climate Adaptation 10-01-21

Coral Reef Science Severely Lacks Representation for Women and Poorer Nations 09-29-21

Deep-sea doctor appointments could help pinpoint problems in endangered whale species 09-28-21

NASA Finds Arctic Ice Melt Forms Clouds that Fuel Warming 09-27-21

The time to protect our ocean and Great Lakes is now — are you in? 09-26-21

After Hurricane Ida, Oil Infrastructure Springs Dozens of Leaks 09-26-21

As California confronts climate crisis, offshore wind energy must be part of the solution 09-25-21

The Cost of Insuring Expensive Waterfront Homes Is About to Skyrocket 09-24-21

Only 73 southern resident orcas exist in the wild. Scientists just discovered that 3 of them are pregnant. 09-23-21

Transforming blue food systems is a win-win for people and planet 09-23-21

Louisiana’s Native Tribes Were Crushed by Hurricane Ida. They Feel Forgotten. 09-21-21

Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game 09-21-21

Climate conversations neglect an essential component of a healthy planet: the ocean 09-15-21

Conservationists call for urgent ban on deep-sea mining 09-07-21

How sea-level rise is making hurricanes like Ida more destructive 09-01-21

A California fisherman sails the choppy waters of climate change and drought 09-01-21

NOAA Announces New Protections for North Atlantic Right Whales After Year-Long Delay 09-01-21

Saving Florida’s Corals 08-30-21

Offshore Wind in New Hampshire Is On Track 08-30-21

Climate Change Will Force Tuna Migration, Cripple Small Island Nations, Study Finds 08-30-21

Floating wind turbines could open up vast ocean tracts for renewable power 08-29-21

They’re spawning! Researchers celebrate the return of native lake trout to Lake Erie 08-27-21

Introducing the World’s Newest Ocean 08-26-21

Beyond Science: Art and the Environment 08-23-21

One Cool Thing: Deep-sea Paradise 08-22-21

Ocean Conservation: 6 Reasons You Can Be Optimistic About the Future of Our Planet 08-15-21

The Long, Slow Drowning of the New Jersey Shore 08-12-21

Climate Change Could Shut Down A Vital Ocean Current, Study Finds 08-05-21

What’s Fueling Florida’s Seaweed Blooms? 08-02-21

U.S. Adds 16,000 Square Miles To Protect Orcas 08-01-21

The Race for EV Parts Leads to Risky Deep-Ocean Mining 07-29-21

Toxic algae bloom on Florida’s coast ravages marine life: “This is an absolute nightmare” 07-26-21

For first time, U.S. fishing law could include climate focus 07-26-21

Slow down to give these endangered whales a chance 07-21-21

Red Tide adds urgency to Clearwater Marine Aquarium manatee rehab center 07-21-21

California weighs first step in ‘managed retreat’ from rising Pacific 07-20-21

50% of Salt Marshes at Risk of Destruction, Gullah/Geechee Nation Fights Back 07-20-21

Climate crisis threatens access to nutrients in fish, study finds 07-20-21

Coral reefs prevent more than $1.8 billion a year in U.S. flood damage 07-19-21

US fisheries are overfishing, again 07-15-21

High-tide flood risk is accelerating, putting coastal economies at risk 07-14-21

Maine approves law to shift recycling costs to producers 07-13-21

New Jersey has the wind in its sails 07-13-21

Offshore Wind Push Gains Momentum in California 07-13-21

Seagrass can help reduce ocean acidification at local scales 07-13-21

Miles of California beaches closed after 17M gallons of sewage spills 07-13-21

Undersea volcanoes are home to more life than we know 07-12-21

Ocean warming could have negative effects on marine life and coastal communities 07-11-21

‘The real damage’ 07-11-21

Guest opinion: Mike Gil: Fish act on shared knowledge. So should we. 07-10-21

Seashells Changed the World. Now They’re Teaching Us About the Future of the Oceans. 07-10-21

The Ocean is Full of Tiny Plastic Particles – We Found a Way to Track Them With Satellites 07-09-21

Commentary: Does the Corps adequately protect the coast? 07-08-21

NC riverkeepers cry foul over state’s farm law 07-07-21

A Proposal to Make Cargo Ships Pay For Pollution is Making Waves 07-07-21

U.S. Joins Global Effort to Advance Ocean Protected Areas 07-07-21

Moving from awareness to action on plastic pollution 07-05-21

A Billion Seashore Animals Cooked Alive During Pacific Northwest Heat Wave 07-05-21

The scientists fighting to save the ocean’s most important carbon capture system 07-05-21

Climate policy has an ocean-sized hole in it. My legislation would change that. 07-02-21

Coast Guard: ‘Large’ oil leak during Georgia ship demolition 07-01-21

A Watershed Moment: How Boston’s Charles River Went From Polluted to Pristine 06-30-21

For flood-prone cities, seawalls raise as many questions as they answer 06-23-21

Opinion: A ‘virgin plastics’ tax could help save the oceans 06-20-21

Analysis: Biden may hinder oil and gas drilling even after court loss  06-17-21

Our Coast’s History: The Herring Workers 06-16-21

A lobsterman found himself in a whale’s mouth. Really? Experts agree, it happens 06-16-21

The ocean is coming.’ A chieftess sees her islands sink 06-16-21

Transcript: Climate Solutions: A Conversation with Sylvia Earle 06-15-21

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has issued an executive order calling for the development of 2.8 GW of offshore wind power by 2030, and 8 GW by 2040 06-15-21

How oysters and seagrass could help the California coast adapt to rising seas 06-15-21

Email reveals how much coal ash has leaked from stranded barge 06-14-21

A $26-Billion Plan to Save the Houston Area From Rising Seas 06-14-21

A Drone Army Is Rising Against Ocean Plastics 06-14-21

For Lease: Windmill Space in the Atlantic Between Long Island and New Jersey 06-11-21

Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions 06-11-21

Reopening Lincoln Beach: New Orleans Activists, Officials Working To Revive Once Popular Black Beach 06-08-21

Ocean Plastic: What You Need to Know 06-08-21

How bankruptcy lets oil and gas companies evade cleanup rules 06-07-21

Whale poop and phytoplankton, the dynamic duo fighting climate change 06-02-21

Seabirds are today’s canaries in the coal mine – and they’re sending us an urgent message 05-27-21

Up and down Florida’s coast, some manatees still struggle with starvation after peak die-off 05-25-21

Subtropical Storm Ana forms, first named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season 05-22-21

This is how we empower a generation of young people to protect the ocean 05-21-21

Urchin mobs team up to butcher sea stars that prey on them 05-21-21

In the Deep Sea, Incredible Animals Abound 05-20-21

Scientists Predict an ‘Above Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season 05-20-21

Spawning season underway for NC’s migratory fish 05-20-21

Waiting for the Elvers 05-13-21

EcoWatch Dives Into Ocean Conservation With Fabien Cousteau 05-07-21

A Huge, Ancient Lake Sturgeon Has Been Lurking In The Detroit River 05-05-21

Can marine protected areas reduce marine disease? 05-04-21

Along Southeast Coast, Plan to Protect 1 Million Acres of Salt Marsh Draws Broad Support 04-28-21

Plastics and toxic chemicals are killing fish — and poisoning us 04-27-21

There Are Massive Chemical Dumps In The Gulf We Know Almost Nothing About 04-22-21

 ‘Ghost’ Forest Expansion Rate Alarming: Study 04-16-21

Scientists Find Underwater Plants Can Combat Ocean Acidification 04-15-21

Extremely rare shortnose sturgeon caught in Potomac River excites biologists and fishermen 04-15-21

The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late? 04-12-21

How a shocking environmental disaster was uncovered off the California coast after 70 years 04-12-21

Climate Migration is Happening Underwater, Too 04-09-21

Retreat from Coastlines? Politicians Don’t Want to TalkAbout It. 04-08-21

Marine species increasingly can’t live at equator due to global heating 04-07-21

Duke researcher identifies another devastating impact of rising oceans 04-07-21

FEMA Announces Flood Insurance Rate Changes to Improve Equitability 04-05-21

Opinion: Manatees are starving in Florida. Pollution is the likely culprit. 04-05-21

‘Plastic Pollution Is a Social Justice Issue,’ New Report Warns 04-01-21

The Biden administration makes a swath of ocean between New York and New Jersey an offshore wind zone 03-29-21

The U.S. is finally looking to unlock the potential of wave energy 03-29-21

Atlantic Coast Sea Levels Are Rising at Fastest Rate in 2,000 Years, Study Finds 03-26-21

Marine Mammals Help Mitigate Climate Impacts on Ocean Ecosystems 03-23-21

Wetlands Can Help Prevent Property Damage and Save Lives During Floods 03-22-21

Region Eyes Ecotourism as Key to Adaptation 03-22-21

California has a new idea for homes at risk from rising seas: Buy, rent, retreat 03-21-21

Protect our ocean ‘to solve challenges of century’ 03-17-21

Trawling for Fish May Unleash as Much Carbon as Air Travel, Study Says 03-17-21

5 Things to Know About Plastic Pollution and How to Stop It 03-17-21

In the Pacific, Global Warming Disrupted The Ecological Dance of Urchins, Sea Stars And Kelp. Otters Help Restore Balance. 03-16-21

California’s Kelp Forests in Climate Peril 03-16-21

Inside FEMA, a reckoning on race and flooded mansions 03-15-21

Spike in Florida Manatee Deaths Linked to Human Activity, Loss of Food Sources 03-11-21

In the Push for Marine Conservation, Partially Protected Areas Are a “Red Herring” 03-10-21

Will the Race for Electric Vehicles Endanger the Earth’s Most Sensitive Ecosystem? 03-10-21

New Research Shows Just How Many Fish Are Eating Plastic 03-05-21

Miami Says It Can Adapt to Rising Seas. Not Everyone Is Convinced. 03-02-21

First Woman and African To Lead World Trade Organizations Starts With Fisheries Subsidies 03-02-21

Why Care About a Sea Turtle? 02-26-21

Gulf Stream System at its weakest in over a millennium 02-25-21

Clean energy, justice, and salmon: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in the Northwest 02-24-21

Arctic ice loss forces polar bears to use four times as much energy to survive – study 02-24-21

Beneath the blue: dive into a dazzling ocean under threat – interactive 02-23-21

NC’s Crustaceans, Shellfish Make A Big Splash 02-22-21

The unsung hero who saved a Florida beach 02-19-21

Sea Level Rising More Rapidly: ‘Report Cards’ 02-17-21

Lifeforms That ‘Shouldn’t Be There’ Found By Scientists Under Antarctic Ice 02-16-21

Coastal Darkening Is a Hidden Environmental Nuisance 02-14-21

The Presidential Power of Marine National Monuments 02-14-21

After Travels West, NC’s Coast Beckons 02-12-21

U.S. and Russia sign new maritime pollution agreement, conduct joint Bering Sea patrol 02-10-21

Hundreds of fish species, including many that humans eat, are consuming plastic 02-09-21

Ocean energy about to ride a wave 02-09-21

A ‘uniquely American whale’: new species discovered off southern US coast 02-08-21

New Report Provides Roadmap for Fully Protected Oceans 02-08-21

In the Oceans, the Volume Is Rising as Never Before 02-08-21

How to Save Saltwater Wetlands From Rising Seas 02-08-21

Hawaii’s Beaches Are Disappearing. New Legislation Could Help … if It’s Enforced. 02-07-21

NFL Green Tackles Coral Restoration Project in Florida Ahead of Super Bowl LV 02-04-21

Fish farming has a plastic problem 02-04-21

Why Ocean Pollution is a Clear Danger to Human Health 02-01-21

President Biden Stands Up for the Ocean 01-30-21

How marine protected areas help safeguard the ocean 01-28-21

Empty seas: Oceanic shark populations dropped 71% since 1970 01-27-21

WRI Gives Countries a Step-by-Step Guide to Ocean-Based Climate Action 01-22-21

Fact Sheet: How Can Revolving Loan Funds Make Our Coasts More Resilient? 01-21-21

Southern Ocean waters are warming faster than thought, threatening Antarctic ice 01-21-21

How climate change is reducing numbers of humpback whale calves in the north-west Atlantic 01-21-21

Climate change pushed ocean temperatures to record high in 2020, study finds 01-17-21

An Ocean and Climate Agenda for the New Administration 01-15-21

Climate crisis: record ocean heat in 2020 supercharged extreme weather 01-13-21

As the Arctic melts, a regime shift is taking place 01-12-21

Now’s the Time for NOAA 01-09-21

Rising Salt Water Claiming America’s Coastal Farms 01-05-21

2020

2020’s top ocean news stories (Commentary) 12-21-20

State officials plan to ban lobster fishing for several months a year to help endangered right whales 12-17-20

The ocean under Biden 12-17-20

Global Treaty Needed to Halt Deep Sea Mining, Greenpeace Investigation Concludes 12-09-20

Deep-sea ‘gold rush’: secretive plans to carve up the seabed decried 12-08-20

It might be the world’s biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril 12-06-20

Rising Temperatures Driving a Shift to All-Female Sea Turtle Populations 12-04-21

14 Countries Commit to Ocean Sustainability Initiative 12-03-20

Trump Administration Approves Navy Training that Could “Take” Endangered Whales 11-18-20

At Sea and in Court, the Fight to Save Right Whales Intensifies 11-17-20

New Atlantic marine sanctuary will be one of world’s largest 11-12-20

Scientists at Work: Sloshing Through Marshes To See How Birds Survive Hurricanes 11-10-20

Study: Plastic Pollution Increases Ocean Acidification 11-10-20

The Ocean Carbon Sink Has Set the Next Political Hurdle 11-09-20

Alaska’s permafrost, which stores greenhouse gases, is less plentiful and more fragile than believed, study says 11-07-20

‘Ghost forests’ are an eerie sign of sea-level rise 10-20

Americans May Add Five Times More Plastic to the Oceans Than Thought 10-30-20

College Shoreline Restoration Work Begins 10-26-20

Siberia’s Arctic Sea Ice Hasn’t Formed Yet This Year 10-26-20

New WWF Report Shines a Light on Getting Rid of Ghost Gear 10-21-20

Audubon Completes Phase 1 of Reef Project 10-21-20

House Democrats Introduce Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act 10-21-20

Hormone-mimicking chemicals harm fish now—and their unexposed offspring later 10-19-20

‘No other choice’: Groups push to protect vast swaths of Antarctic seas 10-19-20

Why there is hope that the world’s coral reefs can be saved 10-18-20

Sea-Level Rise Takes Business Toll in North Carolina’s Outer Banks 10-18-20

Rising ocean temperatures due to climate change may shrink the breathable ranges of marine animals 10-20

Cargo Vessels Are Killing More Whales — A New Effort Aims to Save Them 10-14-20

In Just 25 Years, Half of the Coral in the Great Barrier Reef has Disappeared 10-14-20

Protection for the Rich, Retreat for the Poor 10-14-20

Atlantic Ocean is at its hottest in 2,900 years 10-13-20

COVID-19 Pandemic Has Led To More Ocean Plastic Pollution 10-12-20

‘Poisoning the Pacific’: New book details US military contamination of islands and ocean 10-10-20

Biden-Harris Will Deliver a Powerful Blue Economy 10-10-20

More than 14m tonnes of plastic believed to be at the bottom of the ocean 10-05-20

Human Activity is Increasing Severity and Frequency of Major Marine Heatwaves 09-28-20

Rising water temperatures pose risks to Arctic char: new research 09-24-20

Ocean May Be Key to Feeding World: Study 09-24-20

Ocean Heat Waves Are Directly Linked to Climate Change 09-24-20

Oregon seabird facing dual threats as forests burn and oceans warm, study says 09-23-20

After Storms, They Built Higher. They Dread Doing It Again. 09-23-20

New Ship’s Mission: Let the Deep Sea Be Seen 09-17-20

American River Otters in North Carolina 09-15-20

Connecting Fishermen with Hungry Communities Can also Benefit Local Food Systems 09-15-20

The Arctic Is Shifting to a New Climate Because of Global Warming 09-14-20

The Scientific Case for National Monuments 09-12-20

When the Otters Vanished, Everything Else Started to Crumble 09-10-20

Rise in sea level from ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica match worst-case scenario: study 09-09-20

Ocean warming has seafloor species headed in the wrong direction 09-07-20

‘The World That Darwin Never Saw’: Scientists Discover 30 New Marine Species in the Galapagos 09-05-20

Plastics Are Messing with Fish Physiology 09-02-20

Duke researchers: We must protect meat packing workers to combat community spread of COVID-19? 08-31-20

Love of Coast Set Professor’s Career Path 08-31-20

Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Challenged By Lawsuits and Bankruptcies 08-30-20

51 Years Later, the Cuyahoga River Burns Again 08-28-20

NC Appeals NOAA’s Seismic Testing Decision 08-26-20

Bird Care Continues at Cape Amid Lockdown 08-26-20

UNCW Researchers Spawn Endangered Coral 08-25-20

What Have We Done to the Whale? 08-24-20

Are Forever Chemicals Harming Ocean Life? 08-24-20

Miami-Dade wants mangroves and islands as storm protection instead of 10-foot walls 08-21-20

Some California cities think they’re safe from sea level rise. They’re not, new data show 08-17-20

Covid Killed New York’s Coastal Resilience Bill, and People of Color Could Bear Much of the Cost 08-16-20

Treasure and Turmoil in the Deep Sea 08-14-20

New Study Finds Reef Shark Populations Declining More Globally Than Previously Known 08-13-20

Pacific walruses are again gathering much earlier than usual at Alaska Chukchi beach sites 08-13-20

Could Fish Kill In Biscayne Bay Be A Sign Of Worsening Pollution? 08-12-20

Marine Heat Waves Are Becoming More Common and Intense. What Can We Do to Minimize Harm? 08-11-20

A New Plastic Wave is Coming to Our Shores Summer 2020

Marine Heat Waves Are Becoming More Common and Intense. What Can We Do to Minimize Harm? 08-11-20

Global warming threatens Atlantic puffin recovery in Maine 08-11-20

Stranded whales and dolphins offer a snapshot of ocean contamination 08-10-20

Sharks: Imperiled, Maligned, Fascinating 08-09-20

Taking off our masks, figuratively 08-07-20

The Ocean’s 12 Megaprovinces 08-05-20

Federal Court Rules Federal Government Cannot Allow Fish Farms in the Gulf of Mexico 08-05-20

Great American Outdoors Act Becomes Law 08-04-20

Hot ocean waters along East Coast are drawing in ‘weird’ fish and supercharging hurricane season 07-31-20

The disappearance of Arctic sea ice due to climate change could lead to increased ocean noise 07-30-20

Hundreds of Toxic Superfund Sites Imperiled by Sea-Level Rise, Study Warns 07-28-20

Pandemic Crimps Global Ocean and Climate Monitoring 07-25-20

Proteus Unveiled: Fabien Cousteau’s Underwater ‘Space Station’ Could Revolutionize Ocean Research 07-24-20

Scientists to Explore Mysterious Blue Hole off Florida 07-24-20

Sophisticated Social Networks Exist Among Beluga Whales, Study Finds 07-22-20

Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining could pollute vast swaths of the ocean, scientists say 07-20-20

‘Essential’ But Unprotected: How the United States Fails Its Most Important Fish Habitats 07-20-20

How a Blue New Deal charts a course for a sustainable sea change 07-20-20

Ocean Justice: Where Social Equity and the Climate Fight Intersect 07-16-20

With Sea Level Rise, High-tide Flooding Spikes Along U.S. Coasts 07-15-20

How your car sheds microplastics into the ocean thousands of miles away 07-15-20

First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm In Federal Waters Completed, Ready to Spin 06-30-20

Sea-level Rise Likely to Swallow Many Coastal Mangrove Forests 06-10-20

 Audubon Challenges CBRA Sand Mining Rule 07-14-20

Hearing the under-sea whispers of a warming climate 07-13-20

The House Select Committee’s “Blueprint” for Solving the Climate Crisis 07-10-20

Ocean Scientists Create Global Network to Help Save Biodiversity 07-10-20

Northern Right Whales Are on the Brink, and Trump Could Be Their Last Hope 07-09-20

New Red Algae Are Threatening Hawaii’s Coral Reefs, Scientists Say 07-08-20

Can New England’s Cod Fishing Industry Survive? 07-03-20

 Climate Change Will Make World Too Hot For 60 per cent of Fish Species 07-02-20

New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America 06-29-20

Toxic mercury pollution found in the ocean’s deepest point 06-28-20

Fishermen Hope for Change as the Seafood Industry Faces a Crisis 06-25-20

The Deep Sea Could Hold the Key to a Renewable Future. Is it Worth the Costs? 06-17-20

Sea-level Rise Likely to Swallow Many Coastal Mangrove Forests 06-10-20

An Unexpected Dinner Guest: Marine Plastic Pollution Hides a Neurological Toxin in Our Food 06-07-20

The Sea’s Weirdest Creatures, Now in ‘Staggering’ Detail 06-05-20

Trump Lifts Limits on Commercial Fishing at Ocean Sanctuary off New England 06-05-20

A Wave of Plastic 05-19-20

2019

Deep-Sea Snail Builds Its Own Ironclad Suit of Armor. But Even That Can’t Protect It From Ocean Mining 07-25-19

Marine Wildlife Populations Have Halved in the Last 40 Years, Report Finds 09-16-15