By studying more than 10,000 necropsies, researchers now know how much plastic it takes to kill seabirds, sea turtles, and ...

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The Ocean Photographer of the Year contest announced the finalists in its 2024 competition. Photos show underwater wildlife including sea turtles, sharks, whales, and coral reefs. The winners of the ...

Ocean plastic has hit a critical point in 2025, threatening turtles, whales, and seabirds. See which solutions still offer ...

Sweeping new global trade protections for sharks and rays were just adopted at CITES CoP20 in Samarkand. It is one of the ...

The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts are under threat of being harmed in ways from which they may never recover.

In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third ...

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A team of scientists led by CU Boulder has identified 30 new areas critical for conserving biodiversity in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. In a study published Aug. 15 in the journal ...

To date, every family of marine mammal and seabird and all seven species of sea turtles have been documented to ingest ...

The Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands has created an online program for high school students who want to learn about ocean conservation and the environment. The program, called “Ocean ...

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