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Sea urchins are wreaking havoc on Tasmania's kelp forests. How can we stop this environmental disaster?

Long-spined sea urchins — the "single biggest threat" for reefs in eastern Tasmania — are arriving via an ocean current supercharged by climate change. So what can be done about it?

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Indian Ocean species caught between local, EU interests

Indian Ocean countries who want better safeguards for marine life by updating fishing quotas and restricting harmful catch methods are being resisted by the European Union who has interests in the region, conservation groups say

The Independent UK

How do you track an atmospheric river? Climb aboard this reconnaissance jet

OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN — The interior of the plane looked like a cross between a private luxury jet and a space mission control room.

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Airbnb's Joe Gebbia donates $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup

Entrepreneur Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup Thursday to support the nonprofit’s efforts to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and rivers

The Independent UK

Space power China to build ground stations on Antarctica to support satellites

China, only the third country to put a man in space after the Soviet Union and United States, is to build ground stations on Antarctica to back its network of ocean monitoring satellites, state media said on Thursday.

Reuters

M&S joins calls for EU to restrict harmful tuna fishing methods in Indian Ocean

Retailer and green groups warn of ‘high environmental cost’ of fish aggregating devices to tuna stocks and other endangered marine life

The Guardian - UK

Heartbreaking footage shows dolphins living in tiny pools METRES from ocean home

Beautiful white-sided dolphins and a 56-year-old lone orca can be seen swimming in circles, stuck in tiny pools at Miami Seaquarium in Florida, just metres from the ocean

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Remembering Beyoncé's last Edinburgh performance back in 2003 at Ocean Terminal

Beyoncé last visited the capital back in 2003 for the MTV Europe Music Awards along with celebrities such as Christina Aguilera, Kylie Minogue, Justin Timberlake and Pink.

Edinburgh Live

The ocean twilight zone could store vast amounts of carbon captured from the atmosphere – but first we need to build a 4D system to track what's going on down there

Deep below the ocean surface, the light fades into a twilight zone where whales and fish migrate and dead algae and zooplankton rain down from above. This is the heart of the ocean’s carbon pump, part of the natural ocean processes that capture about a third of all human-produced carbon…

The Conversation

Greenpeace activist from Girvan spearheads climate change protest on board massive Shell oil platform in the Atlantic Ocean

Climbing specialist and Greenpeace activist, Imogen Michel, led a team of four onto the giant oil platform on Tuesday - and they plan to stage their protest for as long as possible.

Daily Record

Bristol woman sets new record completing ‘world’s toughest row’ for the second time

Huge walls of water, sleep deprivation and severely blistered hands were all part of the journey

Bristol Post

Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic – we now know where it comes from

More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited island in Seychelles, lies a ring of coral islands called the Aldabra Atoll. The islands are a Unesco world heritage site and support a huge diversity of marine species including manta rays and tiger sharks. The atoll is also a breeding…

The Conversation

If Alien Life Exists on an Ocean World, It May Follow These Chemical Rules

A recent study suggests some enzymes may not work well in the oceans of Enceladus and Europa — but they come very close.

Inverse

Plastic pollution in Nigeria: whose job is it to clean up the mess?

Take a walk or drive through the streets of most Nigerian cities, and you will see plastic waste everywhere. The country’s rivers, lakes and ocean are also full of discarded plastic. Nigeria is estimated to generate about 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste annually. Plastic accounts for 15% of the…

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Esperance surfer praised for back-to-back rip rescues at WA's West Beach

Fletcher Slee had been preparing to leave West Beach when he looked towards the ocean and saw two boys in trouble. He made sure both made it to shore, but his work wasn't done for the day.

Evening Standard

‘Why do ‘sports’ colognes always smell like disappointed lemon drops?’ Katie Puckrik has the answer

I’ve never understood the point of ‘sport’ cologne. Why a discrete scent pour les sportifs? A different smell for the swole? Whether you’re in a stadium or the local gym, there will doubtless be moisture-wicking Ts and breathable gussets involved, as well as leggings improbably built from bamboo and trainers…

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German wins Cadel's race in sprint finish

German rider Marius Mayrhofer was the surprise winner of the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, taking out the sprint finish.

Newsroom.co.nz

Why the north and east have had such a dreadful summer

Oceans are at their warmest state ever and that has consequences, Kevin Trenberth writes

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Dutch cyclist beats Spratt for Cadel win

Australian star Amanda Spratt has lost out to Dutch cyclist Loes Adegeest to finish second in the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race.

AAP

Ewan out to build cycling form in Geelong

Caleb Ewan knows he can win the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race if the cards fall the way of the Australian sprint ace.

Reuters

Putin discusses Russia's claim to giant chunk of Arctic Ocean seabed

President Vladimir Putin held talks on Friday with top security officials about the status of Russia's efforts to legally expand the outer boundaries of its continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.

AAP

Cadel keen to watch Vine race at his event

Australian cycling great Cadel Evans is keen to see new star Jay Vine in action at his Great Ocean Road Race and thinks the tough course might suit him.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: Greens’ voice dilemma, seaweed hunger solution, anger at Trump return

Lidia Thorpe’s position on an inquiry into Indigenous bodies could undermine the referendum; how ocean farming could be key to food and energy needs

Wales Online

An even colder winter ahead thanks to return of El Niño in 2023

A frosty 2023-24 winter season is likely if El Niño ramps up

The Conversation

Four possible consequences of El Niño returning in 2023

Every two to seven years, the equatorial Pacific Ocean gets up to 3°C warmer (what we know as an El Niño event) or colder (La Niña) than usual, triggering a cascade of effects felt around the world. This cycle is called the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) because every El…

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