The Latest Breaking News from Ocean

For decades, vast stretches of ocean beyond national borders have been governed by patchwork rules and weak oversight. On Saturday, that changes. The High Seas Treaty enters into force, creating the first legally binding global framework to protect marine life in international waters that span nearly half the planet.

The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect on Saturday

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

Scientists have linked human activities including the burning of coal, oil and gas to the ongoing acidification of the ocean

Dai Fujikura’s elusive trombone concerto was given its UK premiere by Peter Moore, who made its colours and textures sing; a persuasive but perhaps too sunny reading of Mahler’s first symphony followed in the concert’s second half

Floods predicted for NSW south coast after severe storms dumped 180mm in six hours on Victoria’s Lorne and Wye River, washing cars into the sea on the Great Ocean Road

The images and stories of flash flooding coming out of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road overnight have been described as “terrifying”. It’s easy to see why.

Locals were given "adequate" warning ahead of damaging flash floods, authorities claim as locals and visitors clean up along a popular surf and holiday coast.

Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways. They cover 70% of the planet, carry 90% of global trade, and support millions of jobs and the diets of billions of people. As global competition intensifies and climate change accelerates, the world’s oceans are also becoming the front line of 21st-century geopolitics.