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Plastic Odyssey and Unesco sign deal to restore marine World Heritage sites

At the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, Unesco and the Plastic Odyssey expedition have announced a partnership aimed at restoring the world’s most endangered marine World Heritage sites, increasingly under threat from plastic pollution.

Radio France Internationale

Something in the water: how kelp is helping Maine’s mussels boom

When a US firm saw the seaweed was making their shellfish the ‘biggest and best’ scientists realised they’d hit upon a natural way to combat ocean acidification

The Guardian - UK

Niue, the tiny island selling the sea to save it from destruction

On a remote raised coral atoll in the South Pacific, the tiny island nation of Niue is quietly protecting one of the world’s most ambitious marine reserves. While global leaders at the UN oceans gathering in Nice debate how to scale up efforts to safeguard the seas, Niue – population…

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Guterres urges countries to join ocean pact before point of no return, warns against science deniers

Following 18 new ratifications on Monday, UN chief Guterres said on Tuesday the High Seas Treaty is "within sight" of taking effect. He warned of a 'hard battle' against 'greed', which denies science to oppose the pact.

Euronews

‘Close enough’: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush’s reckless behavior before Titan implosion revealed in new documentary

IN FOCUS: In June 2023, when a tourist submarine went missing off the coast of Newfoundland, the whole world stopped to follow the extraordinary story. Tom Murray speaks to the director of a Netflix documentary about the case, and hears about the mistakes that led to the accident

The Independent UK

Coast Guard suspends search for plane that crashed into the ocean off San Diego and killed 6

The Coast Guard has suspended the search for the wreckage of a small plane that crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off from San Diego and killing all six people aboard

The Independent UK

UK to legislate for UN High Seas Treaty by end of year

Marine Minister Emma Hardy said a bill will be introduced to enable ratification of the pact to establish protected areas in international waters.

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Ministers pledge UK action to ratify high seas treaty by end of year

Move comes after efforts at UN ocean summit to establish marine protected areas in international waters

The Guardian - UK

Haunting blood-red squid with large hooks drifts through Antarctic ocean's midnight zone in world-first video

Researchers have filmed a living Antarctic gonate squid in a world-first sighting deep in the ocean surrounding Antarctica.

LiveScience

Moratorium on deep-sea mining a 'necessity' says Macron at UN summit

World leaders gathered for the UN Ocean Conference in Nice on Monday called for strict rules to govern deep-sea mining and warned against racing to exploit the ocean floor. This comes amid growing anxiety over US President Donald Trump's unilateral push to fast-track the practice in international waters.

Radio France Internationale

Car Shipments to the US Have Fallen Off a Cliff. Guess Why

Sea-based car shipments to the United States fell off a cliff in May, down over 70 percent versus the same time last year, according to Automotive News. Citing trade database Descartes Datamyne, the report claims there were nearly 10,000 fewer vehicles imported via ocean ports.

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French Polynesia unveils world's largest marine protected zone

French Polynesia's President Moetai Brotherson on Monday announced that his country is on track to create the world's largest marine protected area (MPA). The ambitious objective, spanning nearly 23 percent of the archipelago's waters, came on the first day of the UN Oceans Conference in Nice.

Radio France Internationale

Ancient fossils show how the last mass extinction forever scrambled the ocean’s biodiversity

About 66 million years ago – perhaps on a downright unlucky day in May – an asteroid smashed into our planet.

The Conversation

Campaigners lament ‘glaring omission’ of fossil fuels in Macron’s opening remarks at UN ocean summit

Oil and gas blocks cover an area the size of Argentina in just 11 ocean ‘frontier regions’, a new report shows.

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A drop in the ocean: does experimental technology hold the key to saving the world’s seas?

Investment is pouring into companies promising to geoengineer a rapid change in the pH of our waters – but critics are concerned at the speed at which unproven methods are being adopted

Euronews

‘A key opportunity’: Brazil and France urge nations to boost ocean climate action ahead of COP30

Brazil explicitly included ocean-based actions for the first time in its most recently submitted national climate plan.

AAP

Australia dives into the big blue as key climate ally

The potential of blue carbon - using the power of the seas - will feature prominently in Australia's official climate plans following a landmark agreement.

The Conversation

Australia’s government is pledging better protection for our vulnerable seas – but will it work?

Ahead of this week’s crucial United Nations ocean conference, federal Environment Minister Murray Watt promised that by 2030, 30% of Australian waters would be “highly protected”.

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3 star-studded movies premiere straight on streaming this week — time to add them straight to your watchlist

Some must-watch movies... across 3 different platforms

The Independent UK

High Seas Treaty gains momentum as 18 new countries pledge support

A wave of new ratifications during the U.N. Ocean Conference in France has brought the High Seas Treaty closer to the 60-country threshold needed for it to enter into force

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand is failing to protect its vast ocean resources. We owe it to the world to act

Less than 1% of our country’s seas are highly protected and the damaging practice of bottom-trawling must be restricted

Digital Camera World

I’m a pro photographer, but I used this compact camera more than my mirrorless on my last vacation – and I don’t regret it

The OM System Tough TG-7's durable design meant I could take it where I couldn't take my mirrorless

The Guardian - UK

World must move from ‘plunder to protection’ to save oceans, UN chief warns

Speaking at summit in France, António Guterres calls for bold pledges to stop deep sea becoming ‘wild west’

LiveScience

Hammerhead shark falls from sky in South Carolina, interrupting disc golf game

An osprey flying over Myrtle Beach dropped the small shark from a tree after being harassed by crows.

Radio France Internationale

Scientists launch Ocean health barometer Starfish at UN summit

A new initiative to monitor the health of the world’s oceans was unveiled Sunday at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice. The Starfish barometer provides an annual snapshot of ocean conditions — from biodiversity loss and sea level rise to human impact and emerging solutions.

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