ocean


Saturday, June 20, 2026
Crew members aboard a research vessel recover ocean monitoring equipment from the sea using a large stern A-frame crane. The operation takes place in open ocean under cloudy skies as personnel in safety gear work around buoys, winches, and scientific instruments on the vessel's aft deck.
Marine Weather

Trump Administration Backtracks On Removing Ocean Sensors

By Leslie Kaufman Jun 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration is dropping near-term plans to dismantle a $386 million federal ocean-observing

June 20, 2026
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Tuesday, June 2, 2026
Crew members aboard a research vessel recover ocean monitoring equipment from the sea using a large stern A-frame crane. The operation takes place in open ocean under cloudy skies as personnel in safety gear work around buoys, winches, and scientific instruments on the vessel's aft deck.
Shipping

U.S. Begins Dismantling Major Ocean Observation Network

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun a major downsizing of one of the world’s largest ocean observing networks, announcing plans to

June 2, 2026
Total Views: 15064

Sunday, October 12, 2025
Bleached coral is seen in a reef at the Costa dos Corais in Japaratinga
Marine Weather

Climate Tipping Points Are Being Crossed, Scientists Warn Ahead Of COP30

By Alison Withers COPENHAGEN, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected with the world’s coral reefs

October 12, 2025
Total Views: 1042

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Whale watching by Nas Mares Project in Rio de Janeiro
Marine Weather

‘Unprecedented’ Ocean Heat Waves In 2023 Suggest Climate Tipping Point

By Danielle Bochove Jul 24, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The world’s oceans experienced a staggering amount of warming in 2023, as vast marine heat waves

July 26, 2025
Total Views: 1476

Sunday, October 15, 2023
Shipping

Scientists Track ‘Alarming’ Melt in Antarctic Ice Shelves

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Around 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves have significantly shrunk over the last 25 years, scientists said on Thursday, in

October 15, 2023
Total Views: 7267

Saturday, September 9, 2023
Marine Weather

The Push To Identify Ocean Heat Waves Before They Happen

By Kendra Pierre-Louis (Bloomberg) –The world’s oceans are simmering. Some 48% of the ocean experienced marine heat waves in August, according to

September 9, 2023
Total Views: 1438

Tuesday, September 5, 2023
Environment

Sand Dredging is ‘Sterilizing’ Ocean Floor, UN Warns

GENEVA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Around 6 billion tons of marine sand is being dug up each year in a growing practice that a U.N. agency said is

September 5, 2023
Total Views: 2670

Saturday, July 15, 2023
Environment

World Has Hottest June On Record As Ocean Temperatures Soar

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –The world just had its hottest June ever for land and sea, with ocean temperatures setting new highs for the third

July 15, 2023
Total Views: 3557

Sunday, June 18, 2023
Environment

The World’s Oceans Shattered Heat Records in April And May

By Brian K. Sullivan (Bloomberg) –The world’s oceans were the warmest on record in April and May, a development that could mean more severe

June 18, 2023
Total Views: 3421

Sunday, May 7, 2023
Finance

World’s Biggest Blue-Bond Swap Emerges To Protect The Galapagos

By Esteban Duarte, Maria Elena Vizcaino and Natasha White (Bloomberg) –The world’s biggest ocean friendly debt swap is coming together in Ecuador,

May 7, 2023
Total Views: 2337

Saturday, April 22, 2023
Environment

The Planet Keeps Breaking Records For Warming Waters

By Siobhan Wagner (Bloomberg) –Earth broke grim new records for melting glaciers, rising sea levels and ocean heat last year, according to a new

April 22, 2023
Total Views: 1629

Sunday, March 5, 2023
Environment

Nations Secure U.N. Global High Seas Biodiversity Pact

By David Stanway March 5 (Reuters) – Negotiators from more than 100 countries completed a U.N. treaty to protect the high seas on Saturday, a

March 5, 2023
Total Views: 1373

Saturday, December 17, 2022
Shipping

Pacific Ocean’s Plastics Cleanup Hindered By Trade Barriers

By Kevin Varley (Bloomberg) –The cleanup of the world’s oceans is being hindered by visa requirements, tariffs on equipment, and restricted access

December 17, 2022
Total Views: 3057

Saturday, December 3, 2022
Interesting

Breathing Life Into The Ocean

By Emily Cassidy NASA Earth Observatory–From global to regional scales, images from satellites portray the dynamic beauty of the world’s oceans. Each

December 3, 2022
Total Views: 1531

Saturday, July 23, 2022
Interesting

Watch Live: NOAA Explorers Dive Into the Mysteries of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

(NOAA)–This summer, take the plunge and join NOAA Ocean Exploration and partners as we explore along the longest mountain range in the world: the

July 23, 2022
Total Views: 3138

Sunday, July 17, 2022
Commercial Fishing

Fishing Vessels Account For Half Of Ocean Plastic Pollution

Karen Scott (The Conversation)–Ocean plastic pollution was a focus at the recent UN oceans conference, which issued a declaration in support of an

July 17, 2022
Total Views: 5413

Sunday, June 12, 2022
Interesting

Sounds Of The Sea

Sara Blumberg (NASA)–Experience the swirls off the coast of Río de la Plata to the upwellings in the Indian Ocean put to musical notes of imagery from

June 12, 2022
Total Views: 2762

Sunday, May 1, 2022
Environment

Largest Philippine Bank to Sell Bonds Against Ocean Pollution

By Ditas Lopez, (Bloomberg) — BDO Unibank Inc., the Philippines’ largest bank by assets, will sell bonds to help fight marine pollution and preserve

May 1, 2022
Total Views: 3785

Saturday, April 30, 2022
Environment

Indian Agency Seeks To Flush Highly Toxic Pesticides Into South African Sea

JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Reuters) – Indian agrochemicals manufacturer UPL Ltd UPLL.NS has applied for permission to flush water

April 30, 2022
Total Views: 2920

Sunday, February 13, 2022
Environment

EU Joined By 13 Countries To Form Coalition To Protect Ocean Biodiversity

(Bloomberg) –The EU and 13 other countries including Canada, India and the United Kingdom have agreed to form a coalition to protect biodiversity in the

February 13, 2022
Total Views: 1593