Oceans Archives

Environment

A Coalition of Global Participants Pledge to Protect Five Million Square Miles of Ocean

The Our Ocean Conference generated 287 pledges in bilateral and multilateral agreements between governments, the private sector, civil society organizations, and philanthropic foundations that are valued at more than $10 billion.

Basten Gokkon

An offshore oil rig is pictured at sunset.

Oregon’s Governor Will Sign an Executive Order Banning Offshore Drilling

Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced a plan to block offshore drilling off the state's coast on Monday.

Kate Wheeling

Oil flows toward the ocean from an inland oil spill near Refugio State Beach on May 20th, 2015, north of Goleta, California.

How the 2015 Santa Barbara Oil Spill Changed California

Besides the criminal trial that wrapped up on Friday, the state responded with increased regulation and opposition to new drilling.

Francie Diep

Left: Reef Design Lab's newest Modular Artificial Reef Structure in the Maldives stands 8.2 feet tall with a 13-square-foot footprint. Right: 3-D printing reefs allows researchers to experiment with restoration methods, such as how coral fragments are attached to reefs (here, using zip ties).

Environment

A New Approach to Marine Restoration: 3-D Printing Coral Reefs With Ceramic

Australian group Reef Design Labs submerged a 3-D-printed artificial coral reef last month in the Maldives, with the hope that this advanced engineering method will help coral regeneration efforts.

David Klinges

Economics

Are Wealthy Nations Hoarding the World’s Fish Supply?

A recent paper found that rich nations are catching the vast majority of fish, even in the waters of lower-income countries, but doubts about the study's conclusions remain.

Alastair Bland

A giant crawler machine used to dredge the seabed for diamonds is seen being pulled on board the Diamonds Sea Mining vessel MAFUTA from Debmarine, a joint venture between Diamonds Mining Giant De Beers and the Namibian government.

Environment

The Interminable Debate Around Deep Sea Mining Regulations

The International Seabed Council once again failed to come to an agreement over the rules to govern the practice of mining valuable resources in deep ocean habitats.

Todd Woody

Environment

The House Votes to Extend a Program to Oversee Debris Clean-Up in Oceans

The House voted Wednesday to extend the program that oversees removal and prevention of plastics in the nation's waterways.

Emily Moon

Environment

Tracking Young Great Whites Off the Coast of Long Island

This area of the Atlantic has been known as a nursery for the apex predator for decades, but no one has attempted to study these sharks' movements—until now.

Erik Hoffner