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: Amy Thompson; Posted On March 1, 2021

How ‘Turbidity’ Is Now Crucial For Measuring The Health Of Our Coastal Waters

Taking care of our oceans is becoming increasingly important with measuring and monitoring our environment taking center stage. In this article we...

: Nortek; Posted On February 15, 2021

Uncovering The Secrets Of Manta Ray Behavior With A New Mini ADCP

Understanding why marine animals are using some places and not others is crucial to minimizing our impact on them.

: UN Environment Programme; Posted On February 2, 2021

World Leaders Set for Pivotal Environmental Assembly

In February 2021, representatives of the 193 Member States of the UN, businesses leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around the world...

: ECO; Posted On February 1, 2021

January’s 10 Most Popular Ocean Stories

Here are your favourite ocean stories published on ECO’s website this month:

: Charlotte Stevenson; Posted On January 27, 2021

Spanning Boundaries to End Plastic Pollution

Borders. Jurisdictions. Districts. Zones. Walls. So much of our human experience is divided by these types of boundaries. Yet, these boundaries are...

: UN Environment Programme; Posted On January 12, 2021

The Plan To Map Every Coral Reef On Earth – From Space

In October 2020, Australian scientists found a detached coral reef skyscraper on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef—nearly 500 meters tall and 1.5...

: Neil Gordon; Posted On January 7, 2021

OP-ED: Subsea UK Review and Look Ahead

It goes without saying that this has been a year like no other. The decade started on a positive note with the...

: Michael W. Lodge; Posted On January 5, 2021

OP-ED: We Must Advance Deep-Sea Science for the Benefit of Humankind

On 1 January 2021, the world will herald the start of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). A new...

: Kaya Taylor; Posted On October 26, 2020

Hero SCUBA Provides A New Purpose

Karl Whiteman first experienced scuba diving while on holiday with his wife in August 2019. An ex-navy service man of 20 years, he had been...

: Ellis Moloney; Posted On October 22, 2020

The Invisible Pollutant: A New Project Aims to Remove Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals from Our Ocean

Project Redpol, a €2.8 million collaboration between the universities of Le Havre, Caen, Portsmouth and Brighton, as well as the Chichester Harbour...

: EMODnet Secretariat; Posted On October 14, 2020

Breaking Borders in Ocean Information: A European Success Story

It is 2006……

: Elise Poore; Posted On September 29, 2020

Plastic Oceans: Interview with Lonely Whale’s Dr. Dune Ives

Over the past few years, the underlying repercussions of single-use plastics have become increasingly apparent. Every day, a new wave of plastic...