Oceans
"If there is no blue, there is no green," Dr. Sylvia Earle has said. And she couldn't be more right.
The world's oceans are responsible for providing our fresh water, for regulating global temperatures, for providing food and housing the majority of the species on Earth. And it is also taking the brunt of human negligence and greed. From overfishing to plastic pollution to acidification from the carbon dioxide we're releasing in the air, our oceans are under threat and need us to pay attention.
On this page, dive into news about both problems and solutions for one of our most valuable resources.
Featured Stories in Oceans
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Australia's Great Barrier Reef Under Serious Threat, New Report Shows
A UN report describes that despite progress in conservation efforts, industrial development is taking a major toll on this vital ecosystem.
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Unusual and Beautiful Wave Photos Have a Secret Source
Photographer Scotty Carter has uncovered techniques to produce exceptionally beautiful and highly unique wave photos.
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Caught Red-Snapper-Handed: New Identification Technique Could Stop Fish Poachers
Scientists prove a new means for safeguarding world fish stocks and ensuring customers buying sustainable fish get what they want.
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Great Barrier Reef Could See Tenfold Increase in Ship Traffic, Thanks to Booming Oil and Gas Exports
Coal ships passing through the reef are predicted to increase from 1722 last year to 10,150 (more than one per hour) by 2020.
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New Research on Ocean Acidification and Warming Oceans Reveals Heavy Toll on Marine Life
New research projects around Puget Sound in Washington are looking at the complicated effects of warming waters and ocean acidification on marine ecosystems.
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Group Launches Campaign to Protect Antarctica's Ocean
The coalition of conservation groups is working to create an extensive network of no-take reserves surrounding Antarctica.
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Tons of Debris From Japan Tsunami Headed Towards U.S.
It has nearly been a year since that horrifying magnitude-9 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck the coast of Japan, but the trouble is still far from over.
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Sylvia Earle Launches Mission Blue to Spread the Word of Ocean Conservation
In 2010, Sylvia Earle won the TED Prize for her wish that everyone would fight for a global network of marine preserves. The new site Mission Blue is a step in that direction.
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Overfishing Costs EU '£2.7 billion each year' and 100,000 Jobs
In addition to hurting some already fragile marine ecosystems, overfishing also has huge economic impacts, according to a European report.
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12 Percent of Species in Tropical Eastern Pacific Threatened With Extinction
According to a new survey led by the IUCN, the conservation situation in the tropical waters on the Eastern Pacific is dire.
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Google to Launch 'SeaView' of the Great Barrier Reef
Soon it will be possible to explore the ocean's most scenic places, such as the Great Barrier Reef, all without having to leave the house -- or even put on pants.
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How Mobile Marine Reserves Could Save the Seas
Ocean life is always on the move. Why shouldn't the areas designated to protect them be the same way? Scientists say technology now makes it possible.
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Scientists Thrilled With Rare Whale's Remarkable Journey
There are believed to be as few as 130 endangered western gray whales left in the waters off of the North Pacific -- but for one youngster, it was evidently time to move on.
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TED Talk: How to Save A Shark We Know Nothing About
Basking sharks are on the brink of extinction, and it's up to scientists to be creative about gathering information about them.
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Tourism to Blame For Rise in Shark-Attacks Deaths
Sharks have garnered a reputation as mean, cold-blooded aquatic killers, striking fear into the hearts of many would-be ocean goers -- but it turns out that in an increasing number of shark attack cases, it may actually be humans that are to blame.
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Oldest Living Thing Threatened By Climate Change
A vast meadow of slow-growing seagrass on the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea may have been alive for up to 200,000 years -- but may not last much longer.
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The Week in Animal News: We're Making Raccoons Smarter, a Tiny Crab Makes Awesome Art and More
A PBS documentary alleges that human activities are honing raccoons problem solving skills. We also have a crab who makes sweet sand art, PETA's anti-slavery lawsuit and more.
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When You Wash Your Clothes, You Release Microplastic Fibers Into the Oceans
Accumulating 'microplastic' threat to shores
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Swim Down Through a Sea of Trash With Dramatic, Eerily Beautiful Photos by Mandy Barker
What would it be like to swim through the estimated 100 million tons of trash swirling around in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? These photographs bring viewers as close as they'd probably ever want to come to finding out.
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Playing With Beach Sand Might Make You Sick, Warns EPA
Just when you thought it was safe to get out of the water, it turns out that land onshore might be more likely to make you sick.
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Plastic Pollution in the Oceans is Causing Problems for Whales, too.
Fish, turtles, and birds are well known, now, as species impacted by plastic pollution in the oceans but the swirling concentration of bags, caps, and bits is increasingly becoming a problem for whales as well.
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