About 230 pilot whales are stranded on Tasmania’s west coast Wednesday. According to Tasmania’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment, about half of the pod stranded in Macquarie Harbour was … Read more
Environmental advocate group Greenpeace UK dropped 18 “large” boulders into the South West Deeps Marine Protected Area (MPA) Thursday, creating underwater barriers against “destructive” fishing trawlers. Greenpeace said it dropped … Read more
Orcas have reportedly attacked boats along the coasts of Portugal and Spain, leaving scientists mystified about the killer whales’ behavior. Last month, two attacks involving several orcas allegedly sank boats, … Read more
Locals on Kumejima island, about 100 kilometers west of Okinawa’s main island, reported finding at least 30 green sea turtles off a beach on the remote Japanese island, with many … Read more
Authorities reported two shark attacks off the coast of New York on Wednesday — the fifth attack on Long Island in two weeks. Officers of Suffolk County Police Marine … Read more
Scientists have discovered the largest known plant on Earth off the coast of Western Australia. Researchers from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and Flinders University have determined that a … Read more
Peruvian prosecutors said they had requested the extradition of the Italian captain of the Italian-flagged Mare Doricum oil tanker, accused of being responsible for the maneuvers that resulted in the … Read more
Russia’s bombing of the Azovstal steel plant might cause the “complete” extinction of the Sea of Azov. The Mariupol City Council posted on Telegram Wednesday that the bombings in the … Read more
The United States will soon announce plans to improve maritime domain awareness to combat illegal fishing in the Pacific. Deputy Assistant to the President and Indo-Pacific Policy Coordinator Kurt Campbell … Read more