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Exploration

Innovative underwater robots to play crucial role in weather forecasting

Cutting-edge underwater gliders will navigate through the North Sea taking measurements such as salinity and temperature, which will be fed daily into Met Office forecast models to increase the amount of observational data. Read More

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California /

Marine Protected Areas

Proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary declared a Mission Blue Hope Spot

The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is now recognised as a Mission Blue Hope Spot. This collaboration between the Northern Chumash Tribal Council and Mission Blue highlights the importance of designating the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary by mid-2024 to permanently protect the sacred and irreplaceable ocean ecosystems. Read More

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Belgium /

Endangered species

Belgium becomes first European country to recognise ecocide as international level crime

Belgium’s Federal Parliament has voted in favour of a new penal code for the country, which, for the first time in Europe, includes recognition of the crime of ecocide at both the national and international levels. Read More

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Climate change /

UK

New paper reveals how and why the North Atlantic absorbs CO2

Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have published new research showing a significant time difference in the rate of particles sinking to the bottom of the ocean and the reasons why this occurs. The research provides an essential foundation for future work into how the ocean can be used to combat climate change. Read More

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Exploration /

UK

185 hectares of new seagrass beds discovered across the UK

Over the summer of 2023, volunteers from across the UK recorded 185 hectares of unmapped seagrass meadows in shallow UK coastal waters as part of the annual Great Seagrass Survey. Read More

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Conservation /

England

Total ban on sandeel fishing and partial ban on bottom trawling announced in the UK

The UK government's Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs today announced a partial ban on bottom trawling in some marine protected areas and a total ban on fishing for sandeels in the English North Sea, helping to boost nature recovery on land and at sea. Read More

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Conservation /

UK

Oceanographic teams up with the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling

To combat the support for new oil and gas developments by the UK Government, the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling was founded at the end of 2023. Oceanographic has partnered with the organisation to spread the word about its important mission. Read More

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Conservation /

Ireland

New Special Protection Area designated in Ireland to protect seabirds

'Seas off Wexford', Ireland's largest Special Protection Area for seabirds, will cover over 305,000 hectares of marine waters to improve the protection of 20 bird species off the coast of Wexford. Read More

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