The Ocean News Podcast

Stay informed with The Ocean News Podcast. Hosted by News Editor Rob Hutchins, this daily ocean news update delivers the most important stories on marine life, climate change, sustainability, and global ocean policy—all in a quick, weekday format.

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8 mins - SO1 Episode 25

UK marine life bouncing back after kelp recovery

News Editor, Rob Hutchins investigates the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project and the introduction of the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw, as researchers and locals are celebrating the encouraging signs of local marine life and seabed ecosystems now on the mend.

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8 mins - S01 Episode 24

Hope for endangered penguins with No Fishing Zone deal

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives deep into the hard-fought deal that will see fishing restrictions put in place across six key breeding colonies for African penguins off South Africa; marking a significant first step in reversing the fortunes of a species on the brink of extinction.

7 mins - S01 Episode 23

Sea snail defence mode may HINDER is sex life

News Editor, Rob Hutchins uncovers a groundbreaking study that found sea snails are evolving thicker shells to fend off invasive predators, but are losing their 'on-demand defence mechanism'.

8 mins - S01 Episode 22

Has the deep-sea mining industry run out of road?

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives deep into the newest updates from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council meeting in Jamaica as negotiations continue on controversial deep-sea mining under the new leadership of Secretary General, Leticia Carvalho.

8 mins - S01 Episode 21

Trump officials question greenhouse gas harm

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives into TWO of the top stories this week. From the Trump administration reconsidering critical greenhouse gas findings to a new advance in AI technology that may pave the way to saving the world’s coral reef ecosystems.

8 mins - S01 Episode 20

North Sea oil tanker collision: what happened?

News Editor, Rob Hutchins explores the recent news of a collision between an oil tanker carrying jet fuel on a short-term charter with a cargo ship in the North Sea, triggering deep concern for vulnerable marine life across two nearby marine protected areas.