Research has found plastic in snails in Nigerian rivers – another sign that the country needs to manage its waste better.
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As climate change speeds up tropical storm cycles, rivers and bays have less time to process nutrients and pollutants that wash into them after each event.
Corals, mangroves and seagrass habitats have been affected by extreme weather events, and some may never recover.
When we build marinas, ports, jetties and coastal defences we introduce hard structures that weren’t there before, and which reduce the amount of sunlight hitting the water.
A new network of 20 sites have been declared as marine protected areas in South Africa.
Thousands of hydropower dams are under construction around the world. New research shows that by cutting off sediment flow, these dams can have big ecological effects on far-off bays and deltas.
Fatal shark bites are very rare. But the stats do suggest that the likelihood of an attack proving fatal is higher in Australia - probably because our waters are home to the “big three” dangerous species.
Kenya can explore at least four key actions, based on past commitments and institutional structures, to transform the economic future of its oceans.
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Professor of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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