With location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life.
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Marine viruses attack cells, but the material that spills out helps fuels marine life around the world.
The University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor, who has died aged 52, was driven by a deep love of science and a desire to safeguard the planet’s future.
Plants and animals soon colonise any hard surface in otherwise sandy or muddy seafloors.
Fish will follow the plankton.
The persistent harmful algal bloom in South Australia is an opportunity to experiment with solutions, but the best approach is helping nature to help itself.
The first detailed study of Australian tropical oyster reefs reveals the main species, yet to be named, is related to the Sydney rock oyster – and is just as delicious.
New research examined coral restoration projects worldwide to calculate what it would actually cost to bring back what’s already been lost.
A large tanker has released jet fuel into the sea near crucial seal and seabird breeding spots, say local marine ecologists.
A widely held view in ocean conservation asserts that parrotfish are key to healthy coral reefs. But evidence suggests that the relationship is more complicated.
Integrating tourism and aquaculture could bring boosts for the economy and the marine environment.
How climate change will affect the world’s biggest fish.
Research shows a long decline, but reveals what the seas could look like again in future.
Warmer water holds less oxygen, while warmer fish need more oxygen.
Global marine life is on the move with significant consequences – new study.
Just as Darwin’s finches evolved specialised beaks to target prey, 3D modelling of 61 museum specimens reveals albatross beaks vary in size and shape for different diets. They can also drink seawater.
Some animals are finding it harder to detect chemicals they use to communicate.
Leatherback turtles are predicted to lose half of their nesting habitat, on one beach studied.
The discovery of the deepest fish in a Japanese trench raises the question, what else is out there? But before the mind leaps to all things dark and spooky, take a fresh look at life in the deep sea.
Food quality, not just quantity, matters when it comes to the health and survival of the southern resident killer whales.
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Doctoral Programmes Manager, Nottingham Trent University
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Marine Science, James Cook University
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Research Fellow, Environment & Life Sciences, University of Salford
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Associate Professor in Marine Biology, Swansea University
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Professor of Biology, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in coastal environmental sciences and sustainable development, Uppsala University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Cardiff University
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Professor of Marine Biodiversity, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Physical Oceanography, Bangor University
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Director of TropWATER, James Cook University