Protecting coastal waters, sea resources a real problem for PH—Palace
MANILA, Philippines—Malacañang has admitted the country has problems in protecting its coastal waters and aquatic resources from poachers. Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda made the remark on...
View ArticlePH losing coral reefs to gov’t neglect, overfishing—WWF
MANILA, Philippines—Decades of over-fishing and government neglect are to blame for the near eradication of the Philippines’ coral reefs, which now threatens the country’s ecological balance and food...
View ArticleFishkill strikes Anda, Bolinao in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan, Philippines—Fishkill struck the Kakiputan Channel in Bolinao and Anda towns in Pangasinan on Sunday and Monday, killing about 70 tons of bangus (milkfish) there, an official...
View ArticleClimate to cost $2 trillion year in damage to oceans–study
Greenhouse gases are on track for inflicting costs of nearly $2 trillion annually in damage to the oceans by 2100, according to a Swedish study published on Wednesday.
View ArticleBleaching brought by El Niño threatens PH coral reefs – expert
Coral reefs around the world are under threat from another round of bleaching as ocean surface temperature is expected to rise in the latter part of the year, according to a leading marine scientist.
View ArticleVolunteers needed to clean up Philippine coastline
MANILA, Philippines—Filipino eco-warriors are invited to take part in the International Coastal Cleanup in the Philippines on Oct. 6, according to the international environment organization Ocean...
View ArticleSeas rising 60 percent faster than UN forecast – study
Sea levels are rising 60-percent faster than the UN's climate panel forecast in its most recent assessment, scientists reported on Wednesday.
View ArticleKerry issues call to save the planet’s oceans
US Secretary of State John Kerry Monday sounded the alarm on the perils facing the world's oceans, calling for a global strategy to save the planet's life-giving seas.
View ArticleGlobal marine populations slashed by half since 1970—WWF
Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned Wednesday.
View ArticleIllegal, industrial fishing threaten oceans—experts
The world's oceans are under threat from both illegal and mass industrial fishing, in which millions of fish are caught and discarded, experts warned Tuesday.
View ArticleGlobal warming turns oceans into ticking time bombs — study
PARIS, France — The oceans have soaked up as much heat from global warming over the last two decades as during the preceding 130 years, according to a study published Monday. While this accelerated...
View ArticleJapan volcanic island may hold key to coral survival
The key to the survival of the world's threatened coral reefs may lie in the waters surrounding a small volcanic island off the coast of Japan, scientists say.
View Article193 nations urge action to protect oceans—with US protest
The 193 U.N. member nations issued an urgent call for action Friday to reverse the decline in the health and productivity of the world's oceans — with the United States backing the action plan but...
View ArticleChile to ban plastic bags in coastal regions
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill on Wednesday that seeks to ban plastic bags in more than 100 coastal areas in a bid to halt the accumulation of ocean plastic. The bill will also allow...
View ArticleLow oxygen levels, coral bleaching getting worse in oceans
WASHINGTON — Global warming is making the world's oceans sicker, depleting them of oxygen and harming delicate coral reefs more often, two studies show.
View ArticleJapan whale hunt killed 122 pregnant minkes
Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific research but conservationists call "gruesome and unnecessary."
View ArticleOceans in hot water, too
Even the oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves.
View ArticleAussie cops to the roo-scue as kangaroo caught in surf
A kangaroo that hopped into the sea for a dip at a Melbourne beach had to be rescued by Australian police and brought back to life with CPR, officers said Sunday.
View ArticleOne of our islands is missing: Japan ‘loses’ a bit of land
Missing: A tiny island in northern Japan. Or so authorities fear, prompting plans for a survey to determine if the outcrop has been washed away, ever-so-slightly shrinking the country's territorial...
View ArticleDesalination produces more toxic waste than clean water
More than 16,000 desalination plants scattered across the globe produce far more toxic sludge than fresh water, a global assessment showed.
View ArticleAt Fukushima plant, a million-ton headache: radioactive water
FUKUSHIMA, Japan — In the grounds of the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant sits a million-ton headache for the plant’s operators and Japan’s government: tank after tank of water contaminated with...
View ArticleAussie scientists turn to drones to protect sea turtles
BRISBANE, Australia — Australian researchers have discovered they were underestimating numbers at the world’s largest sea turtle nesting site after turning to drone technology for the first time. Raine...
View ArticleJapan to release treated Fukushima water into sea — reports
TOKYO — Japan will release more than a million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in a decades-long operation, reports said Friday, despite strong opposition...
View ArticleTrash tracking satellites help Indonesia tackle marine waste
JAKARTA — Every year, pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic waste from the streets of Jakarta, with some of it ending up as far away as Bali’s beaches. So scientists are turning to satellites...
View ArticleClimate change driving marine species poleward
PARIS — Warming waters have driven thousands of ocean species poleward from the equator, threatening marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of people who depend on them, researchers reported Monday....
View ArticleJapan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea
TOKYO — Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, the government said Tuesday, despite concern from neighboring countries...
View ArticleKorea condemns Japan’s decision to release water from Fukushima
SEOUL — South Korea on Tuesday strongly condemned Japan’s decision to release more than 1 million tons of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant, saying the radioactive...
View ArticleA whale chorus reveals how climate change may be shifting migration
TOKYO — Eerie wails, explosive trumpets and ghostly moans. The sounds from the underwater recorders had a story to tell, even without a single intelligible word: the whales had stayed put. The...
View ArticleIndonesian tin miners target the ocean as reserves dwindle on land
TOBOALI, Indonesia — From the shores of Indonesia’s Bangka island, miners like Hendra head out by boat every day to scores of crudely built wooden pontoons dotted off the coast that are equipped to...
View ArticleInto the ‘plastisphere’: Scientists comb Japan waters to study new eco threat
SHIMODA, Japan — A boat’s crew casts a net into the seemingly clean waters off Japan’s Izu peninsula, but not to catch fish — they are scooping up microplastics to learn more about the pollution’s...
View ArticleAiling oceans in the spotlight at major UN meet
LISBON—A long-delayed UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicks off in Lisbon Monday, with thousands of policymakers, experts and advocates on the case. Humanity needs...
View ArticleLife in the abyss, a spectacular and fragile struggle for survival
PARIS —Cloaked in darkness and mystery, the creatures of the deep oceans exist in a world of unlikely profusion, surviving on scant food and under pressure that would crush human lungs. This extremely...
View Article‘They’re everywhere’: microplastics in oceans, air and human body
PARIS—From ocean depths to mountain peaks, humans have littered the planet with tiny shards of plastic. We have even absorbed these microplastics into our bodies — with uncertain implications. Images...
View ArticleOcean warmth, seaweed scarcity threaten Fiji’s fisherwomen’s livelihoods
SUVA, Fiji — Karen Vusisa has been struggling to find a decent catch of a favorite Fijian edible seaweed, amid concerns that ocean temperatures have hit harvests and are threatening livelihoods of...
View ArticleUnderwater heat ‘inferno’ ravages Mediterranean corals
MARSEILLES, France — In the temperate shallows of the Mediterranean, once-vibrant red and purple coral forests that provide a crucial haven for biodiversity now stand bleached and brittle, transformed...
View ArticleTo save California coasts, scientists turn to the humble oyster
CHULA VISTA , California — There are no pearls growing on the oyster reefs in San Diego Bay, but scientists hope they will yield an even more valuable treasure: protection against coastal erosion...
View ArticleAs oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?
UNITED NATIONS — If rising seas engulf the Maldives and Tuvalu, will those countries be wiped off the map? And what happens to their citizens? The prospect is no longer science fiction as global...
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