カテゴリー: Marine life
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard to freeAnimal rights campaigners have demanded the immediate release of a minke whale that has been trapped for more than two weeks in nets in…
Previously unknown animal – that has been named after a sea in Lord of the Rings – radically changes scientists’ understanding of how seals evolvedFossils found in New Zealand have led to the discovery of a previously unidentified species of extinct mo…
Navy joins forces with rescuers and volunteers in effort to push pilot whales back into oceanRescuers and volunteers were racing to save about 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka’s western coast in the country’s biggest mass beaching.The short-finne…
Hilsa fishermen must borrow to buy equipment but have to sell their catch at a low price to moneylenders – creating a generational debt trapKalam Sheikh’s life revolves around the few months when he goes in search of Bangladesh’s prized hilsa fish. Whe…
Environmental organisation says ‘dangerous’ levels of carbon-14 exist in water that could soon be released into Pacific oceanContaminated water that will reportedly be released into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant contain…
Injured surfers and large number of dead sea creatures reported in Kamchatka regionWater pollution in Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula that caused sea creatures to wash up dead on beaches has prompted fears that rocket fuel stored in the region’s military …
Revival prompts calls to divert boats to help protect native Indo-Pacific humpbacksCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageLarge numbers of dolphins returned to Hong Kong waters within weeks of the Covid-19 crisis shutting down high…
Government says it will carry out autopsies on all 40 animals and investigate spill from Japanese shipThousands of protesters demonstrated in the Mauritius capital Port Louis on Saturday, calling for an investigation into an oil spill from a Japanese s…
Thousands of ritual statues are dunked into the sea off Mumbai each year – but coronavirus and pollution concerns are forcing change In the quiet housing estate of Angrewadi in the heart of Girgaon in south Mumbai, people are celebrating the 100th cons…
Rise in sea temperatures caused by climate emergency is transforming marine environment and affecting local speciesThe waters off Kyonan were once home to dense forests of seaweed – the ideal habitat for the prized abalone and sardines that support the…
Grounded carrier has split in half and poor conditions make removal of ship’s remaining oil riskyInternational experts and thousands of local volunteers were making frantic efforts on Sunday to protect Mauritius’s pristine beaches and rich marine wildl…
Owners hope the friendly shortfin eel, which delighted children in Whangārei for 35 years, made it out to sea during delugeA shortfin eel named Eel McPherson, who was beloved by a New Zealand city for 35 years, has bid bon voyage to its backyard pool a…
Swaths of coastline covered with squat lobster, which cling to the sand at high tide and then perishThe sandy beaches of Otago in the deep south of New Zealand have turned blood red after millions of squat lobster died in a mass stranding.Locals in the…
Sensitive creatures are starting to hide when keepers walk past, as a result of the lack of visitorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the garden eels at a Tokyo aquarium remove their heads from the sand, they are usually …
Northland residents describe ‘heartbreaking’ find as experts warn climate crisis could make it a more frequent sightHundreds of thousands of mussels have been cooked to death on a beach in New Zealand’s North Island, with experts saying more will die a…