19 countries ratified the treaty during the conference, while other nations, such as the UK, formally committed to ratifying ...

All four governments in the UK have published the latest assessment of how our own patch of the global ocean is doing; it makes for sobering reading.

PFAS (per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are a group of several thousand chemicals that are polluting our ocean. They can make products waterproof, greaseproof and heat-resistant and can be found ...

29 Jun 2025 Positive ocean news: June '25 edition It's been a great month for making progress to protect and restore our seas. We round up the top good news stories for the ocean to celebrate the wins ...

Despite their name, comb jellies aren’t actually jellyfish – and they don’t sting! Jellyfish are cnidarians, whereas comb jellies are Phylum ctenophora, which comes from the Greek meaning “comb ...

There are about 2,000 gigatonnes of carbon stored on land. In comparison, the ocean holds a massive 37,700 gigatonnes of carbon. That’s over 18 times more! Most of this carbon stays locked in the ...

Beach stretch: Pegwell Bay Date and time: 27 Jun 2025, 10 a.m. to noon Meeting point: Meet: On the beach - just below the former hoverport access road Cliffsend, near Ramsgate, Kent CT12 5HY. *Access ...

Renewable energy The ocean can also help us achieve Net Zero and give us the best chance of combatting climate change by generating renewable energy, and the UK is looking to its marine areas to ...

Leatherbacks are by far the largest of the seven species of sea turtle, with adults growing to more than 2 metres in length. Black with white spots, the leatherbacks appearance makes them easy to ...

Although it’s hard to determine the life span of the different species of marine turtles, they do tend to live for several decades. This is partly due to the fact that species of marine turtle can ...