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Marine Life

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Jan 22 • 4 months ago

Canada aquarium that threatened to kill its whales wants to sell them to US

Marineland seeks approval to sell belugas to United States after its China export proposal was rejected

theguardian.com1 min read

Jan 20 • 4 months ago

After four shark attacks in 48 hours, NSW authorities urge beachgoers ‘just go to a pool’

Surfer taken to hospital with minor injuries after latest shark attack at Point Plomer beach on mid-north coast

theguardian.com1 min read

Dec 27 • 4 months ago

Call for citizen scientists to monitor threatened turtle species on NSW beaches

Beachgoers from the Tweed to Batemans Bay have been asked to be on the lookout – and every nest reported to TurtleWatch NSW will be protectedGet our

theguardian.com1 min read

Dec 05 • 5 months ago

60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study

Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research findsMore than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Afr...

theguardian.com1 min read

Nov 22 • 6 months ago

How to make sustainable seafood choices this Christmas to ease the pressure on Australia’s oceans

Australian Marine Conservation Society’s GoodFish guide aims to showcase the most environmentally friendly seafood sources Get our

theguardian.com1 min read

Nov 21 • 6 months ago

Three-metre giant oarfish, ‘palace messenger’ of doom, washes up on Tasmanian beach

The enormous, serpentine fish, regarded in Japanese folklore as a herald of disaster, usually live deep below the surface and are only sighted when sick or dyingGet our

theguardian.com1 min read

Nov 20 • 6 months ago

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

Aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea. ...

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Nov 19 • 6 months ago

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm

One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

theguardian.com1 min read

Oct 25 • 7 months ago

Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change

Marine mammals are being forced into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn. ...

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Oct 21 • 7 months ago

Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past yearOne of the rarest

theguardian.com1 min read

Oct 08 • 7 months ago

‘From reef to retail’: experts warn global marine aquarium fish trade relies heavily on wild populations

New research finds 90% of marine fish sold by major US retailers are wild-caught, including threatened or endangered species

theguardian.com1 min read

Sep 27 • 7 months ago

Mother and baby whale trapped in shark net off Queensland’s Rainbow Beach

The humpback whales, which were caught in a net 245km north of Brisbane, were among nine whale entanglements in past nine days Get our

theguardian.com1 min read

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