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Lecomte, from France, will set off from Hawaii on Thursday, local time, to swim 555 kilometres through an area known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to California. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

This isolated, sub-tropical region in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii is quite literally a cool water, hang out spot for one of the most impressive predators of the open ocean; White Sharks. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

This research found that coastal regions of some least-developed countries (LDCs) are connected to areas beyond national jurisdiction (ABNJ) through larval dispersal and the potential dispersal of pollutants. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

This scientist couple created an airborne observatory to map tropical forests. Now they’re using it to identify threatened reefs. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

After a controversial withdrawal from the International Whaling Commission last year, Japan is unfortunately poised to resume commercial whaling after a gap of over 30 years. Come July 1, and a fleet of five vessels will set off from Abashiro port in Kushiro, Hokkaido after a formal ceremony.

Official documents show fishing companies, including Talleys, threatened legal action against the government over proposed seabed protection in the South Pacific. Click on the link below to read the full article.

A new study led by a University of Rhode Island doctoral student and published in the Journal of Applied Ecology has found a possible solution to one of the biggest conservation and livelihood challenges in the marine realm.

One of the foremost strategies for the recovery of marine ecosystems that has proven successful in other countries is the establishment of marine reserves.

Roughly 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters our oceans each year.

Queensland’s wildlife and the environment are winners in this year’s State Budget, with more than $90 million allocated to a range of environmental initiatives including national parks revitalisation, crocodile management, koala conservation, fire management and the eradication of yellow crazy an