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Fisheries

Russia - One country may singlehandedly plunge rare fish population into extinction: ‘Every fish is going to be fished’

A stubborn Russian fishing industry targeting the beaked redfish threatens to eliminate the unique creature from the waters near Greenland and Iceland, where it thrives.

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Science

South Pacific - Tonga volcano triggered seafloor debris stampede

Last year's Tonga volcanic eruption produced the fastest underwater flows ever recorded, scientists say.

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Waterways

UK - Water firms illegally spilled sewage on dry days - data suggests

Three major water companies illegally discharged sewage hundreds of times last year on days when it was not raining, a BBC investigation suggests. The practice, known as "dry spilling", is banned because it can lead to higher concentrations of sewage in waterways.

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Fisheries

World - New Research Predicts Effects of Marine Heatwaves on Top Ocean Predators

Real-time shifts in marine ecosystems and species demand “climate-ready” fisheries. This new research will inform fisheries management.

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Advocacy

World - Can deep-sea mining supply the growing critical minerals demand?

Deep-sea mining has emerged as a promising solution to the world’s growing critical minerals needs. But are the hidden treasures of the deep a truly viable source of precious materials?

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Advocacy

SA - South Africa’s great white sharks are changing locations – they need to be monitored for beach safety and conservation

South Africa is renowned for having one of the world’s biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Substantial declines have been observed, however, in places where the sharks normally gather on the coast of the Western Cape province. Sharks congregate at these locations to feed, interact socially, or rest.

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Property

UK - Coastal investment growth lags behind towns and cities - new data

House price growth in the UK’s countryside towns is outperforming the national average, while coastal areas are failing to match the same pace.

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Advocacy

World - It's time to put oceans to the test in the climate fight, scientists say

What happens if we alter the world’s oceans to fight climate change? More than 200 scientists signed a letter saying it’s time to find out.

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Science

World - Mangroves, marshes & coral could be devastated with 2 degree warming: Study

A new study has found that important coastal ecosystem hotspots like mangroves, coastal marshes and coral reefs can be devastated by just two degrees Celsius of global warming.

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Science

World - Mutation rates in whales are much higher than previously reported

An international team of marine scientists has studied the DNA of family groups from four different whale species to estimate their mutation rates. Using the newly determined rates, the group found that the number of humpback whales in the North Atlantic before whaling was 86 percent lower than earlier studies suggested.

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Science

India - Sea change: Shore Temple sculptures on Mahabalipuram coast undergo irrevocable decay

A study finds that some of the sculptures in the Shore Temple are deteriorating due to sea exposure and salt accumulation. Conservation experts suggest solutions to protect the monument.

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Engineering

World - An assessment of whether long-term global changes in waves and storm surges have impacted global coastlines

"We conclude that the available datasets do not show clear forcing/response linkages between long-term shoreline change and changes in waves and storm surge over the past three decades."

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Science

UK - Rare sea turtle swept across Atlantic to Welsh beach flies home to Texas

Tally, a Kemp’s ridley, traversed the ocean in the Gulf Stream and was nursed back to health in Wales

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Advocacy

UK - What will happen to businesses hit by coastal erosion?

Although concerns are mounting about the economic effect coastal erosion will have on East Anglia, some believe the changing geography could create new opportunities for businesses.

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Engineering

World - Will the world's mangroves, marshes and coral survive warm, rising seas this time?

Research published today in Nature warns that rising seas will devastate coastal habitats, using evidence from the last Ice Age.

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Science

World - We studied more than 1,500 coastal ecosystems - they will drown if we let the world warm above 2℃

Much of the world’s natural coastline is protected by living habitats, most notably mangroves in warmer waters and tidal marshes closer to the poles. These ecosystems support fisheries and wildlife, absorb the impact of crashing waves and clean up pollutants. But these vital services are threatened by global warming and rising sea levels.

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Science

World - Geoengineering sounds like a quick climate fix, but without more research and guardrails, it’s a costly gamble − with potentially harmful results

When soaring temperatures, extreme weather and catastrophic wildfires hit the headlines, people start asking for quick fixes to climate change. The U.S. government just announced the first awards from a US$3.5 billion fund for projects that promise to pull carbon dioxide out of the air. Policymakers are also exploring more invasive types of geoengineering − the deliberate, large-scale manipulation of Earth’s natural systems.

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Fisheries

IS - Iceland to resume whaling under stricter conditions

Iceland is one of just three countries that allow commercial whaling, along with Norway and Japan, in the face of fierce criticism from environmentalists and animal rights' defenders.

International
Property

World - Flood protection based on historical records is flawed—we need a risk model fit for climate change, say researchers

Despite countries pouring billions of dollars into "protecting" communities, flood-related disasters are becoming more frequent and are projected to become even more severe as the climate crisis worsens.

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Science

World - This Brutal Summer in 10 Alarming Maps and Graphs

From the Maui wildfires to ultrahigh ocean temperatures, climate change is leaving its devastating mark on the Earth. It’s but a taste of the pain to come.

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Science

World - Ocean-based negative emissions technologies: A governance framework review

The ocean will play a key role in efforts to tackle the climate crisis, according to scientists and IPCC. The use of "negative emissions technologies" to enhance carbon sequestration and storage in the ocean is increasingly being discussed. In a study published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, RIFS researchers Lina Röschel and Barbara Neumann describe the challenges that these technologies present.

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Science

JP - Sushi-loving Japan scrambles to save its fishing industry as oceans heat up

Every year, as July draws to a close, Norio Terada and his fellow oyster farmers submerge hundreds of scallop shells strung on wire rings into the waters of Lake Hamana.

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Science

FI - Geologists study 'shallow-sea' mining of valuable metals in Gulf of Finland

Geologists from Estonia collected sediment samples from the seabed of the Gulf of Finland during an international expedition. Further analysis of the samples will reveal the location and quantity of manganese nodules, rock-like formations that contain metals necessary for the transition to renewable energy.

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