To commemorate World Oceans Day on 8 June, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Our Singapore Reefs (OSR) kicked off a three-year collaboration to promote the importance of Singapore’s marine biodiversity with a Dive Against Debris® survey.

Shocking evidence of the pollution that pervades the world’s ocean has come to light with the discovery that more than 400m pieces of debris litter the coastline of the remote Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

New study demonstrates how citizen science programs can help provide vital information desperately needed to develop robust and effective management plans for an endangered shark species.

Divers collect more than 120 pounds of trash from the seafloor at Project AWARE®'s Adopt a Dive Site™ location Sunabe Seawall South Steps in an early Earth Day celebration. The event, sponsored by the owners and instructors at Mermaid Island Diving, drew 72 scuba and snorkeling volunteers for three hours to collect trash from the ocean environment.

Australian audiences will be able to immerse themselves in the wonders of the ocean without getting their feet wet this coming March as the Ocean Film Festival Australia makes a splash in cinemas across the country. The festival, which features a carefully curated selection of the world’s most captivating ocean-themed will light up silver screens in 29 towns and cities.

The first broad-scale assessment of ocean-based solutions to reduce climate change and its impacts shows their high potential and calls for immediate development and scale-up of the most-promising measures