2+ hour, 58+ min ago  (265+ words) The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation has announced the program for Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) 2026, taking place June 24 in Washington, DC and online. CHOW will convene policymakers, scientists, technologists, conservationists, explorers and youth leaders to address the most pressing issues…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (354+ words) Researchers have discovered that deep ocean coral may be more susceptible to climate change than previously thought. The findings came after a team of researchers discovered that deep-water coral in the Galapagos had disappeared for over 1, 000 years before making a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (238+ words) PADI and Blancpain announced the continuation of their long-standing partnership with the launch of their Global Shark & Ray Census and the PADI Shark & Ray Conservation Specialty Course. Both initiatives aim to engage the global dive community to help protect, document,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (233+ words) Researchers have discovered the microscopic damage inflicted on stony corals by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). The disease has ravaged reefs across Florida and the Caribbean, and although much is known about it, little is understood about the damage…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago  (414+ words) A coalition of environmental advocates is warning that proposed legislation set to be voted on in the US House of Representatives today (Earth Day) could gut the Endangered Species Act. The legislation, according to a Congressional Research Service summary, "reauthorizes…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (571+ words) Watch the video above " then read why this dive site is unlike anything else in the Sea of Cortez. Two hours from La Paz, the Sea of Cortez delivers one of diving's most extraordinary encounters. No long-haul flights. No remote…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (332+ words) Environmental advocates are decrying an upcoming meeting of the Endangered Species Committee that is slated to consider an "exemption under the Endangered Species Act with respect to oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities" in the Gulf of Mexico…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (339+ words) A mother'daughter team of citizen scientists has discovered what appears to be the largest mapped coral colony by area on the Great Barrier Reef. The discovery was made by Sophie Kalkowski-Pope and her mother, Jan Pope. They identified a Pavona…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (405+ words) If you're really into underwater exploration " be it of reefs, shipwrecks or anything else marine-related, the Boston Sea Rovers' annual International Ocean Symposium and Film Festival should definitely be on your bucket list of events to attend. The volunteer-run event…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (226+ words) A new, land-based coral spawning facility on Praslin Island in the Seychelles has achieved its first successful mass spawn, producing roughly 800, 000 embryos and settling about 65, 000 juvenile corals. The project offers hope to corals in the Western Indian Ocean and could…...