3 d. ago Strange plastic discs spotted along miles of Welsh coastline

Concerns have been raised about their imapct on marine life if ingested

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3 w. ago ‘A life of captivity’: Canada refuses marine park’s request to export its whales to China

Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have enduredCanada’s government has refused a request by the beleaguered Marineland theme park to export its remaining 30 beluga whales to China due to concerns that the whales will face further mistreatment.Marineland, an amusement park, zoo and aquarium in Niagara Falls, has one of the largest captive whale populations in the world, and has long been mired in controversy amid reports of poor conditions for the animals on display. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Marine life is thriving on discarded World War ships and weapons

Atlantic cod, European green crab, sea anemone, and starfish found living on and around ammunitions

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4 w. ago Scientists shocked as marine life found living on WWII explosives

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life

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4 w. ago Scientists find marine life thriving on World War II explosives in the Baltic Sea

An undersea submersible has spotted crabs, worms and fish thriving on the surfaces of World War II explosives thought to be toxic to marine life

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4 w. ago Tragic vid reveals lonely life of sea lion Junior circling cramped marine park tank after cancer death of only companion

A "LONELY" sealion lives a miserable existence in an old tank after his girlfriend died of cancer, activists claim. Junior was born 22 years ago at the Mediterraneo Marine Park in Naxxar, Malta, and spent all his life with beau Dana - but is now alone. Footage from an animal activist group shows Junior mournfully...

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last month World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life

Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressedThe world’s oceans have failed a key planetary health check for the first time, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels, a report has shown.In its latest annual assessment, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research said ocean acidity had crossed a critical threshold for marine life. Continue reading...

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