Weekly Ocean News 12 December
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
12 December 2025
‘Myopic’ fisheries managers toy with a new ‘tragedy of the commons’
There are many examples of “tragedies of the commons,” whether in the atmosphere as a result of carbon dioxide pollution, or in the oceans because of marine plastics. Charles Clover argues the largest in the world is caused by overfishing.
09 December 2025
Weekly Ocean News 5 December
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
05 December 2025
Five years of the Fisheries Act
The Fisheries Act, which established the legal framework for managing UK fisheries after Brexit, entered into law in November 2020. Five years on, Blue Marine Foundation’s co-founder shares his views on what the act might have achieved – and how it has failed.
04 December 2025
Weekly Ocean News 28 November
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
28 November 2025
Weekly Ocean News 21 November
Stay informed with the latest top ocean stories—climate impacts, marine life discoveries, coastal policies, and innovations in ocean conservation.
21 November 2025
More valuable alive: Reopening gulper shark fishing is an historic mistake
Maldivian government’s decision to to reopen gulper shark fishing from 1 November 2025 puts the Maldives’ reputation and ocean-tourism economy at risk.
20 November 2025
UK’s failure to back sustainable mackerel fishing condemned as ‘pitiful’
The UK helped block a science-led cut to mackerel catches, despite a collapse in the fish stock.
19 November 2025