Ocean Conservation

July 28, 2026

Scientists Discover 31 New Marine Species in Deep Sea 2026 Expedition

Marine biologists have documented previously unknown species living in Earth’s deepest ocean zones, marking a significant milestone in understanding life in extreme environments and highlighting how much remains unknown about our planet’s

The great age of ocean discovery reducing carbon emissions. Photo Source: Keith Scholey

Activism·Entertainment·Marine Life

Attenborough’s Ocean Film Reveals 370M Tons of CO2 Released Yearly by Trawling While Protected Areas Show 95% Species Recovery

At 99 years old, Sir David Attenborough isn’t slowing down—he’s speaking up louder than ever. In his powerful new documentary “Ocean with David Attenborough”, releasing globally in theaters on May 8, 2025, the legendary naturalist delivers what he calls his

May 2, 2025

Java Stingaree Extinction Confirmed After 160 Years of No Sightings Due to Human Impacts

Conservation·Marine Life·News

The extinction of the Java Stingaree represents more than just the loss of a single species. After 160 years since its only documented sighting,

Florida State University Reveals 84 Sharks Dead in 25 Hours as Industrial Fishing Ravages 80 Emperor Seamounts

Marine Life·Nature·News

New footage revealed by Florida State University researchers reveals catastrophic damage across the Emperor Seamounts, where bottom trawling equipment had scraped ancient coral formations.

Fishing effort by foreign-owned fishing vessels, 2012-2020.

Conservation·Ocean·Technology

Google-Co-founded Global Fishing Watch Advances Ocean Sustainability: Hundreds of Thousands of Vessels Monitored for Environmental Impact

A decade ago, creating an open-access picture of worldwide fishing activity couldn’t have been more attainable. However, thanks to advancements in satellite technology and computer learning, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) is becoming

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Staff

July 9, 2024

A plastic particle (red) is colonized by the marine fungus Parengyodontium album

Ocean·Plastic·Pollution·Science

Marine Fungus Solution to Plastic Pollution: Breaking Down Polyethylene at 0.05% Daily—What This Means for Our Oceans

Researchers at the NIOZ (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research), among others, have discovered that a marine fungus can break down polyethylene, the plastic found at the bottom of the sea, as

Rahul Somvanshi

June 10, 2024

Nature·News

Panama Inspires Others In Ocean Conservation With Expansion Of Its Protected Marine Region To 54%

Panama‘s President Laurentino Cortizo & Minister of Environment Milciades added 36.058 square miles to the Banco Volcan marine protected area in the Caribbean, within the framework of Our Ocean Conference on March

Govind Tekale

March 8, 2023

Ocean·Pollution·Science

Turning the Tide on Climate Change: MIT’s Game-Changing CO2 Removal from Ocean Water

Climate change has become one of the most pressing global challenges of our time. One of the main contributors to climate change is the increasing level of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Team

March 3, 2023

Activism

Ocean Conservation Namibia – Saving Entangled Seals

Ocean Conservation Namibia (OCN) is a non-governmental organisation recently created in Walvis Bay, Namibia, with the primary objective to put an end to the entanglement of marine wildlife along the Namibian coast. Naude and

Karmactive Staff

May 20, 2022

Beer Company Contributes Profits To Ocean Conservation

Sustainability

A Beer Company That Contributes 100% Of Its Profits To Ocean Conservation

Ocean Beer is a premium, award-winning craft beer, brewed with a high quality, natural ingredients. Their purpose is to help clean oceans full of trash and rubbish, and help improve ocean health.

Karmactive Team

May 2, 2022