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Oceans

Colorful array of fish being sampled for microplastic contamination in Funafuti, Tuvalu. Credit: Dr. Brian Stockwell/The University of the South Pacific

One-Third of Pacific Island Fish Contaminated With Microplastics

By Johnny Sturgeon

An Enormous Climate Blind Spot

ICN Sunday Morning

For 33 hours, Elissa Phillips and Anahita Sahar Babaei locked themselves into the crow’s nests of a whaling ship, as dozens of supporters gathered to protest whaling in Iceland on Sept. 4, 2023. Credit: Hard to Port

Peaceful Protest Against Whaling in Iceland Lands Two Activists in Court

By Teresa Tomassoni

At Xuan Dao Bay, in Vietnam, fishing boats lie destroyed in November 2025 along the shore after being swept away by Typhoon Kalmaegi. leaving many without work. Credit: Magdalena Chodownik/Anadolu via Getty Images

Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change

By Johnny Sturgeon

An underwater acoustic camera captures a harbor seal interacting with a tidal turbine in Washington state’s Sequim Bay. Credit: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Underwater Cameras Could Help Unlock America’s Tidal Energy Industry

By Johnny Sturgeon

Boaters in a kayak off the coast of La Jolla Shores, California, in December 2025. Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images

Ocean Warming Breaks Record for Ninth Straight Year

By Johnny Sturgeon

Libby Jewett, the founding director of NOAA’s ocean acidification program, retired last year amid widespread layoffs across government agencies. Credit: Danielle Pease

How Trump Derailed a NOAA Pioneer’s Move From Climate Impacts to Solutions

By Marianne Lavelle

Shedd Aquarium scientist Andy Kough measures a queen conch at a survey site near Port Everglades. Credit: Aubri Keith

Ten Million Corals Are in the Path of a Federal Dredging Project in Florida

By Teresa Tomassoni

A shellfish harvester pours out small littleneck clams from a net at the Winnegance oyster farm on the New Meadows River in West Bath, Maine. Credit: Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Maine’s Shellfish Harvesters Are Caught up in Climate-Related Closures

By Ben Seal

Sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) stands tall and creates foundational habitat. Credit: Shane Farrell

Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

By Pragathi Ravi

Costa Rican border patrol roam the waters of Térraba-Sierpe National Wetland. In the last decade, authorities have arrested 159 subsidized vessels for illegal infractions ranging from illegal fishing to narco-trafficking. Credit: Ministry of Public Security

How a Nation Famous for Marine Conservation Is Bankrolling Its Own Destruction

By Johnny Sturgeon

Cold-stunned sea turtles arrive at New England Aquarium’s hospital and are evaluated for infections and injuries. Credit: Vanessa Kahn/New England Aquarium

Hundreds of Sea Turtles Are Freezing in Cape Cod

By Teresa Tomassoni

Oceanic whitetip sharks just received the highest of protections offered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. All international trade of the species is now strictly prohibited. Credit: Renata Romeo

Sharks and Rays Gain Landmark Protections as Nations Move to Curb International Trade

By Teresa Tomassoni

A NOAA ship retrieves a buoy from the Gulf of Maine. Credit: NOAA

As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point

By Ryan Krugman

Deep-sea mining equipment is seen onboard the research vessel MV Anuanua Moana in the Cook Islands on June 10. Credit: William West/AFP via Getty Images

A New Tool Could Help Track Deep-Sea Mining Activity

By Kiley Price

A nor’easter causes large waves to hit a bluff filled with sand to prevent erosion in Nantucket, Mass., on Feb. 13, 2024. Credit: Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management Unveils 50-Year Plan to Protect Coastlines from Rising Seas and Extreme Weather

By Ryan Krugman

More than 90 species of reef fish, including the commercially important southern red snapper, depend on the Great Amazon Reef System, where they feed and shelter in its crevices and caves. Credit: Greenpeace Brazil

As COP30 Unfolds in the Amazon, Brazil Is Drilling for Oil Near the Great Amazon Reef System

By Teresa Tomassoni

An Indigenous Guna scientist monitors a nesting leatherback sea turtle on a beach in Armila, Panama. Credit: Teresa Tomassoni/Inside Climate News

Deadly in Small Doses: New Research Shows the Lethal Effects of Ingested Plastic on Marine Animals

By Teresa Tomassoni

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