Blue’s fighting for the oceans, and for women in STEM
In what has historically been a male-dominated industry, women are pushing boundaries and changing the face of science for...
Marine environment
In Focus: High-frequency data aids energy conservation
“It is becoming increasingly clear that vessel owners, and possibly the marine industry, should recognise, internalise, and adopt digitalisation...
Trinidad and Tobago declares national emergency after ‘mystery’ oil spill
Cleanup has begun in Trinidad and Tobago after a large oil spill near the twin-island nation caused by a...
New environmental crew guidelines hope to reduce superyacht impact
Version 1 of the Environmental Crew Guidelines has been released by Water Revolution Foundation. Written for and by crew,...
Lonely Boats service hooks up ‘neglected’ projects with DIYers
Boat disposal and salvage specialist Boatbreakers says it turned into a ‘match-making’ company in 2023 — with the idea...
China becomes manufacturing base for WindWings
BAR Technologies has entered into an agreement to enable its WindWings to be produced in China. BAR says its...
UK sailing waste campaign saves spinnakers from landfill
A campaign launched by Cornwall-based non-profit Clean Sailors and social enterprise Waterhaul aims to save 200 spinnakers from landfills...
Norway becomes first country to approve commercial deep-sea mining
Norway has become the first country in the world to approve commercial-scale deep-sea mining. A bill passed by the...
Spain declares environmental emergency as millions of plastic pellets spill from ship
Communities across Northern Spain are fearing an environmental disaster as millions of tiny pellets, which were spilled by a...
Discarded WW2 military munitions found off Californian coastline
Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have revisited two industrial undersea dumpsites in the San Pedro...
‘Dark fleet’ of industrial fishing undetectable by authorities
A new study published in the scientific journal Nature has found that roughly 75 per cent of industrial fishing...
