Marine life
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Scientists discover gigantic sea sponge in Hawaii – videoDeep sea scientists exploring the remote waters between Hawaii and Midway atoll find a gigantic sea sponge “about the size of a minivan” that could be the oldest animal on earth
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Sea sponge the size of a minivan discovered in ocean depths off HawaiiScientists find immense creature 2,100m below surface of the ocean; researcher says it is ‘probably in the order of centuries to millennia old’
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Few Britons have ever heard of ocean acidificationA new poll finds that only 20% of Britons have heard of ocean acidification – and even fewer know anything about it
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Thailand closes dive sites over coral bleaching crisisIn a rare move to shun tourism profits for environmental protection, 10 popular dive sites have been shut down in a bid to slow a coral bleaching crisis
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They may be delicious and sure, there are lots of them, but next time you’re chomping down on your barbecued octopus, just remember they were the first intelligent beings on Earth and have more genes than you doDo you care about animals? Then you really shouldn't eat octopus
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Major fishing deal offers protection to Arctic watersLeading seafood suppliers, including McDonald’s, Tesco and Birds Eye, say suppliers won’t expand cod fisheries into pristine Arctic region
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Squids and octopuses thrive as 'weeds of the sea' warm to hotter oceansSquid, cuttlefish and their relatives appear to benefit from ‘live fast, die young’ mentality as study shows cephalopods have thrived over past 60 years
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As the UN tightens the net around illegal fishing, now is the time to actIllegal fishing robs the world’s oceans of 26m tons of seafood annually. Now, a new international treaty aims to make it tougher for thieves
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Protect Myanmar's marine resources from being pillaged to point of no returnAung San Suu Kyi’s new government must safeguard the ocean from illegal fishing that has depleted stocks by 70-90% and is killing endangered sea turtles and dugongs
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Humans damaging the environment faster than it can recover, UN findsRadical action is needed to combat increasing rate of environmental damage to water sources, land, biodiversity and marine life, report shows
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Even eco-protesters show by their actions the disconnection between humanity and the rest of the animate world – which just wants us to leave it aloneThe sea monsters are coming to tell us how little we know of nature
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Florida woman taken to hospital with shark attached to her arm23-year-old bitten by 2ft nurse shark which refuses to let go, leading Ocean Rescue captain to say: ‘I have never seen anything like it’
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Return of the lamprey – ancient, ugly and swimming up British riversPaul Brown on the oldest vertebrate, who possesses a permanently open mouth, with a great number of teeth, and some nasty habits
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Great Barrier Reef: devastating images tell story of coral colonies' destructionExclusive: a series of images taken from around Lizard Island reveal the rapid death of coral across thousands of kilometres of the reef as bleaching takes hold
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Wildlife officers search for rare whale stranded on Victorian beachSevere weather and dangerous swells hamper search for 2.5m pygmy or dwarf sperm whale found at Logans Beach
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People may be breathing in microplastics, health expert warnsEnvironmental health professor says microparticles of plastic, known to damage marine life, could be entering the air
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A birthday gift for David Attenborough – how about the Great Barrier Reef?Of all his amazing experiences, the television legend recalls his first dive on the reef as the most memorable. But it’s dying before our eyes
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Mariana trench live feed: engrossing viewing from deepest place on EarthRare footage from 11km underwater streams on Youtube from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel
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Bob Carr backs bid to abolish dolphin captivity in NSWFormer premier supports legislation, which has cross-party backing, as well as campaign by dolphin advocacy group to end captivity at the state’s only dolphin park in Coffs Harbour
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Florida's coral reefs rapidly 'wasting away' under stress of climate changeAccelerated acidification of coastal waters has brought about structural decline of only reef in continental US, initially pegged by scientists at around 2050
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Killer whales: drone footage off the Western Australian coast – videoTwo young aerial photographers film a pod of orcas off Bremer Bay in the state’s south
Most coral dead in central section of Great Barrier Reef, surveys reveal