Protecting ocean habitats isn't easy when industries are booming – but can they be part of the solution?

Multiple ocean industries are rapidly growing, but efforts to protect vulnerable habitats are stalling.

Robert Blasiak, Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University • conversation
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~8 min

A new role for transnational corporations in an increasingly crowded ocean?

Multiple ocean industries are rapidly growing, but efforts to protect vulnerable habitats are stalling.

Robert Blasiak, Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University • conversation
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~8 min

Protecting ocean habitats isn't easy when 50,000 ships are sailing at once – but hope may lie in an unusual place

Multiple ocean industries are rapidly growing, but efforts to protect vulnerable habitats are stalling.

Robert Blasiak, Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University • conversation
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~8 min

Mauritius oil spill: how coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass could be affected

Marine wildlife rarely remain in one habitat. Most species rely on a healthy network of ecosystems to raise their young and catch their food.

Ronan Roche, Research Fellow in Marine Science, Bangor University • conversation
Aug. 25, 2020 • ~6 min

Mauritius is reeling from a spreading oil spill – and people are angry with how the government has handled it

Mauritians have been volunteering to help clear an oil spill from the MV Wakashio but have been told not to. It's difficult when the threat of oil and inaction is what many have seen.

Adam Moolna, Lecturer in Environment and Sustainability, Keele University • conversation
Aug. 11, 2020 • ~10 min

A 20,000-tonne oil spill is contaminating the Arctic – it could take decades to clean up

Climate change is thawing permafrost and increasing the risk of these accidents, and the region has fewer of the bacteria that can 'clean up' oil spills.

Antonia Law, Lecturer in Geography, Keele University • conversation
July 14, 2020 • ~8 min

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