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Notorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him back in Victoria in a weekLast week, gun-wielding conservation officers stuffed a 500lb elephant seal in the back of a van, drove him along a winding highway in western Canada and left him on a remote beach “far from human habitation”.The plan was to move the young seal...

The marine mammals are increasingly endangered as warmer waters push them into ship traffic and fishing gearA North Atlantic right whale has been spotted entangled in rope off New England, worsening an already devastating year for the vanishing animals, federal authorities said.Right whales number less than 360 and are vulnerable to entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with ships. The entangled whale was seen...

Residents and marine officials in British Columbia hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calfA killer whale stranded off Canada’s west coast has died despite efforts to rescue her, but residents and marine officials hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calf.On Saturday, members of the Ehattisaht First Nation, a coastal community along the north-western reaches of Vancouver Island, spotted an orca...

Discovery was made after First Nations tipped off ecologists about groups of fish gathering in a fjord off British ColumbiaDeep in the hostile waters off Canada’s west coast, in a narrow channel surrounded by fjords, lies a coral reef that scientists believe “shouldn’t exist”. The reef is the northernmost ever discovered in the Pacific Ocean and offers researchers a new glimpse into the resilience...

Girl, 13, taken to hospital with minor injuries after suspected shark attack at Bargara beach in BundabergGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA teenage girl has been taken to hospital after being injured in a suspected shark attack in Queensland’s north.Paramedics were called to Bargara beach in Bundaberg on Friday afternoon after reports of a shark attack.Sign up...

Another 78 people taken to hospital after consuming delicacy, which is known to cause food poisoningEight children and an adult have died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, and 78 other people have been taken to hospital, authorities said on Saturday.Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy in Zanzibar but it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a...

Leaking fuel and thousands of tonnes of fertiliser could harm marine ecosystems and affect coastal fishing communitiesThe sinking of a bulk carrier off the coast of Yemen after a Houthi missile attack poses grave environmental risks as thousands of tonnes of fertiliser threaten to spill into the Red Sea, officials and experts have warned.Leaking fuel and the chemical pollutant could harm marine life, including...

Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA great white shark washed up on to a beach on the New South Wales north coast, shocking locals and attracting a crowd of beachgoers.The 4m shark was seen swimming close to...

Yemeni government warns of Red Sea environmental disaster after cargo ship struck by rebels last weekMiddle East crisis – live updatesHouthi leaders have denied they have targeted critical underwater sea telecommunication cables, as Yemen’s UN-recognised government warned of an imminent marine environmental disaster if a cargo ship struck by the rebels last week was not quickly rescued.The Rubymar, a Belize-flagged but British-owned bulk carrier,...

Pod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA pod of killer whales trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.The orcas were initially spotted by a fisher who reported them to officials in the town of Rausu, on the north-east coast of Hokkaido, on...

Family of Lauren O’Neill told ‘we believe a NSW Ambulance staff member was responsible’ for leak after St Vincent’s hospital launched investigationGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA New South Wales ambulance staff member is responsible for leaking an image of a shark bite victim’s injuries from inside the hospital, the state’s health department has revealed.NSW Ambulance said...

Footage of a tiger shark caught in drum lines being euthanised renews debate about shark control measures used since the 1960sFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMore than 700 marine animals – including nine dolphins – were killed by shark nets and drum lines off Queensland’s coast last year, according...

The fish deaths on Plantation Point near Jervis Bay come less than a week after another man was caught spearing a blue groper at CronullaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA man is under investigation by New South Wales state officials after he was allegedly caught illegally spearfishing three blue groper in an incident that has prompted calls...

Authorities had begun hunting sharks after a series of attacks in 2023 and say they will appeal the decisionA court in New Caledonia’s capital Noumea has ordered authorities to stop culling sharks, a practice brought in after a series of attacks last year, one of which killed an Australian tourist.The administrative court said that the systematic culls were “disproportionate in regard to the aim...

‘Sea sparkles’ appeared at Hobart’s waterfront, the NSW mid-north coast and Sydney’s Manly, with hundreds delighting in the natural phenomenonRevellers along the Hobart waterfront welcomed in the new year with the glow of fireworks in the sky – and bright, blue bioluminescence lighting up the ocean.With an easterly wind bringing the “sea sparkle” to the east coast, onlookers were treated to a truly glowing...

A group of 10 orcas has been seen leaping into the air to catch prey, delighting watchers and experts for the past two weeksExperts and whale watchers have been dazzled by a series of orca sightings off the southern California coast that are being described as “extremely rare”.A group of 10 whales – including a calf just a few months old – has been...

Khai Cowley, 15, was killed by a suspected great white shark off Ethel beach on the Yorke PeninsulaA teenage boy killed in a shark attack off the coast of South Australia has been remembered as a talented and dearly loved member of the surfing community.The 15-year-old, identified by friends and a family member as Khai Cowley, was mauled by a suspected great white while...

Body recovered from ocean off Dhilba Guuranda-Innes national park on the Yorke PeninsulaA teenage boy has died after a shark attack near Ethel Beach in South Australia, police say.At 1.30pm on Thursday police received reports of a shark attack in Dhilba Guuranda-Innes national park, on the Yorke Peninsula. Continue reading...