“waters off Whyalla usually teem with tens of thousands of cephalopoda, as they make their annual migration. This season, however, only dozens have been reported” Algal bloom? www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

"shark culls "don't reduce" the long-term risks of shark attacks.” Instead, “the issue of warming waters needed to be addressed.” There’s *not more sharks in the water*, …they're just “in different places at different times than they have [been] historically," www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Over 60,000 public comments opposed federal seabed mining leases near the Marianas. In response to the federal push, Guam just enacted a law deep-sea mining locally and restricting port access. Read more on how the community is fighting back: tinyurl.com/yckcrrca

A new investigation by @ejfoundation.org reveals widespread illegal #fishing, environmental destruction and severe human rights abuses across the global squid industry, one of the world's most poorly governed #seafood sectors. ejfoundation.org/news-media/g...

Papua New Guinea has detailed its plans to protect approximately 200,000 km² of Pacific Ocean waters from fishing and all other destructive human activity. Papua New Guinea sits within the Coral Triangle, the global epicentre of marine biodiversity. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/papua-n...

Big fishing ships can stay at sea for over a YEAR. But they don't do it alone: fuel suppliers, insurers & crew agencies all help keep them running. And that means that all these services? They can be powerful allies to combat illegal fishing. Read: https://oceana.ly/4uqehra

… 😖… 🌊🌊🌊 … 😬… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'Deep frustration with the federal budget has led more than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, & conservation experts to write collectively to the Prime Minister & Treasurer, pleading for adequate funding to stop rapid nature loss'. biodiversitycouncil.org.au/news/scienti...

14km from salmon pens. The interests of foreign owned corporations taking precedence over local commercial fisheries. #politas

We can’t recycle our way out of the plastic crisis. As long as companies keep ramping up plastic production, recycling will always be too little, too late. 🎨: Famous paintings reimagined by artist Juha Hansen in collaboration with Greenpeace, no AI used ✌️

I joined Pew Trusts’ "After the Fact" podcast to talk about the deep sea—and why so much about it is still unknown. We explore what’s at stake as interest in #DeepSeaMining grows, and what we still need to understand before moving forward. 🦑 🎧here: pewtrsts.org/42OPvFG

Dear Germany, this is outrageous! ⚠️ At whatever $$$ cost go collect your toxic waste 😡 🦑🦀🇩🇪 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Love IOTC claiming credit for rebuilding fish stocks-nothing to do with the labour of tuna 🙄 New catch levels proposed exceed scientists’ recommendations “possibly jeopardizing the health of the recently recovered [Indian Ocean] yellowfin tuna stock” #oceanjustice news.mongabay.com/2026/05/indi...

Deep seabed mining: a poster industry for blue capitalism[i] Extractivism’s latest frontier has reached the remote, deep seabed. Corporations and their state sponsors are gearing up to mine manganese nodule fields in a nine million km2 region of the Eastern Pacific seafloor, known as the Clarion…

While the impacts on humans, forests and the animals that live in them are the most observable effects, wildfires also have devastating impacts on aquatic life, especially #fish. theconversation.com/new-research...

The equivalent of 18 MILLION fish suppers are dumped back into UK seas each year by the fishing industry. At a time when marine life is under huge pressure, this level of waste is staggering. We've signed a letter to Scottish Govt urging for action. Our seas deserve better 🌊 https://bit.ly/3P91lY0

Study finds that industrial-scale #fishing has been removing substantial #biomass from the ocean’s “twilight zone” for decades, challenging the common assumption that this vast midwater ecosystem remains largely unexploited. www.newswise.com/articles/ind...

When Trump declared that the US Navy is now "like pirates," he was (for once) not lying. Under Trump, the US is engaged in high seas piracy, a war crime both under international law (the Law of the Sea Treaty) and US law (18 U.S.C. § 1651). Under US law, the penalty for piracy is life in prison.

Changes in ocean circulation can directly affect ice loss. A recent study shows warm deep water in the #SouthernOcean is moving closer to #Antarctica, increasing heat near ice shelves and raising the risk of faster sea-level rise. #ATCM48 #CEP28

A majority of Australians now think Trump is a bigger threat to world peace than either Putin or Xi. On the 100th episode of After America, @emmashortis.bsky.social & @angusrb.bsky.social discuss new polling on Australians’ views of Trump & the deadlock between the US & Iran. 🎧 theaus.in/4d6h2IA

Bottom trawling in Europe may cost society up to €16 BILLION a year Not from fish—but from climate damage caused by disturbing carbon-rich seafloors 🌊💨 bit.ly/trawlingeurope

Fishing vessels can lure seabirds with easy food but expose them to deadly bycatch, creating ecological traps. Slow-breeding species such as albatrosses are most at risk. #WorldMigratoryBirdDay https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725007116

Global trade in sea cucumbers ‘alarming’ with many species at risk: Study

Up to a third of national delegations to key fishing governance meetings are fishing industry representatives, Greenpeace report finds www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

#deepcurrentscollective #oceanjustice #multibeing #deepseabedmining #ocean

ABC 3pm news bulletin had good coverage of #MarchForHumanity in Sydney and Melbourne. Mentions “tens of thousands” participating.

NEW: Incredible scenes in Sydney, Australia today as tens of thousands march for Gaza, demanding an end to the genocide. #MarchForHumanity (🎥 Ema Franklin)

Reminder: If you hear anyone claiming the #MarchForHumanity #SaveGaza March across the Sydney Harbour Bridge today in support of Palestine is somehow anti-Semitic,the Jewish Council of Australia supports it. 👇 And here's their full media release: www.jewishcouncil.com.au/2025/08/medi...

#marchforhumanity #sydney #2pm

Incredible turnout for “Our Collective Seabed" panel & exhibition at the National Gallery of Jamaica A side event at #ISBA30 organized by intl. group, the Deep Currents Collective. Photo credit: Earth Negotiation Bulletin #OceanJustice #DeepSeabedMining #SeabedCulture #UNCLOS #Jamaica #Extractivism

At #ISBA30, Secretary-General Carvalho stressed that ISA is the only universally recognized legitimate framework for activities in the Area, highlighting the principle of the common heritage of humankind, and stressing that any unilateral action would be a violation of international law. #UNCLOS

At #ISBA30, the Assembly deferred a decision on the second periodic review of the operation of the deep seabed regime until its next session and—for the third consecutive session—could not reach consensus on if a general environmental policy is needed ➡️ enb.iisd.org/internationa...

Tell your friends! The Sea Around Us video tutorials now have (human-made) subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, French, Indonesian, Italian, and Spanish! bit.ly/catchrecon

Dr Giulia Champion, postdoc researcher, Uni of Southampton and member of the #DeepCurrentsCollective here discussing the ISA’s mandates of marine enviro protection & deep seabed mining. #ISA #seabed #OceanLaw #deepseamining #deepocean #OceanJustice #lawofthesea #ocean #oceangovernance #extractivism

Dr Jonathan Galka of Deep Currents Collective is a historian and ethnographer of modern sciences & environments and a Postdoctoral Fellow, Nat. Uni. of Singapore #ISA30 #lawofthesea #ocean #oceangovernance #extractivism #OceanJustice #Multibeing #DeepCurrentsCollective#DeepSeabedMining

#ISA30 #lawofthesea #ocean #oceangovernance #oceanfutures #deepcurrentscollective #community #collective #extractivism #Seabed #marineenviornment #OceanJustice #Multibeing #DecoloniseUNCLOS #DeepCurrentsCollective

Sky whales at Kingston foreshore reminding delegates that the deep ocean is no place for commerce miners. #ISA30 #BanSeabedMining #OceanJustice

#ISA30 #OceanJustice #bandeepseabedmining #Ocean #CommonHeritage

🚨 Deep-sea mining would be devastating and a financial dead end. We urge the ISA to #DefendTheDeep: ⏸️ Adopt a moratorium until science proves no harm ❌ Reject efforts to rush a mining code 🛡️ Defend multilateralism 🌊 Prioritize ocean health over corporate greed! DefendTheDeep.org #ISA30

World Ocean Day 2025 #Huu-ay-aht nation This is how protection and care can look... #oceanhumanities #worldoceansday #worldoceanday #oceanjustice #multibeing

'200,000 barrels of radioactive #nuclear waste dumped in icy depths of northeast Atlantic. French-led team of scientists will set sail from Brittany to map the barrels and assess their impacts on surrounding marine ecosystems.' www.france24.com/en/environme...

Aunty McRose Elu said the decision was "a moral loss for the government, not for us” "We will be the first climate refugees in Australia … what will I say to my grandchildren about this decision? "It's their future, not mine. We will keep fighting." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...