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Seascape: the state of our oceans

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  • Phra Mahapranom Dhammalangkaro, the abbot, poses for a portrait at with The HIPPO project at Wat Chak Daeng on July 30, 2024 in Bangkok. The HIPPO project by Seven Clean Seas, in collaboration with Wat Chak Daeng temple, uses a solar-powered vessel to collect plastic waste from Bangkok's Chao Phraya River and recycles it to reduce environmental pollution. Phra Mahapranom Dhammalangkaro, the abbot, leads a project at Wat Chak Daeng that turns plastic waste into monk robes, upcycling around 40 tons of plastic since 2015 and serving as a model for environmental conservation. Photo by Lauren DeCicca for The Guardian

    Rivers
    How a monk and a Hippo joined forces to tackle Bangkok’s plastic pollution

    The abbot of a temple in the Thai capital had already built up a recycling facility, but now he has a floating ally in his struggle to clean up the Chao Praya River
  • A woman and five girls in formal dress standing in a line waving

    UK
    Sea change: How the Herring Queen brought promise and joy to a small Scottish town

    The annual coronation of a young girl symbolised a fishing community’s hopes. Now, as the industry declines, it has evolved to reflect the powerful role of women and the change they bring about
  • A white plastic bag on a beach with the sea behind

    Pollution
    Number of plastic bags found on UK beaches down 80% since charge introduced

    Hailing the success of carrier bag laws, the Marine Conservation Society urges nations to push forward with plans for other single-use items
  • A long thin atoll around a lagoon

    International Seabed Authority
    Inside the battle for top job that will decide the future of deep-sea mining

    Marking a pivotal moment for the fate of the barely known ecosystems on the ocean floor, 168 nations will decide this week who will head the International Seabed Authority
    • Close up of a saltwater crocodile's eye in the Mangroves

      Roots and refuge
      The year’s best mangrove images – in pictures

    • A Teahupo’o wave crashes down

      Paris Olympic Games 2024
      Point break? Why sharing its ‘secret’ wave with the Olympics could cost a tiny Tahitian village dear

    • An elderly man with white hair and a beard being led in handcuffs by an official

      Paul Watson
      Supporters of arrested Sea Shepherd founder say parallels with Julian Assange are ‘disturbing’

    • A woman in diving gear on the deck of a boat

      Why I'm obsessed with ...
      I’m obsessed with ocean sounds: ‘I can’t see but I can hear the whole reef, like an orchestra’

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The Great British Seaside

  • Richard Forrest walks along Lyme Regis beach in Dorset, where he regularly hunts for fossils.

    Photo essay
    The fossil finder: one man’s lifelong search for fragments of Britain’s Jurassic past

    • A girl plays on the beach at Weymouth in 1998, as shot by Martin Parr.

      The Great British Seaside
      Punch and Judy, penny slots and Pontins: why the great British seaside continues to hold our imagination

    • Jonathan Williams in front of his mobile kitchen in Angle, Pembrokeshire.

      Food
      Served up from the sea: 13 of the best sustainable eateries on the British coast

    • A puffin with a beak full of sand eels.

      Wildlife
      Puffins, catsharks and sea squirts: how to spot wildlife on the British coast

    • Rivers, land and seascape are being rewilded along a 100-mile stretch of coastline in Sussex Bay.

      Rewilding
      ‘Give nature space and it will come back’: rewilding returns endangered species to UK’s south coast

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Explore

  • Seahorse survey being conducted by Neil Garrick-Maidment in diving gear.

    I am so obsessed with seahorses, I had 26 tanks full of them in my home

    The founder of the Seahorse Trust explains how his life-long fascination with the enigmatic creatures helped us to understand and protect them
  • Basking shark

    ‘I’m happy we’re not killing them any more’: Ireland’s last basking shark hunter on the return of the giants

  • 20240309-140 Plastic pollution and wildlife on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, by Karen

    The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap? – podcast

  • A man in a yellow oilskin jacket on a beach carrying two very huge crabs, while small fishing boats are anchored in an inlet. In the background are snow-topped mountains

    Crabs, kelp and mussels: Argentina’s waters teem with life – could a fish farm ban do the same for Chile?

  • A mangrove forest under threat in Sepaku District, East Borneo.

    Lost homes, lost traditions, lost habitats: the cost of Indonesia’s brand new city

  • Penguins watch the Noosfera, Ukraine’s Antarctic research vessel, which keeps the Ukrainian and Polish bases supplied.

    ‘He took five bullets and returned to work on plankton’: the double lives of Ukraine’s Antarctic scientists

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On our plate

  • A man holds a large piece of seaweed over his head

    Sustainable snacks
    The forager chef looking to revolutionise Chile’s diet

  • A blue crab being held up by a man

    ‘Anything can be edible’
    How Italians are making a meal of invasive crabs

  • A man lifting a fish from the water with his hands

    Scaling up
    The app that’s transforming lives in South African fishing communities

  • An Atlantic salmon on a petri dish.

    From petri dish to plate
    Meet the company hoping to bring lab-grown fish to the table

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In pictures

  • An octopus on an underwater mountain off the coast of Chile

    Dragons, sea toads and the longest creature ever seen found on undersea peaks off South America

  • Andreas breaking ice following a freedive in Trollfjorden

    Ice dives, walrus snaps and whale encounters: the man telling extreme stories of an Arctic at risk

    Andreas B. Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystem
  • Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resulting in a dwindling population

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    Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea – video

    Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many homes, resulting in a dwindling population
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Explainers

  • Aerial view of a diamond mining vessel with a helipad at sea

    Deep-sea mining: why is interest growing and what are the risks?

  • A house destroyed by marine erosion and rising sea levels in the town of El Bosque, Mexico.

    ‘It’s absolutely guaranteed’: the best and worst case scenarios for sea level rise

  • Crew member organises net as a purse seine fishing boat sets out looking for salmon.

    Have we reached peak fish?

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