Young fish show organ damage at high CO2 concentrationsAtlantic cod is one of the most important commercial fish species in…

A very special UW shooting in MexicoPhotographing crocodiles has become popular among many underwater photographers in recent years - but…

Study shows genetic link between cave-dwelling shrimps in Israel and ItalyThe only a few centimetres large troglobitic shrimp that live…

Many people think that running into a shark underwater is a horrible experience. However, more and more divers would regard…

Biologists verify polar cod's strong dependence on ice algae The humble polar cod plays an integral role in the Arctic…

FishBase, the world's largest information database, has the answers More than half a million visitors are registered on the world's…

The cod crisis is ‛homemade’The future of fishing in the Baltic Sea is on the line. Scientists are recommending a…

Some major food companies and retailers, like Iglo and McDonald's, have signed a commitment with Greenpeace on 25 May 2016…

Smile, drink, perform: 26,350 meters to go24 kilometres without fins and of course without a breathing device: a challenge only…

We are continually working on improving the MySSI App by adding new features and making it easier to use. In…

“Mining Impact: Phase 2 of the project started in BrusselsThere are still no mining licenses for the deep-sea outside national…

The genome of the reef fish is available onlineAn international research team has mapped the genome of the real clown…

A puzzling relationship between amphipods and pteropodsPteropods or sea snails, also called sea angels produce deterrent chemicals to protect themselves…

Many fish and birds have died in the net Just before off Warnemünde divers on behalf of the WWF on 7…

World Food Organization publishes report on fisheries and aquaculture As more and more fish stocks worldwide are overfished and exploited, the…

Previous regulations for the protection of the deep sea are inadequateThe new deep-sea mining regulations which are under development at…

A very special dive site in IcelandOur dive trip starts on a chartered cutter. At the dive site we start…

Studies show complex effects of carbon dioxide on fish stocks The larvae of many fish species are sensitive to ocean…

Drones used in collection of samples A research group, together with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), has used drones…

Heavy oil ban in arctic waters is the only effective measure for the protection of the environment In view of…

Mirror-calm waters, no current and only two metres of depth, yet I am anxious and every natural instinct wants me…

"Welcome to Los Angeles International, this is your captain speaking. We’re going to be sitting on the tarmac for a…

Fish's sense of sight, smell and hearing becomes impaired due to rising carbon dioxide levels The survival instincts of fish…

On 15 October 2016, accompanied by a three-metre long cosmetic bottle made of wood, about 70 youths took a dip…

The silent predator with the big mouth The flattened grotesque head opens up suddenly, revealing rows and rows of teeth.…

For the first time, scientists have proven that ocean acidification and rising sea temperatures adversely affects the fatty acid composition…

Scientists call for more protection and monitoring neededIn July 2016, at the 22nd Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA)…

Remote places no longer untouched by trashGreenpeace activists have picked up an assortment of oceanic trash that have washed up…

The exhibition ship MS Wissenschaft will host the new "Seas and Oceans" exhibition, under the Year of Science 2016/17. On board are…

Have you ever gone diving and saw something illegal taking place? Perhaps some poaching occurring in a marine park, or…

Seabirds aren't the only animals that are threatened by the bane of microplastics. In two separate studies, scientists at the Alfred Wegener…

An international collaborative study has uncovered the truth: that the sizes of many larger-than-life marine creatures have been exaggerated. The research – which involved 25 species,…

Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) has shown that for the first…