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Seascape: the state of our oceans

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  • David Attenborough standing in front of white cliffs on the coast

    David Attenborough
    Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film

    The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawling
  • A close up image of an astronaut and helmet in outer space. 3D illustration.<br>W66XN6 A close up image of an astronaut and helmet in outer space. 3D illustration.

    Space exploration
    Sea bass in space: why fish farms on the moon may be closer than you think

    The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missions
  • An image of the grooves created using 3D seismic reflection data

    Climate crisis
    Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find

    Discovery could provide valuable clues as to how the climate crisis might affect Antarctica, says study
  • fish swimming around coral underwater

    US
    Trump order to loosen fishing regulations poses major risks, experts warn

    Conservationists fear fallout from president’s proclamation on fishing in federally protected area of Pacific Ocean
    • A woman's hands hold a paintbrush and a pot of ink over a half-finished painting of an octopusCaragh is creating an original artwork for AFYO. "Art For Your Oceans" (AFYO), a collaborative project between WWF and Artwise, aims to raise funds and awareness for ocean conservation through a selling exhibition of specially commissioned artworks, featuring 16 international artists, and utilizing OCEAN INK, a sustainable ink made from seaweed.

      Conservation
      ‘Like Vaseline’: artists including Antony Gormley swap paint for seaweed ink

    • Two men in white snowsuits and gloves stand near a large drone

      Climate crisis
      On thin ice: the brutal cold of Canada’s Arctic was once a defence, but a warming climate has changed that

    • A translucent creature with red eyes and red tentacles.

      Marine life
      Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever

    • Author and naturalist Andrew Cleave sat on a group of rocks at Portland Bill, Dorset, UK on a blue-sky day.

      Why I'm obsessed with...
      I’m obsessed with coastal wildflowers: they look so delicate but thrive in tough conditions

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Explore

  • Orange and spotty slug

    A gorgeous flash of colour in a murky loch: how nudibranchs won my heart

    With a beauty that belies its name, the sea slug is an invertebrate that reminds me of a happy Scottish summer
  • Evan Ifekoya, Contoured Thoughts, 2019. A man immersed up to his neck in a rock pool by a fjord with flowers around him

    Keep your head above water: art show looks at the rising seas

  • An older woman on a beach holds a wooden sign with a mangrove plant and the words 'Guardianas vigilando' painted on it

    The Mexican women who defied drug-dealers, fly-tippers and chauvinists to build a thriving business

  • An aerial view of a shoreline with landslips running in the sea

    Polar heritage sites are slipping into the sea – but can one island live forever online?

  • A woman wearing wellies stands ankle-deep at the edge of a large body of water

    I’m obsessed with fish that clean other fish: they remember their clients, much like a hairdresser

  • The rusty looking tugboat Navimar 3, which was detained by the authorities in Bangladesh due to unpaid fees.

    Shipping industry
    ‘Losing hope with every day that passes’: torment of ships’ crews abandoned at sea

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The real cost of cruises

  • A young woman in a colourful top sits on a large rock by a beach

    The real cost of cruises
    ‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships

  • Cruise ships in the port of Juneau, Alaska, US.

    Sustainable tourism
    ‘We’ve become an amusement park’: the Alaskan town torn apart by cruise ship tourism

  • CGI image of a cruise ship sailing between icebergs

    Q&A
    Can you take a clean cruise holiday and which vessels are the worst emitters?

  • A collection of images showing building work and how one of the beaches will look, with a huge cruise ship behind it.

    Caribbean
    Paradise lost? How cruise companies are ‘eating up’ the Bahamas

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Multimedia

  • How scientists capture a polar bear – video

  • Illustration of what Deep's subsea complex would look like

    A mysterious millionaire and the quest to live under the sea – podcast

    Deep is a project backed by an anonymous millionaire to the tune of more than £100m that aims to establish a ‘permanent human presence’ under the sea from 2027. Guardian Seascape editor Lisa Bachelor visited the project on the Welsh border, and tells Madeleine Finlay what scientists hope to learn by spending extended periods living underwater
  • a seal swims towards the camera

    In pictures
    Seals, sharks and spiny squat lobsters: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2025

    The annual competition draws thousands of entries from across the world and brings together images from below the water’s surface that show the diversity and challenges of subaquatic life
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On our plate

  • Café du Parc Ostende 9979

    ‘Salty and soft, like a praline’: will Belgium’s national dish finally feature homegrown mussels?

  • A burger bun stacked with cheese, tomato and a patty that looks similar to those made with soya.

    ‘It should not taste marine-like’: Would you eat a burger made from processed sea squirts?

  • Restaurant, plate with mussels

    Reviving bivalves
    Time to be shellfish: why the UK should go back to feasting on oysters and mussels

  • Alex Karol eats oysters, holding a bottle of hot sauce, at an outdoor restaurant table

    Shellfish
    ‘I’ll have them with hot sauce’: should vegans eat oysters?

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Explainers

  • In Accra, Ghana, two boys run away from waves crashing on to a beach choked by discarded fast fashion.

    We need to talk about plastic: five everyday items choking the planet

  • 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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