From Cyprus to Ireland, Europe must deliver for the ocean
By Alexandra Cousteau
In every coastal community, there comes a moment when the sea begins to feel different from how it should be.
Fishers notice it first: fewer fish in ...
Oceana calls for coastal trawling ban in Cyprus
Marine conservation group Oceana has called on Cyprus to ban bottom trawling within its territorial waters and establish an exclusive coastal fishing zone for small-scale fishers, saying the move would ...
‘Science and innovation key to protecting oceans’
Science and innovation can help chart pathways to resilience and safeguard marine ecosystems, contributing to a productive and sustainable ocean, EU Commissioner for Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis said on ...
Our shared ocean: protecting fisheries for generations to come
By Marios Papageorgiou
Every year on World Fisheries Day, communities around the globe reflect on the immense importance of fisheries to our food systems, livelihoods, coastal cultures, economies and marine ...
Cyprus commits to stronger regional ties for marine protection
President Nikos Christodoulides, emphasised the urgent need for international action to protect and sustainably manage the world’s oceans and assured that Cyprus will make the implementation of the EU ...
Christodoulides to attend UN ocean conference
President Nikos Christodoulides is to attend the United Nations’ third ocean conference in the French Mediterranean city of Nice this week.
Presidential press office director Victor Papadopoulos said on Sunday ...
As ocean heats up, we see how many unknowns there are
There is a fever raging in the ocean. Last month it was worst off the eastern coast of North America, where the sea surface temperature was as much as 13.8 degrees ...
UN treaty to protect high seas has been agreed
After lengthy talks that begun in 2004, 193 UN member states agreed on March 4 a legally-binding UN treaty to protect the high seas and marine biodiversity and ensure sustainable use.
Welcoming this ...
Why the world needs a deal to protect its oceans
By Jack Graham
Delegates from up to 193 UN member states are meeting in New York this week in an effort to wrap up negotiations on a long-awaited treaty to protect ...
What is the bycatch of vulnerable species and why do we care?
By Marios Papageorgiou
A recent incident with a Bluntnose sixgill shark (Hexanchus griseus), that was incidentally caught on a tourist fishing vessel in Larnaca, received lots of attention from the ...
Suckers for learning: why octopuses are so intelligent
By Lisa Poncet
Our last common ancestor with the octopus existed more than 500 million years ago. So why is it that they seem to show such peculiar similarities with humans, ...
Battered economies eye the wealth of the sea
The world over, governments are viewing the ocean as a new economic frontier
By Maria Hadjimichael
A consequence of the economic crisis and the realisation of the finite nature of ...