Lands & Waters: Oceans
Of Bait Balls and Marine Giants: The Stories Behind Some of This Year’s Best Underwater Photographs
With these amazing images you’ll find a blend of conservation, discovery, and patience
By
Christian Thorsberg
April 18, 2024
How a Blind Oceanographer Studies Temperature-Regulating Currents
Amy Bower and the Accessible Oceans project can turn data into sound
By
Allison Braden
March 30, 2024
Divers Clean Up the Largest US Marine Conservation Area—By Hand
In just one mission, divers removed 126,310 pounds of debris from Hawai'i's Papahānaumokuākea
By
Allison Braden
March 25, 2024
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oceans
How to Love an Oyster
The Pacific coast’s only native oyster is making a comeback, but it still needs a little help from its friends
By
Brendan Borrell
January 21, 2024
Norway Greenlights World’s First Commercial Deep-Sea Mining Project
Here’s what the new project means for the US and other countries beyond the Nordic region
By
Elyse Hauser
December 16, 2023
Can Humanity Save Kelp by Eating the Problem Away?
How aquaculture for urchins could help restore California’s kelp ecosystems
By
Kate Fishman
August 23, 2023
How to Cook With Seaweed (and Why You Should)
It's sustainable, it's healthy, and it tastes good
By
Naomi Tomky
June 17, 2023
Banking on the Seaweed Rush
Seaweed farmers promise to feed us, combat climate change, support coastal communities, provide wildlife habitat, and more. Can seaweed do it all?
By
Nicola Jones
May 6, 2023
Even in Antarctica, Krill Are Eating Plastic
Where is it coming from? And how is it affecting Antarctic animals?
By
Niko Zlotnik
June 5, 2023
The Magazine of The Sierra Club