The loss of one iconic species, sunflower sea stars, unleashed a voracious eater of seagrass habitats and upended the coastal ecosystem. But the response has opened new business opportunities.

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The structure of the book mirrors the descent of a diver. We begin in the shallow, sunlit waters where coral reefs are described as “the most dazzling array of life anywhere in the world’s ocean”.

Imagine if every bite of food you took had a story — not just of taste and nutrition, but of climate, water, animals, and ...

Before 2013, divers on North America's west coast rarely saw purple sea urchins. The spiky animals, which are voracious kelp eaters, were a favorite food of the coast's iconic sunflower sea stars. The ...

Parliament’s passing of the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act has ushered into law a bold new era of marine ...

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke, champion sailors and co-founders of Live Ocean are calling the passing of the Hauraki Gulf ...

Netflix has greenlit a new documentary about renowned explorer and endurance athlete Colin O'Brady, directed by James Reed, who won the Oscar for My Octopus Teacher.

Donald Trump had lost the election. The January 6th Capitol riot was seen as an irredeemable scandal. The pandemic was raging ...

When wildfire smoke from Canada turned New York City’s sky an eerie orange in June 2023, millions of Americans who’d never experienced such pollution got a glimpse of what has become routine for ...

The kelp forest is ephemeral, yet foundational. Fronds of this fast-growing giant seaweed come and go with the seasons, storms and waves, supporting communities of fish, invertebrates and even mammals ...