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Our global network has long been a cornerstone of the ocean conservation community. We remain committed to delivering trusted journalism, scientific insights, and conservation resources to foster a deeper understanding of marine ecosystems.

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 2mo ago

UNESCO just added 14 new biosphere reserves across 14 countries, bringing the global network to 797 sites in 145 countries. First-ever designations for Montenegro, Timor-Leste, and Aruba, plus Québec City as the world's first urban biosphere reserve. sevenseasmedia.org/unesco-14-ne...

UNESCO Adds 14 New Biosphere Reserves on World Environment Day

On World Environment Day 2026, UNESCO expanded its World Network of Biosphere Reserves to 797 sites across 145 countries, with first-ever designations in Montenegro, Timor-Leste, and Aruba, and a hist...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The Living Oceans Foundation has named its 2026 Science Without Borders winners, who turned plankton, archaea, and zooxanthellae into images of the engine room of the blue planet. sevenseasmedia.org/tiny-organisms-big-impact

Tiny Organisms, Big Impact: The Winners of the 2026 Science Without Borders Challenge

Nearly 900 students from 65 countries answered the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation's 2026 brief: paint the invisible ocean. The winners of the Science Without Borders Challenge turn plankto...

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@tonywright65-54.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New evidence submitted by Greenpeace International to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) suggests deep-sea mining contractors, particularly those linked to The Metals Company (TMC), may have breached exploration contracts and international law. oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-evi...

New evidence suggest breaches by deep sea mining contractors - Oceanographic

Greenpeace has submitted new evidence to an ongoing inquiry, claiming contractors used "bad faith" tactics to exploit deep-sea resources

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A Brazilian flag without blue or green? Plus coral recovery on Little Cayman, a polystyrene-free marina, UNESCO's nature network, Vanuatu on the cover. SEVENSEAS No. 132 is out. sevenseasmedia.org/sevenseas-tr... #marineconservation #Vanuatu #SEVENSEASMedia

SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine — No. 132 May 2026

Issue No. 132 of SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine, May 2026. Twelve stories on coral recovery, polystyrene-free marinas, UNESCO biosphere reserves, ocean acoustics, Peace Boat at sea, the Edges of Earth expe...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Blue plus yellow makes green. Remove the blue, and the green is gone. Droga5 São Paulo's No Blue, No Green campaign turned color theory into a case for Brazil's ocean. Read: sevenseasmedia.org/no-blue-no-g...

No Blue, No Green: How Droga5 São Paulo Is Printing the Case for Brazil’s Ocean

Blue plus yellow creates green. Remove the blue, and the green disappears. That is the color-theory argument at the core of a Brazilian creative campaign that has spent the past six months making an u...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Issue Nº 133 belongs to Pride. This June, SEVENSEAS Media is dedicating our pages to queerness in, on, and around the ocean. Words, photos, illustration, poetry, video, art. If you are queer and the sea is part of your life, we want to hear from you. 📬 14 May 2026 · info@sevenseasmedia.org

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Three years. 47 countries. 250 communities. On the Edges of Earth expedition, Andi Cross found something the news cycle keeps missing: people on the frontlines of the climate crisis aren't paralyzed. They're already at work. 🌊 New piece on: sevenseasmedia.org/edges-of-earth-three-year-expedition

Finding Ourselves on the Edges: Three Years on a Global Expedition

Andi Cross reflects on three years, 47 countries, and 250 communities on the Edges of Earth expedition. Stories from conservation's quiet frontlines.

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Saturday is World Penguin Day. A 2025 satellite study found emperor penguin numbers fell 22% across a third of Antarctica in 15 years, more than double earlier estimates. The driver is unstable sea ice. The fix is emissions. Still time for colonies with a fighting chance. 🐧 #WorldPenguinDay

A colony of emperor penguins gathered on sea ice in Antarctica, with a large iceberg in the background. Image by Siggy Nowak from Pixabay.
SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Europe's first Whale Heritage Site is off Tenerife. 28 cetacean species live there year-round. It's now threatened by wastewater, development, and a port project. Read: sevenseasmedia.org/tenerife-whale-sanctuary-marine-reserve-atlantic/

Tenerife’s Whale Sanctuary and Coastal Ecosystem: Why the Teno-Rasca Marine Reserve Matters for the Atlantic

There are few places in Europe where you can watch a pod of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus) year-round from a small boat, barely twenty minutes from shore. Tenerife is one of th...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Tenerife beyond the resort strip: laurel forests, volcanic calderas, cave villages, resident whales. A 7-day nature itinerary. sevenseasmedia.org/tenerife-travel-guide-2026/

A Nature Traveller’s Guide to Tenerife (With a 7-Day Itinerary)

south coast does exactly what it promises. But Tenerife is an island of extraordinary geographical and ecological variety, and the version of it visible from a resort terrace is perhaps the least representative of what the island actually is. Tenerife is home to Spain’s highest mountain, three distinct rural parks, a UNESCO biosphere reserve of […]

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A Trinidad marine biologist created a mermaid to teach island kids about the ocean. sevenseasmedia.org/small-islands-ocean-literacy-storytelling-caribbean-mertrina/

Small Islands and the Currents of Change: A Case Study on Ocean Literacy Through Storytelling in the Caribbean

There is more to see on a small island than just sun, sea and sand. I know I caught you with those ‘s’ words, but, alas, we now meet the ‘s’ word that so deters many of us. Science. There is so much s...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 6mo ago

SEVENSEAS No. 131 is live. From Tenerife's threatened pilot whales to a Trinidadian mermaid, Ghana's first coral bootcamp, Antarctic blue carbon, and the shadow tanker fleet turned geopolitical crisis. Read here: sevenseasmedia.org/sevenseas-tr... DM us at info@sevenseasmedia.org to contribute!

SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine – No. 131 April 2026

Welcome to the April issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, we travel to Tenerife, where Europe’s first Whale Heritage Site opens a deeper look at the Atlantic’s most contested marine corridors, the threats ...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Ship abandonments hit 410 in 2025. Some still carry cargo. No crew. No insurance. The shadow fleet crisis just got worse. Six-month update by The Ocean Foundation president. sevenseasmedia.org/shadow-fleet-escalation-environmental-threat-geopolitical-flashpoint/

The Shadow Fleet Escalation: From Environmental Threat to Geopolitical Flashpoint

Six months of dramatic enforcement actions and military escalation have transformed the shadow fleet crisis, but the environmental threat remains the core concern. In August 2025, SEVENSEAS Media publ...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Adding iron to the ocean to capture carbon may backfire. URI study finds nutrients and carbon run on different clocks. sevenseasmedia.org/ocean-carbon-removal-nutrient-cycling-overlooked-uri-study/

Interaction of Carbon and Nutrient Cycles Overlooked in Marine Carbon Dioxide Strategies

There is growing interest in the scientific community and private sector in biological approaches to marine carbon dioxide removal, strategies designed to enhance the ocean’s natural ability to absorb...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Ghana's first underwater science bootcamp teaches marine biology students to dive, research, and film. Only 1% ever see the ocean they study. Via @pineforestmedia. sevenseasmedia.org/ghana-coral-reef-conservation-dive-lab/

Diving In: How Ghana Is Training the Next Generation of Coral Protectors

You may have heard the phrase: If you want to make change, start locally. But how do impactful environmental missions actually take root in our own communities? One compelling example can be found in ...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Antarctica's seafloor captures carbon and stores it for thousands of years. Dr. Narissa Bax explains why it matters. Via @pineforestmedia. sevenseasmedia.org/antarctic-blue-carbon-southern-ocean-climate/

Antarctica’s Hidden Carbon Sink: Inside the Science of Blue Carbon

What is blue carbon and why does it matter? I’m sure we’ve all heard about the importance of forests in capturing and storing carbon in order to mitigate climate change, but have you heard of blue car...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 7mo ago

War doesn't stop at the waterline. Our March issue follows the Persian Gulf crisis beneath the surface: imperiled coral, disrupted supply chains, Iran's threatened biodiversity. Plus: oyster science, queer travel and more. sevenseasmedia.org/sevenseas-travel-magazine-no-130-march-2026/

SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine – No. 130 March 2025

Welcome to the March issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, our coverage turns toward the Persian Gulf, where an unfolding military crisis carries consequences that reach far beyond geopolitics, into marine ...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Norwegian students invented a $2,000 reusable box that protects artifacts from ocean oxidation. Read: sevenseasmedia.org/norwegian-students-oxybox-underwater-artifact-preservation/

A Group of Grade Nine Students in Norway Exploring Ideas for Underwater Discovery

Editor’s Note: At SEVENSEAS, we believe curiosity and early engagement with science and exploration are essential to the future of ocean research and discovery. Encouraging young minds to think critic...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 8mo ago

February's SEVENSEAS takes you to Tunisia: small-scale fishers, coastal resilience, and communities navigating climate change. Also inside: a record sunfish rescue, ocean heat data, and reforms reshaping marine careers. Read: sevenseasmedia.org/sevenseas-tr... #marineconservation #tunisia

SEVENSEAS Travel Magazine – No. 129 February 2025

Welcome to the February issue of SEVENSEAS. This month, our focus turns to Tunisia, where environmental pressures, cultural heritage, and community driven conservation efforts are unfolding across bot...

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SEVENSEAS Media@sevenseas-media.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Tunisia showed me how land preserves memory. In the medina, you knock, wait, and history answers. Nothing is erased here; generosity keeps knowledge alive. Read Fernando's Sixteen Days in Tunisia: sevenseasmedia.org/sixteen-days...

Sixteen days in Tunisia

Tunisia is named after Tunis. Not the other way around. If the country takes its name from the city, then any attempt to understand Tunisia must start in Tunis. Before reading any further, look at a m...

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