Great white tracked

A young white shark returned to the wild by the Monterey Bay Aquarium in February, has travelled past the southern tip of Baja California and is heading toward waters off the Mexican mainland, according to data from an electronic tracking tag attached to the animal.

Henry the 'hexapus'

Henry the 'hexapus' at Blackpool's Sea Life Centre, is missing two limbs due to a birth defectNormally, octopuses have eight arms and legs. And if they lose one or more in an accident, they can grow the limbs back again.

World's largest marine protected area created

The Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has established the world’s largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of rich coral reefs threatened by over-fishing and climate change.

An illegal trade in live coral is being investigated by UK Customs officers after a steep rise in protected species being smuggled into the country.

Hundreds of corals covered by international conservation laws have been intercepted at airports en route to aquarium shops.

Divers help fight South Korea’s worst ever oil spill

South Korea’s worst oil spill in history has kept divers busy above the water this new year.  Dedicated divers from 7 dive centres volunteered their time to help clean up the coastal area where a 20km slick threatens wildlife and valuable sea farms.

Another virgin shark birth 

A Hungarian aquarium is celebrating a virgin shark birth after its lone female whitetip reef shark produced a pup without having ever come into contact with a male shark.

White House Plans to Address Trash in the Ocean Boosts Project AWARE’s International Cleanup Efforts

Beaches across Asia Pacific saw record numbers of volunteers cleaning up underwater and on shore for International Cleanup Day 2007 and now The White House unveils its plans to address trash in the ocean.

The White House decision is welcomed by Project AWARE who already spearheads thousands of clean ups every year in a bid to conserve underwater environments worldwide.