Ocean News

This whole year has been an extraordinary adventure for both of us. We have the privilege of being the CEOs of a very special organization. When we started working for the Save Our Seas Foundation in January, we hardly knew what to expect. Of course we had read about the…

Every year, Save Our Seas supports the Palau Shark Week. And this year, it was an anniversary: the 10th edition! Save Our Seas was represented by scientist Charlie Huveneers. Read his report below! Shark Week was a combination of some of the world’s best diving during the day and stimulating…

Member countries agree to protect oceanic whitetip sharks, fail to safeguard whale sharks Guam. March 30, 2012. Fishing nations of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) have agreed to protect the oceanic whitetip shark based on a proposal from the United States, while an Australian proposal to ban…

Being the CEO of Save Our Seas is a privilege. But during TEDx SeaPoint, we strongly felt how overwhelming this privilege can be… Save Our Seas was one of the main sponsors and partners of this event. The first TEDx SeaPoint in Cape Town was a fantastic experience. 23 speakers…

Two years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill dumped nearly 5 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are just beginning to understand its impact beneath the surface. Two new studies done by NOAA and WHOI scientists and their partners have shed new light on the…

A new, unprecedented study has concluded that centuries of overexploitation of fish and other marine resources — as well as invasion of fish from the Red Sea — have turned some formerly healthy ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea into barren places. Unsurprisingly, the researchers found that the healthiest places were…

This year, it is already the Tenth Palau Shark Week, and of course it is again sponsored by Save Our Seas. Dr. Charlie Huveneers is representing Save Our Seas this year. Read his first report below! I’ve just returned from my second day of diving as part of the 10th…

Scientists conducting deep-sea research around the Galapagos have discovered a previously unknown species of catshark, which has been named Bythaelurus giddingsi. It’s roughly the size of a house cat and sports chocolate-brown coloration with pale, irregularly distributed spots on its body that appear to be unique to each individual. John…

Sawfish are some of the most distinct – and most critically endangered – fish in the world. Also known as carpenter sharks, sawfish are actually a type of ray, characterized by a long saw-like snout for which the animals have historically been targeted for, often selling for thousands of dollars as…

A new study by University of Miami scientists, just published in the journal Marine Drugs, has discovered high concentrations of BMAA in shark fins, a neurotoxin linked to neurodegenerative diseases in humans including Alzheimer’s and Lou Gehrig Disease (ALS). The study suggests that consumption of shark fin soup and cartilage…

Parasites and pathogens infecting humans, pets and farm animals are increasingly being detected in marine mammals such as sea otters, porpoises, harbour seals and killer whales along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and Canada, and better surveillance is required to monitor public health implications, according to a panel of…

Last week, the head of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick announced the establishment of a Global Partnership for Oceans to confront widely documented problems of over-fishing, marine degradation, and habitat loss. Speaking at the Economist World Oceans Summit in Singapore, Zoellick described the initiative: This Partnership will bring together…

Movements of the enigmatic ocean wanderer, the endangered oceanic whitetip shark – MAHMOOD SHIVJI, February 26, 2012 One of the most threatened shark species across its range may very well be the oceanic whitetip shark, Carcharhinus longimanus. Although once considered one of the most abundant sharks in the open ocean,…

Shark footage recorded from ROV onboard Stena DrillMAX at 9100 feet (2770 m) depth offshore Brazil, shot on February 11, 2012, showed a very deep diving shark. According to scientist Jeffrey Gallant of the Greenland Shark and Elasmobranch Education and Research Grouep / GEERG, this is probably a southern sleeper…

As a CEO of Save Our Seas Foundation, we get some great opportunities. One of those was a visit to Professor Emerita Eugenie Clark, also known as the ‘Shark Lady’. Genie, as she prefers to be callled, has an impressive career. In 1955, she was is the Founding Executive Director…