The Ocean News Podcast

"Worrying levels" of banned chemicals found in UK waters - The Ocean News Podcast

Rob Hutchins, raises fears over the safety of marine life in areas along the south coast of the UK after a study found "worrying" levels of chemicals derived from pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and recreational drugs within the waters at two UK harbours.
 
 

SHOCKING levels of microplastics found in Sea Turtles - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, deep dives into the world of microplastics. After shockingly high levels have been discovered in the vital organs of both male and female loggerhead sea turtles, with the highest concentrations found in the male reproductive system. It's a discovery scientists say "could spell disaster" for the population.
 
 

UK marine life BOUNCING BACK after kelp recovery - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins investigates the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project and the introduction of the Sussex Nearshore Trawling Byelaw, as researchers and locals are celebrating the encouraging signs of local marine life and seabed ecosystems now on the mend.
 
 

Hope for ENDANGERED Penguins with no fishing-zone deal - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives deep into the hard-fought deal that will see fishing restrictions put in place across six key breeding colonies for African penguins off South Africa; marking a significant first step in reversing the fortunes of a species on the brink of extinction.
 
 

Sea snail defence-mode may HINDER its sex life - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins uncovers a groundbreaking study that found sea snails are evolving thicker shells to fend off invasive predators, but are losing their 'on-demand defence mechanism'.

Has the deep-sea mining industry run out of road? - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives deep into the newest updates from the International Seabed Authority (ISA) Council meeting in Jamaica as negotiations continue on controversial deep-sea mining under the new leadership of Secretary General, Leticia Carvalho.
 
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Trump officials QUESTION greenhouse gas harm - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, dives into TWO of the top stories this week. From the Trump administration reconsidering critical greenhouse gas findings to a new advance in AI technology that may pave the way to saving the world’s coral reef ecosystems.
 

North Sea oil tank collision: what happened? - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins explores the recent news of a collision between an oil tanker carrying jet fuel on a short-term charter with a cargo ship in the North Sea, triggering deep concern for vulnerable marine life across two nearby marine protected areas.
 
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Over 800 NEW species discovered in BIGGEST ocean mission - The Ocean News Podcast

News Editor, Rob Hutchins, explores Ocean Census' newest discovery of 866 new marine species, including a guitar shark, a deep-sea mollusc, and the first octocoral found in the Maldives, as part of its wider mission to transform the approach to ocean science.

England makes HISTORY as first river to gain legal rights - The Ocean News Podcast

In a ‘major step forward in the UK’s environmental movement’, the River Ouse - the spine of an extensive network of smaller streams fanning the Sussex county - joins an international cohort of rivers now recognised as ‘living entities’ with ‘intrinsic rights to exist’.