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Hundreds of dead crabs on the beach at Seaton Carew, Hartlepool in 2021 https://twitter.com/12BBYTHESEASIDE/status/1452164992845983744 Paul Grainger (permissions granted)

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What’s causing a mass die-off of crabs on the UK coast?

A new study points to pyridine pollution as the most likely culprit behind the deaths of crustaceans, with dredging in the river Tees a possible source

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TOP IMAGE - Jason deCaires Taylor, Rubicon, 2016. Picture credit: @jasondecairestaylor(page 181) Stainless steel, pH-neutral cement, basalt and aggregates,installation view, Museo Atl?ntico, Las Coloradas, Lanzarote, Atlantic Ocean

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Art of the ocean: How artists have depicted the marine world

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aerial view of a Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas). reefs of the Sea of Cortez, Pacific ocean. Cabo Pulmo, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The world's aquarium.; Shutterstock ID 623521508; purchase_order: 10 Sept 2022 issue; job: Photo; client: NS; other:

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Two new books about sharks reveal how and why we should conserve them

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Monk Seal, Monachus monachus, Alonissos Island, GreeceMonk seal, Monachus monachus, which enters and swims in the sea. Endangered species. Alonissos Island, Sporades Islands, Greece (Photo by Cristian Umili/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)

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Ancient Romans may have triggered decline of the world’s rarest seals

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Vaquita or Gulf of California Harbor Porpoise (Phocoena sinus), caught as by-catch, Baja California, Mexico, critically endangered species

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Vaquitas could breed their way back from the brink of extinction

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Huge flightless swan roamed the ancient seas with a cradle on its back

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Huge flightless swan roamed the ancient seas with a cradle on its back

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How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

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How the ‘blue acceleration’ is supercharging ocean exploitation

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Anchovies

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Anchovies stirring up the sea may be influencing ocean mixing

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A cluster of deep sea octopus Muusoctopus robustus at Davidson Seamount, off California.

Life

Deep-sea ‘octopus garden’ has warm water that speeds egg hatching

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Hot water drilling

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Remarkable trove of species found living beneath Antarctic ice shelf

The variety of species found below an Antarctic ice shelf shows that life can survive in hostile, food-poor environments for thousands of years

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Race to start commercial deep-sea mining puts ecosystems at risk

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Sea cucumber has modified genes to help it live on hydrothermal vents

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Inside the fight to stop destructive fishing in marine protected areas

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Kelp surveys on England's south coast monitor a key climate defence

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