Field Notes

World Cleanup Day brings people together around a simple but powerful idea: protecting the environment begins with collective action. Every year, communities, volunteers, businesses, schools, nonprofit organizations, and governments participate in cleanup activities that address litter and waste pollution and raise awareness about responsible consumption and waste management. The United Nations Ge

Last chance to win an unforgettable birding trip for two to the Philippines’ Visayan Islands, worth R150 000! Discover spectacular endemic birds across Cebu, Negros and Bohol. Get your raffle ticket before they sell out!

Samuel J has crewed Sea Shepherd ships. This fall his Constellations Tour plays nine shows for the ocean across Canada and the US.

Castro, J., Cid, A., Martins, M. P., Estrela, G., Pieters, A., and Quirin, A. (2026). Insights Into a Disruptive Behavior of Iberian Killer Whales (𝘖𝘳𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘴 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘢) With Boats: Perspective From Multiple Interactions With a Research […]

Not sure what to buy for festive season giving? Problem solved! BirdLife South Africa, in collaboration with Chamberlain, presents the 2027 Birds of Southern Africa wall calendar. Twelve months of striking bird photography, R320, available to order now. Get it while you can!

Going on a deep-sea expedition is many things. For students climbing the gangway onto R/V Falkor (too) for the very first time, it is an adventure and a stepping stone to a future career. For the scientists in charge, it is the culmination of decades of research and expertise-building, and months of planning. For the crew, the journey is never ordinary, but it is filled with the predictability and

This is a Bathypterois sp., a tripod fish. Solitary and stationary, these deep-sea denizens perch above the seafloor using specialized fin rays and face into the current. When an unsuspecting copepod or other tiny crustacean drifts by, this animal is set to snack. The #Doldrums science team recorded this footage at 2,040 meters — 1.3 miles beneath surface waters. They were surveying a large landsl

Ninety-three percent of Trinidad and Tobago’s marine territory lies deeper than any recreational diver could ever reach. There, the Atlantic plate is slowly pushed beneath the Caribbean plate, cracking open the seafloor and exposing long-buried methane, conditions that feed rare chemosynthetic ecosystems like cold seeps and mud volcanoes, where animals survive on chemical energy instead … Continue

This July, a team of Caribbean scientists explored Trinidad and Tobago’s deep sea and adjacent high seas for the first time in history. This is one of their stories. By Shauna Edghill This past July, for the first time in its history, scientific exploration of Trinidad and Tobago’s deep sea was led by a … Continued

This July, a team of Caribbean scientists explored Trinidad and Tobago’s deep sea and adjacent high seas areas for the first time in history. This is one of their stories. By Kyle Foster, Land ho! I’m Kyle Foster, an M.Phil Deep-Sea Biology student at the University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine campus. … Continued

The #DeepWonders science team happened upon a squid along the seafloor at 1,045 meters deep. They spent a few moments marveling at the animal’s chromatophores, specialized cells in their skin. Each chromatophore is a tiny sac that contains pigment; as the squid relaxes and contracts their muscles, the pigment is either revealed or hidden — allowing them to camouflage and communicate. Dr. Diva Amon

A remora school bus? 🚌 Did you know the oceanic manta ray (Mobula birostris) is the largest ray species on Earth, with a disc width of up to 680cm in extremely large specimens? These remoras are clearly making full use of all that surface area! Mantas act as a moving ocean oasis for a whole host of hitchhikers seeking shelter, protection, and an easy meal. Remoras cling on with a modified dorsal

O que análises de DNA revelam sobre o passado ancestral da tartaruga-de-couro

Last year, over 10 000 people made their voices heard in crowning the beautiful Black Harrier as our Bird of the Year. Although we’ve not finished celebrating the Black Harrier, we want to hear from you once again, so please help us decide the Bird of the Year for 2027! The competition will be held […]

Deaths raise urgent questions about captivity, while the industry’s so-called “rescue” of Marineland whales demands greater transparency.

O IX Congresso Brasileiro de Oceanografia (CBO’2026), realizado entre os dias 24 e 28 de agosto em Vitória (ES), consolidou-se como um dos principais eventos técnico-científicos das Ciências do Mar no Brasil.

Clean air is easy to take for granted when the sky looks clear, but the air quality can still be severely affected without being noticed. It affects human health, climate systems, wildlife, water quality, and the economic activities that depend on healthy coastal environments. Every September 7, the United Nations observes the International Day of […]

Every manta has a story. And you can be part of it! Meet one of the ocean's gentle giants, an oceanic manta ray gliding through the blue, with wings spanning up to 7 metres! All species of manta and devil rays are threatened with extinction, 3 Critically Endangered, 5 Endangered, and 2 Vulnerable, and every individual we can identify and protect matters. That's where you come in. 🎁 When you adopt

August 2026: The Sharkwater patrols Scorpion Reef through nesting season, and the campaign to clear krill products from store shelves reaches North America.

What was known about the health of the 30 beluga whales at Marineland Canada before they were transported?

Antarctica's krill fishery closed early for the second year running. That is a symptom of a concentrated fleet, not a sign of abundance.

We couldn’t imagine a more beautiful farewell for Ancestral Memory: Voices of Patagonia at the Library of the National Congress:...

The Central American tapir (Tapirus bairdii) isn’t flashy. It doesn’t roar, climb trees, or show up very often. In fact, you can spend days hiking through the forest and never see one. They’re experts at staying hidden, especially because they’re usually out and about after sunset. Some of their main characteristics are: The forest isn’t […]

Whale Sanctuary Project signs 20-year lease with Province of Nova Scotia, advancing North America’s first seaside whale sanctuary.

Entre 2025 y 2026, hemos logrado plantar 5.184 árboles nativos, en la península de Macanao, en el estado Nueva Esparta, gracias al compromiso de los viveristas y Ecoguardianes macanagüeros. Estos esfuerzos forman parte de nuestro proyecto Guayacán, enfocado en la restauración del bosque seco de la península para recuperar hábitats y especies amenazadas. Además de […] La entrada 5.184 nuevos árbole

Nas praias brasileiras, o ciclo de reprodução das tartarugas marinhas já está em movimento, e as equipes da Fundação Projeto TAMAR estão de volta ao campo para acompanhar esse novo capítulo. A temporada 2026/2027 começou!

Can you see it? 👀 Watch closely... those two horn-like fins are called cephalic fins, and this manta is about to put them to work! #DidYouKnow when a manta feeds, it unfurls these fins from tight rolls into wide paddles, using them to funnel plankton-rich water straight into its mouth as its massive mouth stays wide open. Together with that huge mouth, they turn the manta into a full-on feeding m

patrones, territorios y tendencias Entre 2022 y 2024, la Amazonía venezolana ha experimentado un cambio significativo en el comportamiento del fuego. Un análisis reciente de la RAISG (Red Amazónica de Información Socioambiental Georreferenciada), en el que participamos Wataniba y Provita para Venezuela, revela un aumento en la superficie quemada y una peligrosa concentración temporal e […] La entr