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Researchers find high concentrations of harmful algae in regional waters

Cormorants establishing new rookery

Summer storm hits Kotzebue

Coastal fishermen report dramatically smaller herring catches in the Baltic Sea

Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla

Extremely windy on the lagoon

Along Utqiaġvik’s eroding coast, hope that a seawall can help keep the community safe

Shark sightings abound off Maine’s coast. Experts say we’re likely to see more

B.C.’s sea life is bouncing back, slowly, after the 2021 heat dome

High number of seal deaths linked to bird flu, feds say

Dead birds prompt warnings across Island

Fears of bird flu in colony on Hornøya in Finnmark with critically endangered seabird

Russian Cosmonaut Shares Unique Video of Shrinking Aral Sea as Seen From Outer Space

With less sea ice, expect seal pups near shore

Rarely found snail at Saltstraumen in Bodø, not seen since the 19th century

Strange fish caught in Togiak Bay area

Unusual container found on Bering Sea beach

Towering sea ice and a lost Ford truck: Team treks from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay

Early ocean ice break-up

Crews work to contain fuel spill after tugboat runs aground north of Sitka

Oiled ducks euthanised

Japanese skeleton shrimp found in Nateekin Bay

Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent at a near-record early date

Bering Sea ice reaches St. Paul for a week, now recedes north

40-Meter High Wave Hits Icelandic Coast

Record capelin catch landed

Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore

Are ills of the Arctic hitting California? Hundreds of migratory seabirds wash ashore

Seabirds were not killed by flu

Tsunami threat recedes from huge Pacific volcanic eruption

Fuel shortage and blizzard leave St. George residents rationing heat and water

Bowhead pod visits Savoonga with ice conditions unsuitable for hunting

Ships traveling into a warming Arctic are leaving garbage in their wake, scientists warn

Storm related flooding and infrastructure damage

Seawall to protect Utqiagvik from extreme storms

Change in size and type of fish caught during fall / winter ice fishing

Wind gusts in Northwest Alaska pushed away sea ice, caused power outages

First Ever Cases of Infectious Salmon Anaemia in Iceland

Major Disaster Averted in Icy Kara Sea After Two Oil Barges Ran Aground

Ice-locked Russian Arctic towns might not get needed supplies

This November's sea ice extent in the northern Bering is the best in years

Harmful algae colours the Oslo fjord green

Two icebreakers are on the way to rescue ice-locked ships on Northern Sea Route

Here winter has become two months shorter

Southern temperatures in Northern Norway – warmer in Narvik than in Rome

If you're a surfer, you'll want to read UCSD's final figures on the 'bomb cyclone' waves

Jellyfish attack nuclear power plant

Mysterious fish ended up in Vetle's boat - expert says it's extremely rare

Erosion at Cape Blossom

Gumboot Chiton Cryptochiton stelleri Die-off

Oil spill reaches Laguna Beach, threatens Crystal Cove in Newport Beach as cleanup efforts intensify

Rare beluga whale sighting in Puget Sound stirs excitement — and concern

Animal tragedy in the Oslo fjord

Rare pink salmon spotted southeast of Iqaluit

Low oxygen levels along Pacific Northwest coast a ‘silent’ climate change crisis

Valuable crab populations are in a ‘very scary’ decline in warming Bering Sea

Thousands of seabirds found dead along east coast – with climate change blamed

Research has no answers for continued seabird die-off

The Ocean Is Swallowing a Town That Can’t Afford to Fight Climate Change

'It was a special day': Transient orcas set sightings record as population thrives on B.C. coast

An invasive parasite is taking over Alaska blue mud shrimp. Researchers want to kill it.

Large jellyfish threaten fisheries in the Sea of Japan

Sunken scallop boat off Kodiak remains pollution hazard decades later

Marine vomit spread along the western coast of Norway

Sea cucumber die-off near Vancouver Island

Fears oil ship will fall apart

Mysterious smelly fat blobs pollute West Vancouver beach

Rare footage shows a polar bear hunt a swimming reindeer

Phytoplankton blooms hint at changing Arctic waters

Tsunami warning canceled after 8.2 offshore earthquake sent people in many Alaska coastal communities to higher ground

Sea Life Die-Off Found on Beach

B.C.'s heat wave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning

'Unprecedented' absence of southern resident killer whales from Salish Sea

Veterinarians of the village of Providence "resuscitated" the exhausted walrus

Opah on the Oregon Coast

Blue mussel die-off in Skagway

Invasive seaweed detected on Aotea/Great Barrier Island

'Unprecedented:' Rare sei whales spotted off Vancouver Island

Southwest Alaska community on Bering Sea coast experiences severe flooding

Extreme heat cooks shellfish alive on Puget Sound beaches