Rigs-to-Reefs: Retired Oil Rigs Are Becoming Artificial Reefs, But Critics Question the Tradeoff
The “Rigs-to-Reefs” push has seen thousands of oil drilling wells and platforms decommissioned and used to harbour marine life Long ...
Tag: Marine Life
How Startup Bluekali Cleans Latin America’s Rivers and Oceans
Our oceans and rivers are choking on plastic waste, devastating marine life and poisoning the water that communities depend on. ...
Whale Strandings: A Deep Dive Into the Phenomenon
In the vast expanse of our oceans, an eery phenomenon continues to captivate scientists worldwide - whale strandings. It is ...
Plastic Waste Is Creating New Communities on the Ocean’s Surface
A recent study published in the Nature Ecology & Evolution journal on April 17 revealed that the Great Pacific Garbage ...
High Seas Treaty Deep Dive: What’s the Plan to Protect the Ocean?
Just like the small patch of shared lawn at the bottom of two neighbouring driveways – unclaimed territory which both ...
Good Sign for Ocean Recovery: Whales May be Coming Back to the UK
In December 2022, UK seas saw a pair of humpback whales off of the Isles of Scilly, including the return ...
The Ocean Got so Loud That Dolphins Must Now ‘Shout’ Over Noise Pollution
A new study has found that noise pollution severely impairs successful cooperation between bottlenose dolphins, causing them to “shout” to ...
Your Sustainable Agenda for 2023
Instead of planning resolutions for the whole year to come, take 2023 one step at a time by setting a ...
Microplastics Found in Human Blood
Previously known to reside in our air, water and food, now for the first time scientists have discovered microplastics in ...
UN Ocean Treaty Collapses As Member States Drag Talks
After years of discussion, UN member states have failed to come to an agreement on a new treaty to protect ...
The Sustainable Development Goals and Fighting the Plastic Soup
The Impakter team would like to thank Jaime Jennings of Island Press for the photo contributions. Island Press will publish ...
Working Towards a Cleaner Ocean: An Interview with Fabienne McLellan from OceanCare
The Impakter team, deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives in the airplane crash near Addis Ababa, joins the Secretary-General ...
