Marine biology

Scientists have discovered a vast reef of "pristine" rose-shaped corals apparently unharmed by climate change in deep water off the coast of Tahiti, UNESCO announced on Jan. 21.

Mapping approximately three kilometers (two miles) long and up to 65 meters (213 feet) wide, UNESCO said it was "one of the most extensive healthy coral reefs on record."

Fish caught in Turkey's Marmara Sea can be consumed without any doubt unless it's raw, a senior official has said, amid public worry that the fish weren't edible due to marine mucilage, a jelly-like layer of slime that invaded the sea this summer.

Izola – The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food has launched a national campaign to promote local fisheries in a bid to raise awareness among consumers about the positive aspects of fish and mussel as food and about local fisheries traditions and heritage.

Turkey could have launched an eco-fishing approach in the wake of the marine mucilage that invaded Turkish seas early summer due to rising temperatures and pollution, but it missed the opportunity, according to an expert.

Large globules of mucilage which had been sighted since March in the Sea of Marmara offshore Turkey's largest city of Istanbul are now absent.

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Work initiated by Turkey's Environment and Urbanization Ministry to combat mucilage, also known as sea snot, has yielded significant results.

The Pelagos Cetacean Research Institute is a scientific non-profit organisation focused on the study and conservation of cetaceans

A Chinese research ship, named "Science", ends a one-month research mission. The study area was the Mariana Trough.

The ocean hide heights, valleys and unknown creatures. Chinese scientists were provoked to explore the area of ​​the Mariana Trough - the deepest ocean floor, but perhaps even the least explored.

Polar bears and other iconic animals could be extinct by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the current rate, marine biologists have warned.

Sea lovers have now a new way to explore the marine life without having to come up for air.

Triton, a state-of-the-art oxygen respirator, that allows you to breathe underwater up to 45 minutes and at a maximum depth of 15ft by utilizing ‘artificial gills’ technology.

According to a study conducted by the WWF, the earth’s flora and fauna are at a critical level. Living organisms in the sea have dramatically fallen according to the findings of the study over the past decades, with the decline reaching as high as 50% in some specific species.