Havs- och vattenmyndigheten (HaV) fick i slutet av december ett nytt regleringsbrev från regeringen, som ska styra myndighetens arbete under det här året. Vi har...
Global shipping is leaving marine organisms with increasingly less space to move freely. A new study now shows that ships operate in over 90 percent...
At the ongoing UN meeting in Cali, Colombia, strategies are being discussed to reverse the loss of biodiversity. Meanwhile, a new report from Greenpeace International...
Extreme weather events caused by climate change are intensifying faster than Europe's preparedness. Sweden is no exception, say researchers. - We are always one step...
The alleged ‘spy whale’ Hvaldimir was shot dead, claim the organisations One Whale and Noah. The animal rights organisations have filed a police report in...
Text: TT/Nyhetsbyrån
Photo: Jorgen Ree Wiig/Fiskeridirektoratet through AP/TT
An endangered shark species has shown signs of 'virgin birth'. Italian researchers have discovered that female dusky smooth-hound have given birth - without the involvement...
Warmer seawater combined with acidification could pose a major threat to ocean sharks. Their eggs develop much more poorly, leading to the death of the...
GREENPEACE Several offspring of the endangered hammerhead shark species have been found by researchers on an expedition in the Galápagos Marine Reserve....
Since almost four years ago, we have license hunting on gray seals, since two years on harbor seals and protection hunts on ringed seals since...
Reportage: Lena Scherman
Foto: Hans Berggren, Johan Candert/DSR, Alexandre Gobatti/DSR, Kimmo Hagman/DSR,Göran Ehlmé/DSR, Simon Stanford/DSR, Tobias Dahlin/DSR, Ismaele Tortella
Meet Sylvia Earle, a pioneering oceanographer and unwavering advocate for marine conservation. Her lifelong commitment to exploring and protecting the wonders of the sea serves...
Mie's research focuses on the evolutionary and behavioral ecology of marine zooplankton. Despite their microscopic size and remote habitat, Mie aims to enhance our understanding...
Meet Dr. Tessa Hempson, a coral scientist dedicated to exploring and preserving the coral reefs. Tessa strives to raise awareness about marine conservation, emphasizing collective...
reportage/foto: Simon Stanford
Photo: Simon Stanford, Göran Ehlmé, Lars-Öivind Knutsen
We accompanied seal researchers from the University of Gothenburg, to Koster. In the archipelago on the Swedish west coast. Koster is one of the places...
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency decided this year that we should shoot 630 harbor seals, 1500 gray seals and 350 ringed seals. Some think that...
Sweden, Finland, and Norway conduct hunting for seals as trophy hunting. In most other countries, hunting of large marine mammals has been prohibited. In the...
Reportage: Daniel Hager/Lena Scherman/Alexandre Gobatti
When the seal population had collapsed around 1980 and was almost completely extinct, the authorities put an end to all hunting. Seal protection areas were...
Several stocks of the Baltic herrings in the Baltic Sea are seriously threatened according to the World Wide Fund for Nature's latest Fish Guide. The...