The requirements will come into force on May 1, 2025, in accordance with Article 14 of MARPOL Annex VI and the amendments to Appendix VII. From that date, ships will be required to use fuel oil with a sulphur content of 0.10% m/m or exhaust gas cleaning systems when transiting the Mediterranean ECA.

Studies show that the Mediterranean Sea has a growing problem of plastic pollution, which poses a threat to marine ecosystems and the lives of coastal residents. The large amount of plastic waste entering the sea not only affects the survival and reproduction of marine organisms, but may also enter the human body through the food…

From 1 January 2025, the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden area is recognized as a ‘Special Area’ under MARPOL Annex I, where the discharge of oil or oily mixtures into the sea from ships of 400 gross tonnage and above is prohibited, except in certain circumstances such as when the ship is en route.…

Costa Rica’s Cocos Island National Park, home to a wide range of endangered marine life, has been threatened by illegal fishing, and in 2022, WildAid formed a network of partners, including the Costa Rican government, to combat and stop illegal fishing, and installed a new radar system. According to the latest satellite data provided by…

According to the statement of Tokyo Electric Power Company, Japan again discharged nuclear contaminated water into the ocean in the afternoon of December 24th, and this year plans to discharge a total of 54,600 tons of nuclear contaminated water in seven times, which is 1.7 times of the discharge in 2023, and the total amount…

According to the report, by 2024, 8.4% of the world’s marine and coastal areas have been included in documented protected areas, and since 2020, the area of new protected areas has doubled the size of Colombia’s national territory.51 countries and territories already have more than 30% of their land covered, and 31 countries and territories…

In 2024, genetic testing off the coast of Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia, revealed the presence of previously undetected toxic algae. The study identified 15 species of toxic methanogens, some of which were found for the first time in Australian waters, posing a serious risk to marine ecosystems, wildlife, human health, and the global economy.

Plastic pollution continues to be one of the major global environmental problems, and rivers are the main way of connecting land-based sources of waste with the coastal and marine environment, and a large amount of plastic waste flows into the sea, including through rivers. According to the communiqué issued by the Municipality of Chaplina in…

On December 15, 2024, the Russian tankers Volga Oil 212 and Volga Oil 239 capsized in a storm in the Black Sea. The accident resulted in the death of at least one person, and a number of rescue vessels and helicopters were quickly mobilized to the scene, with the majority of the crew successfully evacuated.…

China’s marine ecological protection and restoration project was funded, Fangchenggang City 2025 marine ecological protection and restoration project was successfully selected as the central financial support project, is expected to receive central funding of 300 million yuan, the project will be around the Fangchenggang Bay estuary and other four estuaries and bays, sea areas and…