Bloomin' marvellous
NASA has just released this amazing image of phytoplankton bloom around the Chatham Islands.
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Orion ends search for Kiwi missing overboard
An RNZAF Orion has been taken off the search for a New Zealander lost overboard in the Pacific Ocean as hopes of his survival fade.
Kiwis in hunt for 'deadliest catch'
NZ fishermen are pressing ahead in the hunt for 'the world's deadliest catch' - giant crabs below some of the world's roughest ocean.
Fish stocks on rise - but there's a catch
New Zealand is braving an international backlash by going after fish species environmentalists say are unsustainably caught. Geoff Cumming reports.
Private navy may help defeat pirates
London insurers have radical plans to reduce seaborne hijackings.
Book Review: Atlantic
Reviewers are, I suppose, expected to be dispassionate but I admit to being an enthusiastic fan of Simon Winchester. I have never read a book of his that was not thoroughly rewarding and this latest, from a prolific production line, is one of the best.
An ocean's life
The Atlantic ocean might not be the world's largest. But it is, writer Simon Winchester tells Stephen Jewell, the centre of the world and deserving of its own "biography".
Volcano collapse underlines threat of tsunami
A huge undersea volcano has dramatically reduced in size after partly collapsing more than 100 metres toward the ocean floor.
Our taonga beneath the sea
The good news from the first Census of Marine Life is: New Zealand's waters are indeed teeming with wondrous creatures and plants.
Cap on oil well kept shut despite leaks
The US government allowed BP to keep the cap shut on its oil well for another day despite news the well is leaking.