Ocean — latest ecology news
![Scientists have discovered a rare gray whale that became extinct in the Atlantic Ocean 200 years ago](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/sirij-kit-500x375.jpg)
This exciting discovery, they say, illustrates the impact of climate change on marine life.
![Giant viruses could help slow rapid melting of Arctic ice](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/shutterstock_1681180471-500x333.jpg)
Scientists are currently working on confirming their hypothesis
![Extremely rapid increase in ocean temperature scares scientists](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/shutterstock_1930289213-500x244.jpg)
Record ocean temperatures indicate that seas are warming faster than expected, and the effects of these changes will be felt everywhere, from polar ice shelves to coastal cities around the world
![The European Union plans to spend 3.5 billion euros on ocean protection](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/shutterstock_556842991-500x334.jpg)
This was announced during the annual conference "Our Ocean"
![Spanish company receives €7 million to produce green energy from waves](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/956EAA56-A21D-4958-A52A-DD9F8C1FDB64-500x313.jpeg)
This will contribute to the achievement of the EU's ocean energy targets
![Atlantic Ocean currents may stop due to climate change: scientists sound the alarm](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/88AAE222-5214-4275-A343-FA55E7584A60-500x313.jpeg)
AMOC collapse may occur around 2050
![Fighting climate change requires a radical reduction in the use of plastic](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/4A55917D-245F-4026-9789-118D09DF80A6-500x313.jpeg)
Only 9% of the world's plastic waste is recycled, and the rest ends up in landfills or incinerators
![Increase in sea ice area recorded in the Arctic](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DEC28D98-678B-4501-A71F-32BBC59C1253-500x313.jpeg)
The level of increase in the amount of sea ice is insignificant and significantly less than in 1990-2000
![Prisoners began to be involved in the processing of fishing garbage in Great Britain](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/35111EE8-A354-4D58-9A6D-99B091517D99-500x313.jpeg)
Previously, fishermen did not have a suitable place where they could bring their old tackle
![Cities hosting climate summits will become the seabed – modeling the consequences of warming](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/E4B62976-6969-485B-A894-B8FCCF74810D-500x313.jpeg)
If the level of warming exceeds 3°C, the ocean will flood the habitats of 800 million people
![26,000 barrels of oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/10381DAE-4503-4675-A861-0B17B22DECF6-500x313.jpeg)
There is a potential danger to dolphins, birds and other animals
![Climate change has led to a record reduction in traffic through the Panama Canal](https://ecopolitic.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/367AFF02-821F-48CE-9B45-A4F9AE650009-500x313.jpeg)
By February 2024, the number of ships passing through the canal will be reduced to 18 per day