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Marine life

Our oceans are teeming with life.

But such life is also facing pressures: global warming, pollution, overextraction of resources. Here, an automatic compilation of DW content on marine life.

A picture taken on November 22, 2016 shows an Israeli army Dolphin-class submarine sailing at Israel's Naval port in the Mediterranean city of Haifa. / AFP / JACK GUEZ (Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel to buy 3 submarines from Germany's Thyssenkrupp 20.01.2022

The Israeli government has announced a deal to buy 3 submarines from German giant Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems.

DW Business – America

DW Business – America 18.01.2022

Microsoft buys gaming giant Activision for $68b - US airlines warn of travel chaos due to 5G rollout - Jellyfish provide alternative as fish stocks fall
01/11/2009 ; ECHIZEN, Japan - A diver swims near a school of giant jellyfish each nearly 1 meter in diameter in the Sea of Japan off the town of Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2009. Local fishermen said the jellyfish are smaller than usual this year but are present in huge numbers. The jellyfish create problems for the fisheries industry, and reports of equipment being damaged have come not only from Fukui but also Hokkaido and the Pacific coast. Kyodo/MAXPPP +++(c) dpa - Report+++

Jellyfish turning into multibillion-dollar industry 18.01.2022

With fewer and fewer fish in the seas, jellyfish is more popular than ever in Asia, especially in Thailand. It's been consumed for hundreds of years there.

Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba Place: Eilat

Could the Red Sea's heat-resilient corals help restore the world's dying reefs? 17.01.2022

Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba have a unique evolutionary history that could help them survive the climate crisis. Scientists even hope to breed their resilience into other reefs.

210625 -- DOHA, June 25, 2021 -- Djoumoi Moussa R of Comoros celebrates after scoring during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 qualifying round football match between Palestine and Comoros in Doha, Qatar, June 24, 2021. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua SPQATAR-DOHA-FOOTBALL-FIFA ARAB CUP-QUALIFYING ROUND yangyuanyong PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

AFCON: Comoros 'Coelacanths' at AFCON for the first time 11.01.2022

Nicknamed after an endangered fish, the footballers from Comoros are far from dying out. The Coelacanths have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time thanks to minimalist tactics and team spirit.
Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari (R) and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa bump elbows to greet at the presidential Villa, in Abuja, on December 1, 2021. - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Nigeria to begin his four-nation West African tour. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

AfricaLink on Air — 07 December 2021 07.12.2021

South Africa's President Ramaphosa hits out at the West over its response to the COVID Omicron variant+++ How is Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema doing? +++ South African fish management per app +++ What Eric Zemmour’s presidential candidacy means for France
Hahn Goliath putting fish on ice at the Abalobi hub

NGO's Abalobi app connects fishing crews directly to customers 26.11.2021

An app, developed by the NGO Abalobi, aims to put small-scale fishermen and customers in direct contact. Fishermen get better prices and diners get fresh fish from the region directly on their tables.
DW Global Ideas Webspecial Kreislaufwirtschaft Kategorie Lebensmittel

Food and the circular economy 22.11.2021

After a leaf falls to earth, it becomes part of the soil, which then sustains new life. This cyclical process has become an inspiration for farmers and food producers, particularly in aquaponics and permaculture.
Freshly caught Cape bream

The South African app empowering local fishing communities 17.11.2021

The latest technology is helping small-scale fishers fully document their catch and bring it directly to customers.

November 2017 Reef-friendly sunscreen for sale in a dive center

Corralling corals off the coast of Bonaire 09.11.2021

In the Caribbean, one Dutch governed island is working on strengthening its coral reefs. The reefs provide food and income to local residents and are a refuge for wildlife.

06.05.2021 Fishing vessels at sea off the coast of Jersey, Thursday, May 6, 2021. French fishermen angry over loss of access to waters off their coast have gathered their boats in protest off the English Channel island of Jersey. The head of a grouping of Normandy fishermen said about 50 boats from French ports joined the protest Thursday morning and gathered their fleet off the Jersey port of St. Helier. (Oliver Pinel via AP)

France and UK's Brexit row over fish drags on: What’s the catch? 04.11.2021

Despite its insignificant share of both UK and EU gross domestic product, fisheries were one of the big issues in Brexit negotiations. Today, the industry is at the center of an angry dispute between the UK and France.
DW Business – Europe & Asia

DW Business – Europe & Asia 02.11.2021

COP26: Nations pledge to reduce methane emissions - "Fishticuffs" between the French and British

January 9, 2017*** Boxes of Fresh fish which have been sold at auction are dispatched from the Auction Hall of Grimsby Fish Market in Grimsby, northern England, on January 9, 2017. Grimsby Fish Market opened in 1996 and holds a daily fish auction which is recognised as one of the most important fish markets in Europe. The majority of fresh fish at the market originates from Iceland and Norway, but it also handles catches from Faroe, Scotland, Ireland as well as from local vessels. / AFP PHOTO / Oli SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images)

'Fishticuffs' between the French and British 02.11.2021

France and the UK are back at the negotiating table over fishing rights. In this aquatic game of chicken, the two countries have narrowly avoided escalating a trade war.
BAU // Sinsheim , Bundesliga Fußball , TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs. Hertha BSC Berlin , Andrej Kramaric ( Hoffenheim )

Andrej Kramaric: An underrated big fish in one of Germany’s smallest ponds 29.10.2021

In his six years at the club, Andrej Kramaric has been the man Hoffenheim have turned to in their moments of greatest need. His talents are worthy of bigger stage, but his loyalty is to be admired in the modern age.
This February, 2016 photo released Monday, May 30, 2016 by ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies shows mature stag-horn coral bleached at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef off the eastern coast of northern Australia. The reef studies center released the results of its survey of the 2,300-kilometer (1,430-mile) reef off Australia's east coast on Monday. The scientists found that about 35 percent of the coral in the northern and central sections of the reef are dead or dying. Some parts of the reef had lost more than half of the coral to bleaching. (David Bellwood/ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT

Climate change killed 14% of the world's coral reefs in 10 years: study 05.10.2021

A study by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network shows that corals are under siege from global warming. Fourteen percent of the world's corals were lost between 2009 and 2018.
USA, 2005: Elfenbeinspecht (Campephilus principalis principalis), Praeparat eines Maennchens. Wiederentdeckung eines Jungvogels der ausgestorben geglaubten Art am 27.2.2004 durch drei Ornithologen im Cache River National Wildlife Refuge im Bundesstaat Arkansas. [en] Ivory- Billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis principalis), stuffed male. Extinct, but rediscovered 27.2.2004. | USA, 2005: Ivory- Billed Woodpecker (Campephilus principalis principalis), stuffed male. Extinct, but rediscovered 27.2.2004.

US declares 23 species extinct, including ivory-billed woodpecker 29.09.2021

The rare move was a sign that scientists have given up all hope of resuscitating the birds and fish. Experts have warned that a major extinction event could occur if the world doesn't move to tackle climate change.
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