Transformation of ocean management is underway Despite its benefits and recognition as a keystone practice of ocean stewardship and conservation, adoption of ecosystem-based management has been slow to take hold. To support this change in ocean management, a group of researchers and practitioners investigated the global progress of marine EBM initiatives.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/05/2405

Ocean biodiversity work needs improvement An international collaboration says the world's largest marine protected areas aren't collectively delivering the biodiversity benefits they could be because of slow implementation of management strategies and a failure to restrict the most impactful human activities.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/05/2405

Rock steady: Study reveals new mechanism to explain how continents stabilized Ancient, expansive tracts of continental crust called cratons have helped keep Earth's continents stable for billions of years, even as landmasses shift, mountains rise and oceans form. A new mechanism may explain how the cratons formed some 3 billion years ago, an enduring question in the study of Earth's history.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/05/2405

Millions in costs due to discharge of scrubber water into the Baltic Sea Discharge from ships with so-called scrubbers cause great damage to the Baltic Sea. A new study shows that these emissions caused pollution corresponding to socio-economic costs of more than EUR 680 million between 2014 and 2022. At the same time, the researchers note that the shipping companies' investments in the much-discussed technology, where exhaust gases are 'washed' and discharged into the sea, have already been recouped for most of the ships. This means that the industry is now making billions of euros by running its ships on cheap heavy fuel oil instead of cleaner fuel.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/05/2405

Researchers show that slow-moving earthquakes are controlled by rock permeability A research group explores how the makeup of rocks, specifically their permeability -- or how easily fluids can flow through them -- affects the frequency and intensity of slow slip events. Slow slips' role in the earthquake cycle may help lead to a better model to predict when earthquakes happen.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2024/05/2405