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Marine life

Shark attack defences need an upgrade

No one wants a close encounter with a shark.
No one wants a close encounter with a shark.

Racing towards great white sharks in Australia

A worker from the state's shark monitoring programme retrieves smart drumlines equipped with baited hooks deployed in waters near Coffs Harbour in New South Wales.
A worker from the state's shark monitoring programme retrieves smart drumlines equipped with baited hooks deployed in waters near Coffs Harbour in New South Wales.

Over 70 shark, ray species win new wildlife trade protections

Whale sharks, manta rays and devil rays were moved onto Appendix I after countries on Nov 27 did the same for the critically endangered oceanic white tip shark.
Whale sharks, manta rays and devil rays were moved onto Appendix I after countries on Nov 27 did the same for the critically endangered oceanic white tip shark.

Canada’s captive beluga whales face euthanasia threat and uncertain future

Trainer Kristy Burgess (left) has criticised the pool the beluga whales are being kept in as too small, falling apart and not clean.
Trainer Kristy Burgess (left) has criticised the pool the beluga whales are being kept in as too small, falling apart and not clean.

From spiky branches to dome-shaped: How corals in Singapore have evolved over 70 years

The corals today are mostly dome-shaped or flat and they host a lower diversity of marine life.
The corals today are mostly dome-shaped or flat and they host a lower diversity of marine life.

Seal escapes hunting whales by jumping onto boat in the US

The pod, comprising seven to eight whales, saw the seal and when after it.
The pod, comprising seven to eight whales, saw the seal and when after it.

NUS-OceanX expedition observes rare deep-sea life in natural habitat

OceanX-NUS research team members Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum senior research fellow Dr Jose Mendoza, Tropical Marine Science Institute marine biology and ecology laboratory head Dr Tan Koh Siang, OceanX science programme director Mattie Rodrigue, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum advisor Prof Peter Ng and OceanX founder and co-CEO Mark Dalio, together with the OceanXplorer scientific vessel at Marina at Keppel Bay on Oct 29, 2025.
OceanX-NUS research team members Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum senior research fellow Dr Jose Mendoza, Tropical Marine Science Institute marine biology and ecology laboratory head Dr Tan Koh Siang, OceanX science programme director Mattie Rodrigue, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum advisor Prof Peter Ng and OceanX founder and co-CEO Mark Dalio, together with the OceanXplorer scientific vessel at Marina at Keppel Bay on Oct 29, 2025.

Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old

More than 1,280 shark incidents have been recorded around Australia since 1791 – about 260 of them fatal – according to a national database.
More than 1,280 shark incidents have been recorded around Australia since 1791 – about 260 of them fatal – according to a national database.

Cash-strapped Canadian theme park may euthanise beluga whales

Marineland closed to the public in 2024 and has reportedly been trying to sell its assets since.
Marineland closed to the public in 2024 and has reportedly been trying to sell its assets since.

NUS-OceanX expedition sets sail to study largely unexplored part of the Indian Ocean

sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX
sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.