A group of scientists from Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute have compiled the world’s first ever comprehensive database containing information on the location and environmental effects of litter in our oceans. Their findings are published on Litterbase, available in both German and English, and complete with easily comprehensible maps, charts and infographics.  Read on

24 countries and the EU recently signed off on a landmark deal that will now see part of Antarctica’s Ross Sea become the world’s largest marine protected area (MPA). Read on

We all know that there's a problem. And the solution, unfortunately, isn't going to be all that simple. But now there is hope! The huge amounts of plastic waste floating in the world's oceans is one of the most pressing evironmental challenges of this century. But now there's a new technology which takes that waste and turns it into something new, in an eco-friendly, low-emission and non-toxic way. Read on

There are tonnes of good ideas that can change the world. Regular readers of RESET will already know of a few. Every month, we will choose one idea that stands out thanks to its impact and innovative approach. Our favourite projects in March: Ocean Phoenix Project and SeaVax. Read on

An enviromental group has teamed up with a surf technology company to develop a fin-like device that fits onto surfboards and collects data on ocean health. Read on

Last June, the first offshore seaweed harvest in the Dutch Northsea yielded just 15 kilograms. But this little amount of fast-growing algae could be very promising for the European seaweed industry, which is preparing to scale up. What are the future prospects of seaweed farming and will they be sustainable? Read on

When renowned marine ecologist Andres Cozar Cabañas, who teaches at the University of Cadiz in Spain, and a team of researchers completed the first ever map of ocean trash, they noticed that there was less plastic than expected on the surface of oceans world over and began to dig deeper into the issue. Read on