marine

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It brought major disruption to marine ecosystems: mass die-offs of seabirds, fishery disasters, kelp degradation, whale entanglements, sea lion starvation, fish migration and harmful algal blooms, Amaya said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The regime made vague promises about increasing internet access, allowing limited forms of private enterprise, and cooperating on marine protection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

If future winters are mild, wet and wind may have long-term impacts, not just on land, but also in our marine environment and coastal ecology and health.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Record winter rainfall is flushing pollution and sediment into Devon and Cornwall's coastal waters, raising risks to marine life, shellfish and potentially human health as conditions warm.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

When you collect marine animals there are certain flat worms so delicate that they are almost impossible to capture whole, for they break and tatter under the touch.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck