Oceans and Reefs

Peter Wissink struggled with a phobia of the ocean after his father died. Now, he's known around town as the man who saves people's precious items when they are accidentally dropped into the water.

A Port Neill local filmed a juvenile king penguin on a beach on Wednesday, nearly two weeks after a sighting of what was possibly the same bird in the Coorong.

Geoscience technology services company CGG formally submitted its permit application and environmental plan in late January amid a month-long campaign of community protests.

Is this ambergris? The mysterious substance found on the beach at Brooms Head has people wondering.

Scores of pygmy blue whales, orcas, dolphins, sharks, and tuna are being lured closer to SA's coastline as a powerful seasonal water system sparks a phytoplankton bloom.

As rising sea levels lead to more fish in the ocean around Phillip Island, off Australia's southern coast, polyamorous little penguins are using the extra energy to breed.

Owen Wells, 17, says it took him over two hours to reel in a five to six metre green sawfish.

A permit application for the largest marine seismic survey proposal recorded is under assessment at the same time the offshore regulator is investigating the company funding the project for alleged 2020 breaches in the Otway Basin.

The two-month vehicle ban on Broome's famous beach is hailed a success with no reports of turtles injured by vehicles and more than 70 nests identified.

Questions are being raised on the safety of swimming in Sydney Harbour after a woman was attacked by a bull shark on Monday evening. Calls to stay out of the water have been made by local councillors, but what do experts say?

Turtles aren't usually seen in Tasmanian waters, but climate change means sightings may become more common.

Michelle and Sam Crisp were appalled to find a mass of marine debris wash up on their local beach. But rather than send the waste to landfill, they transformed it into art.

Luke Thomas can't stop thinking about what he might have done differently after his attempt to save a man's life this month. As the state reels from multiple tragedies, surfers are urging people to know the risks — and for rescue training to be funded again.

A woman is remembering her brother as a "hero", saying he saved the lives of three children who were caught in a rip at Mary Ellis Beach, south-west of Port Lincoln on Friday. She has launched a fundraiser to support his wife and four children. 

A mismatched bunch of thrill seekers on a world marathon sailing challenge take shelter in Northern Queensland to avoid wild weather in their path.

The body of missing man Dan Cojocea, who was caught in a rip in waters off the SA's Eyre Peninsula on Friday, has been found.

The search resumes for missing man Dan Cojocea, who was caught in a rip near Sleaford, south-west of Port Lincoln, on Friday afternoon.

From human-inflicted cruelty to dramatic crane rescues, this turtle rehabilitation centre has seen it all. With hatching season getting underway, rescuers are urging everyone to be on the lookout.

A study has found that the Greenland ice sheet lost one-fifth more mass than previously estimated, which could have implications for ocean currents that regulate temperatures in Europe and North America.

Beach safety expert Professor Rob Brander explains what flash rips are and how swimmers can stay safe if they are caught in one.

Normally, you'll find Elizabeth Znidersic in north-east Victoria's wetlands, microphone in hand, eavesdropping on birds. But the scientist has recently returned from a much colder expedition.

A distressed beachgoer says he was shocked to find a mutiliated stingray carcass. The state's fishing regulator says it receives reports of a similar nature regularly.

You might have caught the latest Attenborough documentary in your holiday downtime. And while awe-inspiring and confronting wildlife footage can raise awareness of environmental issues, whether it compels lasting behavioural change is a different story.

The attack off South Australia's Eyre Peninsula happened about 200 metres from the beach, with the man able to make his own way back to shore.

The WA Fishing Industry Council's CEO claims foreign vessels are "indiscriminately" netting and spearing turtles, sharks and demersal fish, amid a crackdown on illegal fishing in Australian waters.