Ocean news headlines

Mat Rogerson said on social media he had no idea he'd accidentally picked up one of Australia's deadliest sea creatures.

Jason Breen was dragged below the surface of the water from the impact of being hit by the large animal and his ankle rope snapped.

The region is home to the so-called "doomsday glacier". The author of the study said "It appears that we may have lost control."

Australia's Antarctic explorers often say your first expedition is for the excitement, your second trip is for the money. The third time you go? You must be crazy.

The trio abandoned the boat to stand up on rocks for two hours in four-metre swells before being picked up.

A woman has been left stunned after a great white shark mauled her first prized tuna catch off in South Australia.

Emergency services were called to Brighton Le Sands on September 17 after two jet skis reportedly crashed.

Pam Cook, who was mauled by a shark in South Australia's south-east, has taken a major step forward in her recovery.

More than 100 dolphins have died in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest in the past week as the region grapples with a severe drought, and many more could die soon if water temperatures remain high, experts say.

An unmanned boat driving in circles was the first sign of the tragic encounter with the ocean giant.

A humpback whale has been freed after getting entangled in a buoy rope in the Tasman Sea.

The whales swam around the kayakers who were close to the shore of Maroubra Beach just before 6am.

The gator had "basically no chance" of surviving in the wild with the radical injury.

Surviving battering storms and challenges to Sealand's sovereignty in international waters since 1966, an intriguing legend tells of how one family repelled the clutches of a powerful neighbouring empire.

Reza Baluchi has tried to complete three similar voyages before, all of which were intercepted by the Coast Guard.

The men were believed to be attempting to circumnavigate the world when they ran into trouble in the Coral Sea.

Nets are installed from September 1 to April 30 to reduce the rates of human interactions with sharks.

Bioluminescent algae have lit up a beach in South Australia.

A pair of fishermen brought in this monster catch, and they say they'll be eating Tuna until Christmas.

It is believed father-of-two Toby Begg tried to fight off the four-metre shark for 30 seconds while surfing about 10am yesterday.

Toby Begg is believed to have been mauled by a great white shark while surfing in Port Macquarie this morning.

Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth's most challenging environments.

The musum confimred the skull was located outside the gate to Eden Lookout early this morning.

The 64-year-old had written the letters "SOS" in the sandy beach to attract attention of a passing plane.

The finalists for the Ocean Photographer of the Year 2023 have been announced. This year's entries feature stunning wildlife encounters, spectacular seascapes and beautiful interpretations of the human-ocean connection.

Kept in captivity for more than half a century, an American orca died on Friday in Miam at the Miami Seaquarium as caregivers prepared to move her from the theme park in the near future.

Police said it was believed the three men were fishing when they ran into trouble.

Three people in Connecticut have also been infected with the bacteria, which doesn't make an oyster look, smell or taste any different.

Four Australian friends have been found floating on surfboards after more than 24 hours missing at sea off Indonesia.

The drone tracking program has taken on new urgency following a spate of shark attacks at New York beaches this summer.

Charles Gregory, 25, headed out for a fishing trip like he's done "many times before" but this time, disaster struck.

Dozens of migrants were dramatically rescued by Italy as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef in separate incidents over the weekend.

Multiple people have been rescued from the ocean on Sydney's northern beaches.

All sorts of extravagant boats are on display for the Sydney International Boat Show at Darling Harbour from Thursday to Sunday.

A Gold Coast community has sealed the deal on its newest resident, naming a young fur seal Looseal.

The video taken last week shows a baby humpback whale with its mother swimming in the water off Yamba on the state's North Coast.

Much about the tiny species remains a mystery, but scientists are one step closer to solving the little "enigmas".

Phenomenon described by some scientists as off-the-charts exceptional – something so rare, the odds are it happens once in millions of years.

But even as rescue efforts continue, rare footage captured just before the beaching is being hailed as 'scientific gold'.

It may have shattered a world record and devastating effects are already being felt.

There's no shortage of shark-related news in in Australia - but despite our fearful fascination with these majestic beasts, the chances of one of those needle-like teeth ever puncturing your skin are staggeringly low.

To find a potential answer, scientists used computer models to set the clock back 140 million years in order to see the big picture, geologically.

Sharks have scared us a lot this year, primarily for suspected attacks on humans - however, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us.

Deep off the coast of Canada, a team of researchers have made a remarkable discovery, but the finds didn't stop there.

An expert has meanwhile compared the man's improbably rescue to a "needle in a haystack".

But the very close encounter did not stop there as the "whale highway" is in full swing.

After months of eating raw fish, he joked that his first meal on land would be tuna sushi.

Hundreds of endangered White's Seahorses are being saved from extinction by the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.

The whole pod may have followed a female whale onto the beach when she had problems giving birth.

A man in his 60s suffered broken ribs and was bitten on his hands by a dolphin that rammed into him.