Rorshok Ocean Update

Global coral bleaching data, a sleeper shark in Antarctic waters, Saharan dust crossing the Atlantic, Antarctic krill tensions, a new ocean data framework, Pacific mega-waves, and much more!

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“They pushed so many lies about recycling: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics” by Emine Saner: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/19/they-pushed-so-many-lies-about-recycling-the-fight-to-stop-big-oil-pumping-billions-more-into-plastics

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A U.S. forces boarding an oil tanker, maritime sanctions enforcement in the Indian Ocean, high ambition ocean governance efforts, freshwater circulation shifts in the Southern Indian Ocean, a record low in Baltic Sea water levels, and much more!

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“These Unsinkable Tubes Could Help Harvest Energy From the Ocean” By Delger Erdenesanaa: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/science/unsinkable-aluminum-tubes.html

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Red Sea shipping resuming, cod larvae die-offs in Alaska, a deep-sea jellyfish sighting, microplastics in Pacific fish, a new system for tracking El Niño, community-led marine protections in Norway, and much, much more!

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“The State of Ocean Plastic Pollution in 2026” by Mitch Ratcliffe:

https://earth911.com/business-policy/the-state-of-ocean-plastic-pollution-in-2026/

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New methods to detect ocean pollution from space, fast-tracking deep-sea mining approvals, the Ocean Equity Index, a new ship-hull material, monitoring the ocean’s carbon system, and much more!

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“Applying Indigenous wisdom to deep-sea mining” by Angelo Villagomez:

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2026/feb/01/applying-indigenous-wisdom-to-deep-sea-mining/

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A deadly shipping accident in the South China Sea, pressure on the Great Barrier Reef, polar science pushing south, rising tensions over deep-sea mining, new tools to police the high seas, and much more!

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“Whales Are Sharing Food, Not Because There’s More, But Because There’s Less” by Anastasia Scott:

https://www.discovermagazine.com/whales-are-sharing-food-not-because-there-s-more-but-because-there-s-less-48585

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The new treaty for the high seas, a sharp rise in piracy and armed robbery incidents, hidden forces beneath Antarctic waters, coral reefs showing resilience, pressure on tuna stocks, and much more!

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“High Seas Treaty offers hope — but only if protection is real” by Callum Roberts:

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/high-seas-treaty-offers-hope-but-only-if-protection-is-real/

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An Iran-linked oil tanker seized, U.S. maritime training programs, South Africa’s joint maritime exercise, global container shipping rates, piracy and armed robbery incident rates, and much more!

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“LNG Has Matured Into a Proven Solution for the Cruise Industry” by Maikel Arts

https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/op-ed-lng-has-matured-into-a-proven-solution-for-the-cruise-industry

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A Chinese military exercise, U.S. sanctions on Venezuela, LNG record, Finnish undersea telecommunications cable damaged, India’s shipbuilding strategy, and much more!

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“Global twenty twenty-five LNG Exports Saw Biggest Jump in Three Years” by Sing Yee Ong: https://gcaptain.com/global-twenty twenty-five-lng-exports-saw-biggest-jump-in-three-years/

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The US imposing a quarantine on Venezuelan oil exports and imports, Ukrainian agricultural exports at risk, Russia’s advanced ice-class ship for Arctic shipping, the US pausing major offshore wind projects, China and Taiwan's dispute over a smuggling operation, and much more!

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“Russian Oil Stuck at Sea Booms as Tanker Logjams in Asia Expand” by Julian Lee: https://gcaptain.com/russian-oil-stuck-at-sea-booms-as-tanker-logjams-in-asia-expand/

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France’s new aircraft carrier, U.S. battleships, an oil blockade on Venezuela, Arctic shipping routes, a Red Sea shipping test, and much more!

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“Surging Barrels at Sea Spook Oil Markets More Than Russia or Venezuela” by Ron Bousso: https://gcaptain.com/opinion-surging-barrels-at-sea-spook-oil-markets-more-than-russia-or-venezuela/

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