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Fish Friends

Erlendur Bogason considers Eyafjör∂ur in northern Iceland to be his backyard. He has dived here for over 25 years and has not just become familiar...

Reportage/editing: Helena Fredriksson

Photo: Tobias Dahlin, john Jonsson, Simon Stanford

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“Hammerhead Shark Daycare” found in Galápagos

GREENPEACE Several offspring of the endangered hammerhead shark species have been found by researchers on an expedition in the Galápagos Marine Reserve....

Text: Linnea Gustafsson/TT

Photo: Greenpeace

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Seal hunting Part 6 – The importance of the seal in the sea

Since almost four years ago, we have license hunting on gray seals, since two years on harbor seals and protection hunts on ringed seals since...

Reportage: Lena Scherman

Foto: Hans Berggren, Johan Candert/DSR, Alexandre Gobatti/DSR, Kimmo Hagman/DSR,Göran Ehlmé/DSR, Simon Stanford/DSR, Tobias Dahlin/DSR, Ismaele Tortella

Redigering: Alexandre Gobatti

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1:09

Ocean Devotion: Sylvia Earle

Meet Sylvia Earle, a pioneering oceanographer and unwavering advocate for marine conservation. Her lifelong commitment to exploring and protecting the wonders of the sea serves...

Reportage: Daniel Hager

Photo: Simon Stanford, Johan Candert

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Ocean Devotion: Mie Winding

Mie's research focuses on the evolutionary and behavioral ecology of marine zooplankton. Despite their microscopic size and remote habitat, Mie aims to enhance our understanding...

Reportage: Simon Stanford

Photo: Simon Stanford, Göran Ehlmé

Editing: Alexandre Gobatti Ramos

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Ocean Devotion: Tessa Hempson

Meet Dr. Tessa Hempson, a coral scientist dedicated to exploring and preserving the coral reefs. Tessa strives to raise awareness about marine conservation, emphasizing collective...

reportage/foto: Simon Stanford

Photo: Simon Stanford, Göran Ehlmé, Lars-Öivind Knutsen

Editing: Alexandre Gobatti Ramos

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Ocean Devotion: Marco Vindas

Many of us love the sea, the beach, the water, and swimming in the waves, but there are those who care a little more than...

Reportage: Alexandre Ramos Gobatti

Photo: Simon Stanford

Graphics: Daniel Hager

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3:15

Seal hunting! Part 5 – But the harbor seals have become fewer – and no one really knows why

We accompanied seal researchers from the University of Gothenburg, to Koster. In the archipelago on the Swedish west coast. Koster is one of the places...

Reportage: Lena Scherman

Photo/Editing: Alexandre Ramos Gobatti

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Part 4 – How Many Seals is it Possible to Shoot?

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency decided this year that we should shoot 630 harbor seals, 1500 gray seals and 350 ringed seals. Some think that...

Reportage: Lena Scherman/Alexandre Gobatti

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Virgin birth when lone female shark gave birth

A baby shark without a father has seen the light of day at a zoo outside Chicago in the United States. The mother, of the...

Text: TT

Photo: Eugene Hoshiko/AP/TT Stock image

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Sweden have three different seal species, read more about them

Explore the dramatic journey of the Baltic Sea's seals from near extinction to recovery and the debates surrounding their resurgence....

Text: Lena Scherman

Photo: Johan Candert

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Part 2 Seal hunting in the north is a unique phenomenon

Sweden, Finland, and Norway conduct hunting for seals as trophy hunting. In most other countries, hunting of large marine mammals has been prohibited. In the...

Reportage: Daniel Hager/Lena Scherman/Alexandre Gobatti

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The Grounded Ferry is now being Salvaged

The grounded ferry Marco Polo is being salvaged - and is currently being moved out to deeper water, the Coast Guard reports. The salvage entails...

Text: TT Nyhetsbyrå

Photo: Ola Torkelsson/TT

Print: Johan Hallnäs/TT

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Part 1 Why do we Shoot Seals?

When the seal population had collapsed around 1980 and was almost completely extinct, the authorities put an end to all hunting. Seal protection areas were...

Reporter: Lena Scherman

Editing: Alexandre Gobatti/Daniel Hager

Graphics: Daniel Hager

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Urgent Situation for the Baltic Herring – the Fish You Should Skip

Several stocks of the Baltic herrings in the Baltic Sea are seriously threatened according to the World Wide Fund for Nature's latest Fish Guide. The...

Text: Petra Hedbom/TT

Graphics: Johan Hallnäs/TT

UW Photo: Johan Candert

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No Prosecution Against Those Who Dumped Spiny Dogfish in Lysekil Last Year

Prosecutor James von Reis writes that "it is not possible to prove who committed the deed"....

Text: Lena Scherman

Photo: Tobias Dahlin

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05:00

Cod are stressed by being caught – But what do the best catching methods look like?

New research should provide an answer to that question. -Historically, fish have hardly been considered animals, I think it is important to change that. If...

Reportage: Johan Candert, Simon Stanford

Editing: Alexandre Gobatti

UW photo: Johan Candert

Photo: Simon Stanford

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2.25

Öyvind Överli on Fixing Nature

Øyvind Øverli, is a professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He tells us the story how the expansion of hydroelectric power plants in...

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UN warns: risk of record heat

Get ready - the little guy is coming. The UN's call is about El Niño, a powerful weather phenomenon that can have devastating effects on...

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Foto; Brontë Wittpenn/AP/TT

Grafik; Johan Hallnäs/TT

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The Government wants more offshore wind power

The government must investigate how projects and permits for offshore wind power can be expedited, says Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L)....

Text: TT/News agency

Photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT

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Just over 2100 seals may be shot in this years hunt

For the second year in a row, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has decided on licensed hunting for grey seals and harbor seals. During this...

Text: Tina Remius Strömberg/TT/Nyhetsbyrån

Photo: Claus Gertsen/TT Arkivbild

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2:44

Devastating bottom trawling in marine protected areas

SLU Aqua in Lysekil has for several years filmed bottoms in three different marine protection areas. Bratten is a Natura 2000 area far out to...

REPORTAGE: LENA SCHERMAN

PHOTO: LEIF EIRANSSON

UW PHOTO: SLU AQUA LYSEKIL

GRAPHICS: DANIEL HAGER

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1:36

Invasive species Part 3 – The Cormorant – not invasive

This is what it looks like when cormorants have taken over an island in Stockholm’s archipelago. It’s not exactly attractive when you were expecting green...

Reportage: Lena Scherman

Photography: Simon Stanford

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Arsenic can be found in seaweed

Seaweed and algae have emerged as an increasingly popular foodstuff. But if we are going to start eating more seaweed, we need better rules about...

Text: Petra Hedbom/TT

Photo: Jessica Gow/TT

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Fish Friends

“Hammerhead Shark Daycare” found in Galápagos

Seal hunting Part 6 – The importance of the seal in the sea

Ocean Devotion: Sylvia Earle

Ocean Devotion: Mie Winding

Ocean Devotion: Tessa Hempson

Ocean Devotion: Marco Vindas

Seal hunting! Part 5 – But the harbor seals have become fewer – and no one really knows why

Part 4 – How Many Seals is it Possible to Shoot?

Virgin birth when lone female shark gave birth

Sweden have three different seal species, read more about them

Part 2 Seal hunting in the north is a unique phenomenon

The Grounded Ferry is now being Salvaged

Part 1 Why do we Shoot Seals?

Urgent Situation for the Baltic Herring – the Fish You Should Skip

No Prosecution Against Those Who Dumped Spiny Dogfish in Lysekil Last Year

Cod are stressed by being caught – But what do the best catching methods look like?

Öyvind Överli on Fixing Nature

UN warns: risk of record heat

The Government wants more offshore wind power

Just over 2100 seals may be shot in this years hunt

Devastating bottom trawling in marine protected areas

Invasive species Part 3 – The Cormorant – not invasive

Arsenic can be found in seaweed

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