Divers try to free Rena debris
New Zealand Herald | 14 May 2013
Six containers of pollutants remain to be emptied by divers working on the fast-disappearing hulk of the Rena.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Marine Debris

Fish company investigated after salmon farm pollutes Scottish loch
Guardian Unlimited | 10 May 2013
Marine Harvest, one of the world's largest fish-farming companies, is under investigation after its salmon farms polluted a Scottish loch with toxic pesticide residues hundreds of times above environmental limits.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Aquaculture | Fish Farming

AAAS leverages innovative technique to confirm oil slicks in Turkmenistan
EurekAlert | 07 May 2013
Analysis by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) confirms the release of oil into the waters of the Caspian Sea off Turkmenistan, and demonstrates an innovative new use of publicly available imaging technology.
 Accidents and Spills | Remote Sensing

Tale of the Tuna
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 06 May 2013
Part 5 of an eight-part series on the impact of Fukushima on the ocean and human health. One species that has become emblematic of the disaster is a shimmering giant: the Pacific bluefin tuna.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Fish

How Is Fukushima's Fallout Affecting Marine Life?
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 03 May 2013
The Fukushima nuclear disaster delivered an unprecedented amount of radioactivity into the sea over a relatively brief time. How did that pulse of cesium and other radioisotopes make its way through the marine food chain?
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Water Pollution

Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill
EurekAlert | 02 May 2013
(University of California - Davis) Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil toxicity continues to sicken a sentinel Gulf Coast fish species, according to new findings from a research team that includes a University of California, Davis, scientist.
 Atlantic Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Fish

WHOI to Host Public Event on Fukushima, the Ocean, and Human Health
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 02 May 2013
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a free, public forum exploring the impact of Fukushima on the ocean and human health on May 9, 2013.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Water Pollution

Capping a major oil leak off NZ coast could take 14 days - Shell
New Zealand Herald | 30 Apr 2013
Shell said it would take the company about 14 days to respond to a major deepwater drilling accident off the New Zealand coast. Rob Jager, who is chairman of the Shell companies in New Zealand, told the Advantage NZ Petroleum Conference that the company was going through a process of evaluating the equipment required and the time it would take to respond to a major drilling incident.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills | Offshore Resources

No sign of diesel after spill
New Zealand Herald | 28 Apr 2013
The search for diesel spilled from a fishing vessel which struck rocks off Stewart Island has been called off.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills

Thousands of plastic beads litter coast from Rena
New Zealand Herald | 27 Apr 2013
The clean-up of thousands of tiny plastic beads on Bay of Plenty beaches is expected to continue for up to a week.
 Pacific Ocean | Accidents and Spills