Living Ocean’s Tom Peacock sat down with Lawrence Chlebeck from Humane World for Animals to discuss recent shark incidents along the Sydney coastline. Lawrence explains why traditional shark nets act more like culling devices than barriers, why local culls don’t work, and how simple education and awareness can help keep people and sharks safe.

In 2025, Living Ocean spent the year on the water and beneath the surface — tracking humpback whale migrations, listening to the ocean through underwater acoustics, and uncovering how climate change is reshaping marine life along the NSW coastline. From world-first seabird research to community events that connected people deeply to Ocean Country, this year was defined by action, collaboration, and a shared commitment to protecting our ocean.

Join the Living Ocean team as we spent a week in Eden, NSW, studying humpback whales during their southern migration. Using the BeHayve app, we recorded detailed behaviours — from breaches and tail slaps to migration paths — contributing to a growing dataset on east coast humpbacks. Supported by volunteers and local operators, this citizen-science expedition highlights the power of community in protecting our oceans.

This guest blog by Dr. Jenn Lavers from Adrift Lab reflects on 25 years of seabird research on Lord Howe Island. From dawn beach surveys to late-night monitoring, Jenn shares how community support — including Living Ocean and Baillie Lodges’ Spirit of Mateship Program — has made this vital conservation science possible.

Living Ocean is proud to deepen our partnership with Adrift Lab, supporting world-leading research into the devastating impact of plastic pollution on flesh-footed shearwaters. With new funding from Capella Lodge and Baillie Lodges, this work is helping reveal the true cost of plastic on ocean life — and calling for urgent global action.

In the ocean's depths, Sperm whales, the Monarchs of The Deep, battle Colossal squids and fertilize the seas through their unique role in the ecosystem. Despite past whaling, these giants now face new threats from fisheries and deep-sea mining. AI is decoding their complex language, revealing remarkable intelligence. As we uncover more about these majestic creatures, it's crucial we act to protect them from human harm.

Reece Halter discusses fisheries as a leading cause of the Sixth Mass Extinction.

David Cousins and Simon Hayward recount their experiences of ocean bound plastic in a remote area of the Maldives.

Listen to David Cousins discussing the 2022 ‘Welcome to Ocean Country’ with Radio Northern Beaches.

The pharmaceutical gold rush to invent an antidote for the highly infectious airborne coronavirus 2 (SARS- coV-2) pandemic…

Living Ocean’s Plastic Free July event will be held on July 19th-20th 2020 and will include a Recycled Fashion Show…

About 72 species of sea grasses are nature’s protective chainmail that filter land runoff, boost water quality, recharge aquifers…

Earth is roasting right before our very eyes.

The heatwaves in Siberia and Lapland have begun with fury, again. Alaska recorded its hottest spring on record. It’s warming at 2.2C (3.96F), or, twice that of continental United States.

I am often asked where I get my design inspiration from, and the answer is simple. From my earliest childhood memory I have been…

I grew up on the Northern Beaches of Sydney all my life but now reside in the Snowy Mountains. Some special places to shoot down there in the Kosciusko National Park, with its amazing waterfalls, snowscapes and of course our famous snowy mountain brumbies.