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In Pictures: 14-Foot Pilot Whale Found Beached in Simon's Town

South Africa

In Pictures: 14-Foot Pilot Whale Found Beached in Simon's Town

By Gunnar Oberhosel

In Pictures – Young, dead humpback whale salvaged from Simon’s Town harbour

Maverick Life

In Pictures – Young, dead humpback whale salvaged from Simon’s Town harbour

By Gunnar Oberhosel

Poisonous octopus photograph earns top spot in photography competition

Maverick Life

Poisonous octopus photograph earns top spot in photography competition

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Africa must help steer the endangered High Seas Treaty out of dire straits

World

Africa must help steer the endangered High Seas Treaty out of dire straits

By David Willima

Stunning image of baby fish wins top Ocean Photography Award

Maverick Life

Stunning image of baby fish wins top Ocean Photography Award

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Beneath the Surface: Exploring the beauty and mystery of the deep ocean

Maverick Life

Beneath the Surface: Exploring the beauty and mystery of the deep ocean

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Surf therapy connects people to water – ocean health depends on this ‘blue attunement’

Maverick Life

Surf therapy connects people to water – ocean health depends on this ‘blue attunement’

By Easkey Britton

Think twice before buying a property on the beach – Sea level is rising

World

Think twice before buying a property on the beach – Sea level is rising

By Don Pinnock

Rising seas, sinking shores — How the V&A Waterfront is bracing for impact

South Africa

Rising seas, sinking shores — How the V&A Waterfront is bracing for impact

By Kristin Engel

Michelle Bender — fighting for the rights of Mother Ocean (Part Three)

World

Michelle Bender — fighting for the rights of Mother Ocean (Part Three)

By Don Pinnock

From finance to forestry and fisheries – South Africa’s new environment minister takes a pragmatic approach

Our Burning Planet

From finance to forestry and fisheries – South Africa’s new environment minister takes a pragmatic approach

By Kristin Engel

Warnings from the past — interview with a survivor from one of the most catastrophic oil rig disasters in history

South Africa

Warnings from the past — interview with a survivor from one of the most catastrophic oil rig disasters in history

By Kristin Engel