The world's ocean is bearing the brunt of a changing climate. Explore its past and future in our new series

Oceans 21 is a Conversation international series examining the history and future of the world’s ocean.

Five profiles open our series on the global ocean, delving into ancient Indian Ocean trade networks, Pacific plastic pollution, Arctic light and life, Atlantic fisheries and the Southern Ocean’s impact on global climate.

Explore the series in the link below.

Thanks to Hannah Hoag, Jack Marley, Nicole Hasham, Fidelis Satriastanti, Jennifer Weeks, Jennifer Gallé, Nontobeko Mtshali, Veronika Meduna, Wes Mountain, Lucía Caballero.

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