Ocean Glories II
The July/August 2025 issue

In this issue we return to a favourite theme, 'Ocean Glories' to celebrate the mostly hidden worlds of the ocean and to remember why we must act now to save these habitats and the creatures already warning us of the cost – to them and us – of losing them.

For the first time ever in the pages of Resurgence & Ecologist we have Sir David Attenborough, whose new book Ocean: Earth's Last Wilderness is co-written with Colin Butfield, with the authors sharing an extract all about the challenges of filming the blue whale 25 years ago.

Our special theme, Wonders of the Deep, will take you on a deep dive down through the different ocean zones to the very bottom of the seabed, introducing some fantastic creatures along the way in an article by Ryan Loftus, written originally for the online campaigning platform, On The Edge.

And, in a deeply personal and heartfelt appreciation of the ocean, sailor and author, Hannah Stowe tells her then unborn son what majesty awaits, once he is born. Here's a taster of what she says, "The water through which we sail has been around the world and back, but never before has it been here, in this moment, with us."

Hannah is just one of the contributors who remind us, in this issue, that the ocean has been calling for our help for a long time now - and that if we continue to ignore those calls, we do so at our own peril.

There is much to lose but so much more to be gained, as ever, when we act together.

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Featured articles from the latest issue of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine

It's time to protect our oceans

Resurgence & Ecologist Editor, Susan Clark introduces 'Ocean Glories II' – a deep dive into the world's most imperilled habitat. And whilst we celebrate the many wonderful ocean creatures, we cannot continue to ignore the threats to this fragile ecosystem.
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Rabies at sea

After detecting a rabies outbreak in marine mammals, scientists are trying to determine whether the virus is now established in South Africa's Cape fur seals – and, if so, how to stop it from spreading further. Roman Goergen reports.
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Playing with plants

Can playing shift the way we see nature and our place within it? Soham Kacker shares how 'befriending' plants as playmates in his childhood opened the door to an adult career in ecology, and his lifelong love of plants.
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Carrying the future

On watch throughout the night out on the Baltic Sea, sailor Hannah Stowe tells her unborn child of the marvellous world he is about to be born into. She recalls, "The water through which we sail is both ancient and new – moving, moving, constantly cycling. Cooling, heating, sinking, rising."
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Rights of the deep

Artist Emma Critchley – together with a group of Pacific-based experts and ocean science and law advisors, all alarmed by the prospect of deep-sea mining licences being granted – reflects on humanity's relationship with the deep ocean and advocate for its protection.
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The real problem at hand

Diyora Shadijanova unpicks a searing debut about how to rebalance power and get away from the distractions of culture wars in her review of Minority Rule: Adventures in the Culture War by Ash Sarkar.
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Picture Credits

Cover image and It's time to protect our oceans: Mothership by Olivier Leger; Rabies at sea: Photo by Federico Facchin; Playing with plants: Artwork by Pattie Lee Becker; Carrying the future: Star Compass by Hannah Stowe; Rights of the deep: Emma Critchley, Soundings, John Hansard Gallery, 2025. Courtesy artist. Photo: Nosa Malcolm