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Stellate puffer (Arothron stellatus). (Muhammad Arie via iStock)
August 22, 2026, 8:47 am
Israeli study fingers Red Sea fish most likely to invade Mediterranean next
Pioneering research identifies which species may soonest join those who’ve made their way through Suez, allowing authorities to plan ahead before they begin posing a threat to the local ecosystem
By Diana Bletter
Prof. Yehu Moran, head of the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examines sea anemones in his lab. (Courtesy)
July 24, 2026, 1:31 am
Israeli scientists say they’ve discovered a unique immune system in sea anemones
Evolutionary split 600 million years ago upends long-held scientific belief that all animals share one ancestral antiviral system; study can help save endangered coral reefs
By Diana Bletter
This picture of a kayaker rowing above sharks in central Hadera won Gilad Topaz a special mention in a marine photography competition organized by the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, June 9, 2026. (Gilad Topaz/Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel)
June 11, 2026, 1:26 am
Photography contest captures fragile beauty of marine life
Tel Aviv Cinematheque hosting exhibition of 40 out of 600 photographs submitted to Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel
By Sue Surkes
Waste fishing tackle from drones collected by Tal Raz. (Courtesy)
May 17, 2026, 6:06 pm
In boon for marine life, Agriculture Ministry bans fishing drones
Remotely piloted aircraft allow enthusiasts to cast rods hundreds of meters out to sea, where larger creatures such as sea turtles roam
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative image of a sleeping woman ( GeorgeRudy, iStock by Getty Images)
January 8, 2026, 10:26 am
Israeli study traces need for sleep over millions of years of evolution
Bar-Ilan University research shows even jellyfish and sea anemones repair DNA during repose, underscoring the fact that a good snooze is an essential evolutionary tool for health
By Diana Bletter
Dr. Herdís G. R. Steinsdóttir, a postdoctoral researcher working with Dr. Miguel J. Frada from the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, deploys an instrument near the reef in Eilat to record water currents, allowing her to keep track of the direction of sea currents. (Courtesy/Jake Stout)
January 1, 2026, 9:26 pm
New Israeli research shows coral reefs shape the ebb and flow of local microbial life
Like in humans, microbe levels can indicate health of ecosystem, say scientists from Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Haifa University, and Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat
By Diana Bletter
The dead flying neon squid that washed up on the beach at Kfar Galim near Haifa, November 23, 2025. (Bar Sternbach, Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel.)
November 25, 2025, 1:21 am
Meter-long squid washes up on northern Israeli beach
Rarely seen in Israel, the flying neon squid specimen offers ‘a small glimpse of a wonderful world hidden from us,’ says marine expert who spotted it half-buried in the sand
By Sue Surkes
Tal Raz rescues a turtle ensnared in waste fishing tackle in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Bat Galim, northern Israel, earlier this year. (Haim Raz)
October 28, 2025, 6:20 pm
Drone fishing ‘a death trap’ for humans and marine wildlife, sea enthusiast warns
Northern Israeli diver, who rescued two sea turtles injured by abandoned fishing line this year, reports uptick in fishing waste in recent weeks
By Sue Surkes
Corals in the Gulf of Aqaba off the shores of Eilat in southern Israel. (Prof. Maoz Fine)
September 18, 2025, 11:07 am
New research confirms Eilat corals’ remarkable resilience to rising temperatures
But experts warn they may be reaching their limits, call for regional conservation policies
By Sue Surkes
The bottlenose dolphin known as Hooks with her daughter and a calf spotted off the coast of Tel Aviv on June 1, 2025. (Courtesy/Meytal Markovich)
June 5, 2025, 2:19 pm
In an Israeli first, researchers snap pix of 3 generations of dolphins off Tel Aviv coast
‘It’s rare’ to document dolphin families together, says University of Haifa researcher; 396 documented bottlenose dolphins live along Israeli coastline
By Diana Bletter
Known as Maya in Israel and Anassa in Cyprus, this Mediterranean monk seal, one of the rarest marine animals in the world, rests with her pup in Cyprus in October 2024. (Courtesy/Haris Nicolaou)
May 16, 2025, 12:09 pm
Israeli and Cypriot researchers team up on extreme cave makeover for rare monk seals
A rehabilitation project in northern Israel aims to provide safe and dry breeding places for the endangered marine mammals, of which only 600-700 remain in the world
By Diana Bletter
Carrying out measurements as part of the 2023 National Monitoring Program in the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat). (Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences, Eilat)
August 11, 2024, 6:00 am
Sea surface temperatures continue to rise in Gulf of Eilat — annual report
National Monitoring Program finds coral cover almost back to levels of before March 2020, when storm wreaked havoc, but warns about continued fertilizer and runoff contamination
By Sue Surkes
Sababa Beachaway director Danny Mishkin, standing in center, begins the morning by leading a moment of meditation. (Jacob Gurvis/ JTA)
August 30, 2023, 7:47 pm
At this Jewish surf camp in Virginia, the beach is a sanctuary
Sababa Beachaway focuses on surfing, sailing, scuba diving and ocean education through a Jewish lens with a curriculum that includes Judaic programming and prayer
By jacob gurvis
A fisherman fishes on a rocky reef in the Mediterranean Sea in northern Israel, December 21, 2015. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
August 17, 2023, 11:23 am
Eastern Mediterranean turning tropical, as warming waters force native species out
In Gulf of Eilat, expert warns corals could bleach if pollution allowed to continue on top of marine heating
By Sue Surkes
False killer whales (a species of dolphin) seen off the coast of Herzliya in central Israel on July 2, 2023. (Uri Eger)
July 2, 2023, 8:55 pm
False killer whales spotted off Israel’s coast for 2nd time this year
Marine mammal expert says the species, a kind of dolphin, has been seen closer to shore over past 3 years
By Sue Surkes
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