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Melissa Hobson

(She/Her)
  • Writer, Freelance
  • Director, The Ocean Writer
United Kingdom
As seen in: Medium, MSN, MSN Ireland, The New York Times, Yahoo Life, Estadão, Issuu, MSN UK, Nature, The Guardian and
Covers:  Marine science, conservation, scuba diving, eco-travel and sustainability
Doesn't Cover: Roundups, greenwashing
Marine science & conservation writer available for commissions. Bylines in @natgeo @guardian @thetimes & more. Always looking for cool ocean stories to cover 🌊

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Melissa Hobson’s Biography

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In a nutshell: I write about the ocean.

I'm a freelance marine science, conservation & sustainability writer (and certified scuba diver with around 250 logged dives) and I love telling cool stories about the ocean. Published by the likes of Nat Geo, the Guardian, VICE and more.

Ways of working with me:

🌊 If you're a marine scientist or conservationist with an upcoming study, I'd love to hear about your work in case it inspires a story that I can pitch to my editors.

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Melissa Hobson’s Journalist Portfolio

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Tampons have lead in them-what does it mean for your health?

Tampons have lead in them-what does it mean for your health?

New findings revealed heavy metals in tampons from 14 different brands, a first of its kind study.

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World's rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beach and immediately put in a giant fridge. Here's...

World's rarest whale washes up on New Zealand beach and immediately put in a giant fridge. Here's...

Only six spade-toothed whales have ever been documented, making the find particularly significant.

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How do you get rid of a dead whale before it explodes? Scientists discover new "ecologically bene...

How do you get rid of a dead whale before it explodes? Scientists discover new "ecologically bene...

For the first time, researchers have tagged a dead whale to help figure out the best way to dispose of carcas…

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77 pilot whales die in Orkney in one of the most tragic mass strandings in Scottish history

77 pilot whales die in Orkney in one of the most tragic mass strandings in Scottish history

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Tragic mass stranding leaves 77 pilot whales dead in Orkney

Tragic mass stranding leaves 77 pilot whales dead in Orkney

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How do you get rid of a dead whale before it explodes? Scientists discover new "ecologically bene...

How do you get rid of a dead whale before it explodes? Scientists discover new "ecologically bene...

For the first time, researchers have tagged a dead whale to help figure out the best way to dispose of carcas…

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Deep-sea scientists just filmed an elusive predator with "grotesquely protruding jaw" alive for the first time

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“I never thought we'd see one alive.” Deep-sea scientists just filmed this for the first time

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By Melissa Hobson
| MSN UK
Scientists have filmed rare goblin sharks alive in their natural, deep-sea habitat for the first time. They documented two live individuals in the Pacific Ocean – one near Jarvis Island in 2019 and the second on the slope of the Tonga Trench (the second deepest trench in the ocean, after the Mariana Trench ) in 2024. The discovery is published in the Journal of Fish Biology. For the scientists, seeing these bizarre looking animals in their natural habitat was a shock.
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My fingers were trembling. Divers were removing ghost nets in the Mediterranean when this happened

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By Melissa Hobson
| MSN UK
Divers believe they have recorded the first ever footage of an adult great white shark in Mediterranean waters. They spotted the apex predator during a mission to remove ghost nets from a shipwreck off the coast of the Strait of Sicily. “We, as a team of three, saw this huge shark,” Derk Remmers, a volunteer with Ghost Diving told BBC News The enormous animal was close to the wreck they were diving on. “Pretty close to us, in fact,” he recalls.
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How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Please pitch via email, make sure you've read the type of articles I write so your idea is relevant. Pitching ahead of an embargo is helpful

Why did you become a journalist?

Because I love telling stories and helping people understand what they can do to protect the ocean (even if they don't live by the coast)

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No

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