Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/oceans/ Environmental science and conservation news Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:26:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Oceans https://news.mongabay.com/list/oceans/ 32 32 Mediterranean fisheries commission adopts species management plans but punts on deep-sea protections https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/#respond 06 Nov 2026 14:43:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335146 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/mediterranean-fisheries-commission-adopts-species-management-plans-but-punts-on-deep-sea-protections/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335146 Singapore sand imports threaten an already sinking Cambodian fishing community, again https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/#respond 06 Nov 2026 00:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=335113 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/singapore-sand-imports-threaten-an-already-sinking-cambodian-fishing-community-again/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-335113 Microplastics pollute nearly two-thirds of corals in Malaysia’s marine protected area, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/microplastics-pollute-nearly-two-thirds-of-corals-in-malaysias-marine-protected-area-study-finds/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/11/microplastics-pollute-nearly-two-thirds-of-corals-in-malaysias-marine-protected-area-study-finds/#respond 04 Nov 2026 09:33:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=334938 Mongabay]]> 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https://doi.org/10.66709/news-332647 Mangroves gain ground globally, marking turnaround after decades of loss https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/mangroves-gain-ground-globally-marking-turnaround-after-decades-of-loss/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/mangroves-gain-ground-globally-marking-turnaround-after-decades-of-loss/#respond 14 Oct 2026 16:54:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=332579 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/mangroves-gain-ground-globally-marking-turnaround-after-decades-of-loss/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-332579 Eavesdropping on Malaysia’s dolphins: Interview with marine bioacoustician Saliza Bono https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/eavesdropping-on-malaysias-dolphins-interview-with-marine-bioacoustician-saliza-bono/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/10/eavesdropping-on-malaysias-dolphins-interview-with-marine-bioacoustician-saliza-bono/#respond 14 Oct 2026 12:28:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=332551 Mongabay]]> 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