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Goatfish in a coral reef.

To boost fish catches, try banning fishing, new study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Oct 2022

Heat-sensing drone cameras spy threats to sea turtle nests

Liz Kimbrough 17 Oct 2022
small reef fish

A ‘super reef’ recovery raises hopes — but also questions about its resilience

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 Oct 2022
Coral reef in Indonesia

Future reefs: A manifesto to save the world’s coral gardens (commentary)

Emily Darling, Simon Cripps 16 Sep 2022
A hogfish in the coral reefs

Acid test: Are the world’s oceans becoming too ‘acidic’ to support life?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 13 Sep 2022
A soft coral garden in west Greenland.

Greenland’s sustainable halibut fishery may threaten newfound corals, sponges

Amandas Ong 6 Sep 2022
A blacktip reef shark swims among smaller fish

Maldives shark-fishing ban tested by ebbing support from small-scale fishers

Malavika Vyawahare 1 Sep 2022
A healthy coral reef in Tahiti.

Scientists develop AI that can listen to the pulse of a reef being restored

Cassie Freund 25 Aug 2022
Aziil Anwar.

Aziil Anwar, Indonesian coral-based mangrove grower, dies at 64

Agus Mawan 16 Aug 2022

Overlooked and at risk, seagrass is habitat of choice for many small-scale fishers

Basten Gokkon 10 Aug 2022
Rehabilitation of coral reefs in commemoration of Coral Triangle Day 2022 in Oesina Beach.

‘Spiderwebs’ to the rescue for Indonesia’s coral reefs

Agustinus Wijayanto, Warief Djajanto Basorie 7 Aug 2022
A bracelet with figurines carved from highly prized red coral.

New DNA test aims to help bust illegal trade in precious red coral

Kristy Hamilton 21 Jul 2022
Bajo women canoeing from the village to a tourist beach.

Amid rising pressure, Indonesia’s sea-based communities adapt to change

Warief Djajanto Basorie and Mahmud Ichi 18 Jul 2022

In a former conflict zone in Sri Lanka, a world rich in corals thrives

Malaka Rodrigo 18 Jul 2022

Study: Climate impacts to disproportionately hurt tropical fishers, farmers

Basten Gokkon 15 Jul 2022
Diver towing a string of taramea.

Young Māori divers hunt invasive crown-of-thorns starfish to save coral reefs

Monica Evans 15 Jul 2022
The bright-orange Tubastraea dendroida is named for its unique tree-like branching shape.

Colorful new corals bedeck the busy waters off Hong Kong, study shows

Liz Kimbrough 11 Jul 2022
Raphael Mapou, Kanak leader who established the environmental organization Rhéébù Nùù. Image courtesy of Lachie Carracher.

Nickel, Tesla and two decades of environmental activism: Q&A with leader Raphaël Mapou

Nick Rodway 22 Jun 2022
The Goro Mine in southern New Caledonia. Image courtesy of Lachie Carracher.

All eyes on Tesla as it invests in a troubled nickel mine

Nick Rodway 22 Jun 2022

Ray care center: Indonesia’s Raja Ampat a key nursery for young reef mantas

Basten Gokkon 9 Jun 2022
Multi-use MPAs help strike a balance between biodiversity conservation and resource use in Indonesia.

Community participation trumps penalties in protecting seascapes, study suggests

Julia John 1 Jun 2022
Cold water corals in the deep sea.

How will climate change impact cold-water corals? Mostly through food loss, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 1 Jun 2022
The endangered manta ray

For reef mantas, Indonesia’s Komodo National Park is a ray of hope

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 May 2022
Coral reef in Indonesia

For more fish and healthier coral in Bali, focus on communities and connectivity: Study

Carolyn Cowan 6 May 2022
Members of the Pokdarwis Tramena and Pokmaswas Gili Mantra project in Gili Trawangan carry out essential maintenance and monitoring activities monthly.

Community-led coral restoration project is rare hit amid slew of misses in Indonesia

Aimee Gabay 4 May 2022

Sharing a marine reserve with fishers: Q&A with Belize Fisheries’ Adriel Castañeda

Maxwell Radwin 14 Apr 2022

Stranded coal barge spills cargo, disrupts fishery in Indonesian waters

Gafur Abdullah 7 Apr 2022
Mallorca, in Spain’s Balearic Islands, is a go-to destination for holidaymakers from Europe and further afield. Image by Kyle Taylor via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Seagrass joins other marine life in accumulating sunscreen compounds

Sean Mowbray 4 Apr 2022

NGOs block gillnet fishing across 100,000 sq km of Great Barrier Reef

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Mar 2022

The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching — once again — and over a larger area

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Mar 2022

On a Honduran island, a community effort grows to protect its precious reefs

Sandra Weiss 25 Mar 2022

Marine cold spells, a potential buffer against warming seas, are fading away

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Mar 2022

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