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Fishers in the Mekong River near Chiang Khong, Thailand. Elevated arsenic levels at testing sites in the Mekong indicate that contamination may be spreading into this vital waterway. Image by Stefan Lovgren.

Dangerous arsenic levels detected in Thailand’s Mekong mainstream for first time

Gerald Flynn 8 May 2026
Green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) feeding on seagrass. Image courtesy of Liam McGuire via Ocean Image Bank.

With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future (commentary)

Emelia Arthur 4 May 2026
Fishers collect their nets on the Sesan River, just a few hundred meters from the O’Ta Bouk-Sesan confluence. Fishers who use the O’Ta Bouk told Mongabay that their catches have declined significantly over the past three years. Photo by Andy Ball/Mongabay.

Cambodia tested waters amid pollution claims; months later, still no public results

Andy Ball, Gerald Flynn, Phoung Vantha 4 May 2026
A fisher displays a meager catch at Goi Creek, Nigeria, in 2013, following oil spills in the area in years prior. Image by Milieudefensie via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Marine resource conflicts in Africa revolve mostly around access: Study

Edward Carver 29 Apr 2026
The bottom otter trawler Hendrika Jacoba operating in the Dogger Bank waters in the North Sea. Image © Greenpeace.

NPFC adopts illegal fishing measures — but no Emperor Seamount protections

Francesco De Augustinis 24 Apr 2026
A freshly-caught shark on display for sale at a traditional market in Tanjung Luar, February 21, 2025.

Photos: A shark meat processing village and market in Indonesia’s Lombok

Garry Lolutung, Philip Jacobson 24 Apr 2026

Oil spill continues in Gulf of Mexico vulnerable habitats, while Pemex admits fault

Caitlin Cooper 22 Apr 2026
A critically endangered giant guitarfish, sometimes caught by bottom trawls. Image courtesy of Sarah Foster.

Study finds bottom trawling nets 3,000 marine fish species, including threatened ones

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Apr 2026
Alannah Acaq Hurley in Dillingham, Alaska. January, 2026. Image by Goldman Environmental Prize.

Goldman Prize winner Alannah Hurley fights Pebble Mine “from a place of love”

Claudia Geib 20 Apr 2026

Landmark US Magnuson-Stevens fisheries law turns 50 amid budget cut concerns

Bobby Bascomb 16 Apr 2026
A mature Nile perch grows to an average 1.21 to 1.37 meters (4 to 4.5 feet).

From carp to hippos, 43% of large freshwater animal species spread far beyond native ranges

Shreya Dasgupta 16 Apr 2026
Aaron Longton. Courtesy of Pew Charitable Trusts.

Aaron Longton, fisherman who tied sustainability to survival

Rhett Ayers Butler 15 Apr 2026
A squat lobster in the deep sea.

Deep-sea wildernesses are more important than the promise of seafloor mining (analysis)

Andrew D. Thaler 14 Apr 2026
Cape Three Points village, Ghana. Image by Tini Maier via Flickr. CC BY 2.0.

Ghana declares its first marine protected area

Victoria Schneider 14 Apr 2026
Kute Hero (right) abandoned his traditional pastoralist livelihood for fishing after most of his livestock perished during a severe drought. Image by Christopher Clark for Mongabay.

In northern Kenya, a shifting Lake Turkana reshapes traditional livelihoods

Christopher Clark 14 Apr 2026

Council recommends opening US Pacific marine monuments to commercial fishing

Bobby Bascomb 13 Apr 2026
A federal fisheries observer sorts fish and collects data to inform fisheries management aboard the Cassandra Anne, a groundfish trawler based in Oregon, U.S. Imge by Chris Peterson/Action Works Photography courtesy of Oregon Sea Grant via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

How the US rebuilt a collapsed fishery

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Apr 2026
Shark fins and a dead hammerhead shark.

EU citizens file complaint for delays in response to anti-shark fin campaign

Victoria Schneider 8 Apr 2026

Malawi says there’s been no illegal crayfish smuggling for a year

Charles Mpaka 8 Apr 2026
Vietnamese activists hold a photo of dead fish, allegedly killed with toxic chemicals, during a protest to urge Formosa Plastics Group to take responsibilities for the cleanup in Vietnam, August 2016, in Taipei, Taiwan.

10 years after Vietnam’s Formosa steel plant spill, justice for victims remains elusive

Hướng Thiện 6 Apr 2026
Fish Loading and unloading activities.

Talks to reduce funding for overfishing remain stalled at WTO meeting

Elizabeth Fitt 3 Apr 2026
Artisanal fishing vessels lined up at Down Beach, Limbe, Cameroon. Image by Shuimo Trust Dohyee for Mongabay.

A ‘big book’ documenting Cameroon’s sharks & rays fills critical conservation gap

Shuimo Trust Dohyee 1 Apr 2026

State fishing village plan in Indonesian Papua sparks Indigenous opposition

Basten Gokkon 1 Apr 2026
The Zanette in the Gqeberha harbour, offloading its catch into a truck belonging to the DSL permit-holder, Fisherman Fresh CC. Image courtesy of Enrico Gennari.

Investigation of permit violations in South Africa’s shark fishery pending

Victoria Schneider 27 Mar 2026
A Peruvian artisanal fisher poses with a jumbo flying squid. Image courtesy of National Society of Artisanal Fishing of Peru (SONAPESCAL).

The squid rush in the South Pacific is forcing regulators to act

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Mar 2026
Sperm Whales Up Close Underwater in Indian Ocean, Western Australia. Photo credit: © Alex Westover

The ocean’s enforcement gap

Rhett Ayers Butler 23 Mar 2026
Dry canals in the Xingu River basin prevent boat traffic and make it difficult for local families to get around. Image courtesy of MATI/ISA.

Contested Amazon dam called to review water flow as river ecosystem fails

André Schröder 19 Mar 2026

An ancient fishing tradition in Indonesia could help build a more sustainable fishery

Naina Rao 16 Mar 2026
The eye of a jumbo flying squid (Dosidicus gigas), photographed off Calfornia, U.S. Image by joescience1 via iNaturalist (CC BY-NC 4.0).

Modest controls put on freewheeling squid fleet at South Pacific fisheries meeting

Francesco De Augustinis 12 Mar 2026
A fisher holds up two stingrays from his catch.

Bangladesh sees rise in ray, shark fishing as traditional seafood species dwindle

Khadijatul Kobra 12 Mar 2026
Pascale Moehrle. Courtesy of Oceana.

Pascale Moehrle pressed Europe to take its seas seriously

Rhett Ayers Butler 7 Mar 2026

Antarctic krill sustainability label questioned

Bobby Bascomb 5 Mar 2026

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