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Scientists urge overhaul of the world’s parks to protect biodiversity

John Cannon 11 Apr 2019
A loggerhead turtle swims around a fish aggregation device belonging to the Ecuadorean fishing vessel Ingalapagos. Greenpeace says it documented the vessel in the vicinity of the northern Galapagos Islands. Image by © Alex Hofford / Greenpeace.

30 percent by 2030? Study maps out how to protect the world’s oceans

Taran Volckhausen 11 Apr 2019

Indonesia creates three marine protected areas within Coral Triangle

Mahmud Ichi 10 Apr 2019

Belize to nearly triple area under strict marine protected areas

Shreya Dasgupta 8 Apr 2019

Indonesia oil slicks highlight weak enforcement against bilge dumping

Basten Gokkon 5 Apr 2019
Rennell Island in the Solomon Islands, where the oil spill occurred. Image courtesy of Google Earth. 

Solomon Islands: Oil stops spilling but environmental toll still being calculated

Catherine Wilson 2 Apr 2019

Crab season to be cut short in California to protect whales and turtles

Mongabay.com 1 Apr 2019

Ocean acidification could impact Atlantic cod populations more severely than previously thought

Mongabay.com 27 Mar 2019

Madeira River dams may spell doom for Amazon’s marathon catfish: Studies

Text by Gustavo Faleiros and images by Marcio Isensee e Sá 25 Mar 2019

Study maps where tunas, sharks and fishing ships meet

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Mar 2019

Indonesia investigates mass shark deaths at captive-breeding facility

Jay Fajar, M Ambari 22 Mar 2019

Chilean law pits indigenous people against salmon industry

Michelle Carrere 20 Mar 2019

Possible vaquita death accompanies announcement that only 10 are left

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2019

Indonesia’s tuna fisheries seek out sustainability certification

Basten Gokkon 15 Mar 2019

Genetic test reveals Baltic flounder migration routes and a new species

Lakshmi Supriya 13 Mar 2019
Artisanal Indonesian fishermen are expected to benefit from the fisheries bill proposed by the ministry. Image courtesy of Ministry of Marine and Fisheries.

For fisheries activists, Indonesian candidates offer little to work with

Basten Gokkon, Jay Fajar, M Ambari 13 Mar 2019

You’re gonna need a smaller boat: Media obscures shrinking ‘newsworthy’ fish

John Cannon 5 Mar 2019

AI and public data identify fishing behavior to protect hungry seabirds

Marianne Messina 22 Feb 2019

Latam Eco Review: Icon status for jaguars and fears over lithium mining

Mongabay.com 22 Feb 2019

Fries with that shark? U.K. chippies found selling threatened species

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2019

Warmer waters shrink krill habitat around Antarctica

Mongabay.com 30 Jan 2019

A ‘FitBit for squid’ could help track the ocean’s squishier species

Marianne Messina 21 Jan 2019
Saravanan points to a large salt pan, part of Ennore Creek in the city of Chennai. The nearby port’s plan to convert the area into industrial real estate sparked protests among fishing communities in 2016. Image by Mahima Jain.

Protecting India’s fishing villages: Q&A with ‘maptivist’ Saravanan

Mahima Jain 10 Jan 2019

‘Everything’s moving’: Indonesia seeks global pushback on illegal fishing

Basten Gokkon 6 Jan 2019

Cyclone harmed Fijian crab fishery in 2016, research finds

Mongabay.com 3 Jan 2019

Latam Eco Review: Jaguar protection plan signed by 14 Latin countries

Mongabay.com 15 Dec 2018

Feed a fishery, starve a seabird

Mongabay.com 12 Dec 2018

Chile fishers brace for fallout after massive mining port is approved

Michelle Carrere 26 Nov 2018

Filling in the gaps: Managing endangered species on the high seas

Marianne Messina 23 Nov 2018

New picture of coral reef health opens avenues for saving them

Mongabay.com 21 Nov 2018

Panama, Namibia plan to reveal fishing fleet data via online map

Basten Gokkon 19 Nov 2018

Peru shares its fisheries surveillance data with the world

Yvette Sierra Praeli 16 Nov 2018

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