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Hammerhead shark

DNA probe uncovers threatened shark species in Thailand’s markets

Carolyn Cowan 30 Jan 2024
A trawler in Bangladesh.

Overfishing leads to decline in Bangladesh marine fish stocks & diversity

Abu Siddique 30 Jan 2024

Indonesia invites Turkish investors to develop tuna farms in Papua

Basten Gokkon 30 Jan 2024

In Nepal’s Chitwan, tourist pools spell possible trouble for environment & wildlife

Abhaya Raj Joshi 30 Jan 2024
A Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus).

Report: Human tragedy stalks the prized Honduran lobster industry

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Jan 2024

Kenyan villagers show how to harvest more octopus by fishing less

Diana Wanyonyi 24 Jan 2024

How much carbon does ocean trawling put into the atmosphere?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jan 2024
An oceanic whitetip shark.

Global shark deaths increasing despite finning bans, study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Jan 2024
A coral reef and its residents in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Image ©Greg Asner/divephoto.org.

2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Ana Spalding, David Obura, Diva Amon, Minna Epps, Rhett Bennett, U. Rashid Sumaila 16 Jan 2024
A lobster larva. Image by Fathul Rakhman/Mongabay-Indonesia.

Indonesia offers lobster larvae exports to Vietnam in exchange for investment

Basten Gokkon 13 Jan 2024
Bottom trawler Ivan Nores

Spain sanctions fishing vessels for illegally ‘going dark’ near Argentine waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Jan 2024
A school of snappers under a pier

AI and satellite data map true scale of untracked fishing and ocean industry

Elizabeth Fitt 10 Jan 2024
A black bear fishes for salmon.

Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients

Ruth Kamnitzer 3 Jan 2024

Finance and support are key to fishers adopting eco-friendly gear, study shows

Basten Gokkon 3 Jan 2024
A whale shark.

Still on the menu: Shark fin trade in U.S. persists despite ban

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Dec 2023
A school of hammerhead sharks.

‘Shark dust’ helps researchers ID threatened species in Indonesia fish trade

Cassie Freund 19 Dec 2023

Indonesia delays enforcement of widely panned fisheries policy

Basten Gokkon 17 Dec 2023

With Indonesia’s new fishing policy starting soon, fishers still mostly unaware

Basten Gokkon 6 Dec 2023

Lombok sand mine corruption probe continues as Indonesia to resume exports

Fathul Rakhman 1 Dec 2023
Commercial fishing vessels in Thailand. Image via pxhere.com (public domain).

90 NGOs question Thailand Prime Minister on fisheries deregulation plan (commentary)

Steve Trent 23 Nov 2023
Roger and Matt store the days catch after a day of reefnet fishing in Legoe Bay, off the shore of Lummi Island Washington.

Last of the reef netters: An Indigenous, sustainable salmon fishery

Liz Kimbrough 21 Nov 2023

Indonesia launches new front in climate campaign focusing on seagrass

Basten Gokkon 21 Nov 2023
Salmon attempt to make it up the falls at Bridge River Rapids on the Fraser River in southwestern British Columbia.

Fish out of water: North American drought bakes salmon

Ruth Kamnitzer 20 Nov 2023
A lobster larva. Image by Fathul Rakhman/Mongabay-Indonesia.

Indonesia welcomes new Singapore regulation to help curb lobster smuggling

Basten Gokkon 18 Nov 2023
Swordfish off the Florida Coast. Image courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.

Fisheries managers should act to protect swordfish this month (commentary)

Rick Moonen 8 Nov 2023
Rice farmers in Vietnam

Dam-building on Mekong poses risk to regional industries, report says

Carolyn Cowan 8 Nov 2023
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Image by Dr. Jonathan Moore.

To keep track of salmon migrations in real time, First Nations turn to AI

Spoorthy Raman 6 Nov 2023
A turtle over coral reefs off the coast of Australia.

Not MPAs but OECMs: Can a new designation help conserve the ocean?

Edward Carver 6 Nov 2023

Key Indonesian fish populations depleted & new assessments needed, study shows

Basten Gokkon 31 Oct 2023
Two Antarctic fur seals playing at St. Andrews Bay, South Georgia.

Amid record melting, countries fail again to protect Antarctic waters

Francesco De Augustinis 30 Oct 2023
Mangroves along Wallace's Passage

The Indo-West Pacific harbors two distinct mangrove hotspots, study says

Basten Gokkon 30 Oct 2023
Fishermen on a fishing boat in the Mediterranean Sea.

Can aquaculture solve the Mediterranean’s overfishing problem?

Francesco De Augustinis 26 Oct 2023

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