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Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Nov 2020

Peruvian Indigenous groups thwart oil drilling in their territory — for now

John Cannon 30 Oct 2020

Breaking: Deaths of 2 more Indonesian crew uncovered on board Chinese tuna fleet

Basten Gokkon, Philip Jacobson 29 Oct 2020
An uncontacted tribe in the Brazilian Amazon photographed in . © Gleison Miranda/FUNAI.

2020 fires endangering uncontacted Amazon Indigenous groups

Liz Kimbrough 28 Oct 2020

Indonesia balances war on illegal fishing with international obligations (commentary)

Aristyo Rizka Darmawan 28 Oct 2020

Efforts to tackle shark fin trade need to focus closer to shore, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 28 Oct 2020

On a Philippine island, Indigenous women get their say on marine conservation

Jen Chan 22 Oct 2020

‘No other choice’: Groups push to protect vast swaths of Antarctic seas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Oct 2020

Indonesia’s new deregulation law to hurt small fishers, coastal communities

Basten Gokkon 14 Oct 2020

New evidence suggests China’s ‘dark’ vessels poached in Galápagos waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Oct 2020
A local fisherman in Tonga. Tonga has less than 1% marine protected areas around the island. Photo by Asian Development Bank via Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0).

We’re not protecting enough of the right areas to save biodiversity: Study

Liz Kimbrough 9 Oct 2020

The social network of coral reef fish: Q&A with ecologist Mike Gil

Claudia Geib 8 Oct 2020

Blooms driven by climate change threaten to smother marine life in Arabian Sea

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Oct 2020

Indonesia’s new intelligence hub wields data in the war on illegal fishing

Julia John 29 Sep 2020
Shark fins and Totoaba fish bladders seized by U.S. federal authorities in raids during Operation Apex. Image by U.S. Department of Justice.

Shark fin trafficking ring busted as trade ban comes into effect in Florida

Ashoka Mukpo 28 Sep 2020

In this Philippine community, women guard a marine protected area

Sarah Trent, Rosa Amanda Tuirán 25 Sep 2020

Landed by the thousands: Overfished Congo waters put endangered sharks at risk

Sharon Guynup 23 Sep 2020

Flip-flops, fishing gear pile up at Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Malavika Vyawahare 23 Sep 2020

Past illegal activity dogs Chinese fleet that fished squid near Galapagos

Michelle Carrere 23 Sep 2020

Hawaiian reefs lost almost half their fish to pollution and fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Sep 2020
A lobster larva. Image by Fathul Rakhman/Mongabay-Indonesia.

Indonesian lobster exporters, advised by a smuggler, flout domestic requirements

Fathul Rakhman 16 Sep 2020

Manila’s new white sand coast is a threat to marine life, groups say

Leilani Chavez 14 Sep 2020
Boy with a 'dorado' catfish. Photo by Michael Goulding.

Why the health of the Amazon River matters to us all: An interview with Michael Goulding

Rhett Ayers Butler 9 Sep 2020

In Indonesia’s coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive

Basten Gokkon 9 Sep 2020

‘Tamper with nature, and everyone suffers’: Q&A with ecologist Enric Sala

John Cannon 4 Sep 2020

New paper highlights spread of organized crime from global fisheries

Basten Gokkon 4 Sep 2020

Mercury from gold mining contaminates Amazon communities’ staple fish

Fernanda Wenzel 3 Sep 2020

Fishing for change: Local management of Amazon’s largest fish also empowers women

Claudia Geib 31 Aug 2020

Indonesian fishers opposed to dredging project hit by ‘criminalization’ bid

Basten Gokkon, Wahyu Chandra 28 Aug 2020

481 and counting: Norway’s whaling catch hits four-year high

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Aug 2020

Belize takes ocean action with expanded marine reserve and ban on gill nets

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2020

Sharks nearby? A bottle of seawater can hold the answer, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Aug 2020

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