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The endangered African penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

Population crash means African penguins are now critically endangered

Mongabay.com 4 Nov 2024
Frozen tuna are transferred from the a Taiwanese longliner to a Panama-flagged reefer that was based in Tokyo, Japan. The transfer took place in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean in 2019. Image © Tommy Trenchard / Greenpeace

Study maps owners of world’s high-seas ships often tied to illegal fishing

Shanna Hanbury 31 Oct 2024
Sperm whales inside Azores MPA Network. Image courtesy of Andy Mann/National Geographic.

The Azores creates largest marine protected area network in the North Atlantic

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Oct 2024
Antarctic terns (Sterna vittata)

More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks

Francesco De Augustinis 28 Oct 2024

Scientists discover new hammerhead shark species — and it’s already at risk

Shanna Hanbury 18 Oct 2024
Coral reef.

Research proving impact of ocean acidification on marine life urgently needed: Report

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Oct 2024
A red ghost crab in Teknaf.

The disappearing red ghost crabs of Cox’s Bazar, a conservation crisis in Bangladesh

Mahadi Al Hasnat 16 Oct 2024
In five years since the 2018-19 fiscal, Khulna, Bagerhat, and Satkhira districts recorded increased production of Aman rice. Image courtesy of BARCIK

Coastal farmers in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity

Sadiqur Rahman 8 Oct 2024

Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled in the last two decades: Report

Kristine Sabillo 7 Oct 2024

In the Pacific depths, an underwater mountain hosts a bonanza of new species

Liz Kimbrough 1 Oct 2024
A great white shark. Found frequently along the coasts of countries across the globe, white sharks also hunt on the high seas. Image by Pterantula (Terry Goss) via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Social media influencers’ behavior with marine wildlife is risky for animals, too (commentary)

Erica Carone 1 Oct 2024

Celestún refuge fights illegal fishing & helps revive species in Mexico’s Yucatán

Astrid Arellano 1 Oct 2024
Fishermen in Robertsport in 2009.

Plan for close season rings alarm bells for Liberia’s artisanal fishers

Edward Blamo 26 Sep 2024
Shark and ray remains after their fins have been removed at Brondong Harbor, East Java.

Clock ticks on Indonesia shark skinners as predator population plunges

Asad Asnawi 25 Sep 2024
A loggerhead turtle hatchling on Al-Mansouri beach.

Amid haze of war, Lebanese activists helped turtle hatchlings journey to sea

Amélie David 25 Sep 2024
A Dutch super trawler fishing 30 miles off the coast of Mauritania. Image © Pierre Gleizes/Greenpeace. Greenpeace is campaigning in West Africa for the establishment of a sustainable, low impact fisheries policy that takes into account the needs and interests of small-scale fishermen and the local communities that depend on healthy oceans.

Global fisheries must change to avoid ocean collapse, study says

Shanna Hanbury 25 Sep 2024

Five times more marine fish may be at risk of extinction: study

Mongabay.com 24 Sep 2024

Fishing in a fog: Ship noise hampers orcas’ hunting success

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Sep 2024

Northern elephant seals likely used sonar ‘dinner bell’ to find food

Shreya Dasgupta 11 Sep 2024

Maldives drops plan to reopen longline tuna fishing following protests

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Sep 2024

A Mexican marine park shelters giant manta rays: Interview with Madalena Pereira Cabral

Astrid Arellano 4 Sep 2024

Famous ‘spy’ beluga whale found dead in Norway

Mongabay.com 3 Sep 2024

UK aid agency investing $35m in controversial DRC port

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Aug 2024

Sea lions with video cameras help scientists map ocean floor

Shreya Dasgupta 28 Aug 2024

South Africa seeks to settle landmark African penguin lawsuit

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Aug 2024

New species of skate is named, 35 years since its discovery off Madagascar

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Aug 2024

Recently hatched baby skate offers hope for endangered Tasman species

Mongabay.com 19 Aug 2024

Japanese ship hunts massive fin whale, country’s first in 50 years

Mongabay.com 8 Aug 2024
Gisele Martin, Hayden Seitcher, and Hughie Watts from Tseshaht nation — blessing the garden, carrying out a small ceremony to honor the land and ocean to ensure the garden's success and to respect their traditions.

On Canada’s West Coast, clam gardening builds resilience among Indigenous youth

Robyn Huang 6 Aug 2024
A basking shark (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens). Image courtesy of Greg Skomal/NOAA Fisheries Service.

Shark ‘Fitbit’ captures rare footage of collision with boat

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Aug 2024
A fisherman casts his net at a beach in Chennai, India.

WTO negotiations flounder — again — over banning unsustainable fishing subsidies

Elizabeth Fitt 31 Jul 2024

Sharks have cocaine in their bodies

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Jul 2024

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