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

Leilani Chavez 14 Sep 2020

How do Southern sea otters use tools? Candid Animal Cam heads to the ocean

Romina Castagnino 8 Sep 2020

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Aug 2020

Singing and whistling cetaceans of southern Africa revealed by bioacoustics

Mike Gaworecki 19 Aug 2020

China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet

Elizabeth Fitt 14 Aug 2020

Sharks contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2020

Sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ in many global reef systems, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Jul 2020

Narwhals beware: Killer whales are on the rise in the Arctic

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Jul 2020
A flying squid flushes as the NOAA research ship Reuben Lasker approaches. NOAA photo by Bernardo Alps.

Study: Chinese ‘dark fleets’ illegally defying sanctions by fishing in North Korean waters

Ashoka Mukpo 22 Jul 2020

Sea turtles often lose their way, but always reach their destination

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jul 2020

Risking death and arrest, Madagascar fishers chase dwindling sea cucumbers

Chris Scarffe 15 Jul 2020

An export boom threatens to put Madagascar’s mud crabs in hot water

Malavika Vyawahare 14 Jul 2020

Shark fin stories by major media ‘misleading’: Q&A with David Shiffman

Jimmy Thomson 13 Jul 2020

Investigation hints at cronyism in awarding of Indonesia lobster export permits

Basten Gokkon 7 Jul 2020

Gray areas and weak policies mar lucrative Asian trade in live reef fish

Keith Anthony Fabro 6 Jul 2020

The first modern-day marine fish has officially gone extinct. More may follow

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Jun 2020

Animals have culture, too, and for some it’s crucial to their survival and conservation

Mike Gaworecki 24 Jun 2020
Shark fins for sale in Hong Kong. Image provided by Demian Chapman.

Mercury with that? Shark fins served with illegal doses of heavy metals

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jun 2020

Cook Islands to grant seabed mining exploration licenses within a year

Monica Evans 17 Jun 2020

Coral reef loss helps some fish grow bigger, but perhaps not for long

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Jun 2020

An armada of turtles, caught on drone cam, flocks to the Great Barrier Reef

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 Jun 2020

Indonesia’s lobster export safeguards won’t end smuggling, scientists warn

Basten Gokkon 10 Jun 2020

Caught on camera: Rare finless porpoises sighted in Hong Kong waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jun 2020

Baby humpback whales bulk up in Hawaii ahead of migration [VIDEO]

Liz Kimbrough 5 Jun 2020

Mug shots and public pics join the dots of whale sharks’ Southeast Asian trips

Mongabay.com 28 May 2020

Spiny lobsters raise an undersea racket that can be heard miles away

Liz Kimbrough 27 May 2020

Slow and steady: Sea turtles mount a long-term recovery

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 May 2020

Economists put a price tag on living whales in Brazil: $82 billion

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 18 May 2020

Chinese boat that dumped Indonesian crews at sea was also shark-finning: Reports

Basten Gokkon 13 May 2020

Will fish boom amid pandemic-driven fishing bust?

Shreya Dasgupta 13 May 2020

Indonesia lifts export ban on baby lobsters aimed to protect wild population

Basten Gokkon 8 May 2020

Authorities seize record 26 tons of illegal shark fins in Hong Kong

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 May 2020

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