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In Chile, discovery of shallowest red hydrocoral forest yet surprises scientists

Rocío González Trujillo 5 Dec 2024
Fishing boats in Chimbote, Peru.

Traditional fishers in Peru guard the coast from illegal fishing

Leslie Moreno Custodio 5 Dec 2024
Corpus Christi at night, with fishing and pleasure boats set against the skyline. Image by Terry Ross via Wikimedia Commons.

Desalination plants proposed for Texas Gulf Coast spur broad opposition

Erik Hoffner 27 Nov 2024

Elephant seal colonies in Argentina face long recovery after ‘catastrophic’ avian flu

Maxwell Radwin 22 Nov 2024
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) at an aquarium in Norway in 2015. Herring

Leaders fail to address overfishing near Europe at ‘fraught’ international meeting

Edward Carver 22 Nov 2024
Macaws flying over the rainforest.

Let’s rethink debt-for-nature swaps toward greater sustainability & integrity (commentary)

Daniel Ortega-Pacheco and Jonathan Glennie 22 Nov 2024
A coral reef in the shallow waters of the Andaman Sea.

India advances deep-sea mining technology in the Andaman Sea

Priyanka Shankar 21 Nov 2024
Salmon farms in Loch Ainort.

Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns

Francesco De Augustinis 20 Nov 2024
Mario Motiño Sr. (front) and Mario Motiño Jr. (back), are trying out the new spears.

A father and son duo fight invasive lionfish on a Honduran reef

Fritz Pinnow 18 Nov 2024
A burrowing anemone in the seabed.

Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage

Mark Hillsdon 14 Nov 2024

Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns

Ashley Yeong 13 Nov 2024

Peruvian fishers help red sea urchins recover from overfishing

Geraldine Santos 12 Nov 2024

Court throws out permits for controversial Baja California hotel project

Maxwell Radwin 8 Nov 2024
A sea turtle

How the oceans fared at the COP16 biodiversity conference in Colombia

John Cannon 8 Nov 2024
Shrimp caught in the wild.

Indonesia fisheries minister eyes aquaculture expansion under Prabowo

M Ambari 6 Nov 2024
Sea turtle swimming off Kihei, Hawai'i. Image courtesy of Mitch Meyers via Unsplash.

At COP16, the ocean needs action, not more promises (commentary)

Antha Williams and Dr. Enric Sala 28 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
Fish at a coral reef in the Red Sea, Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.

Protecting coral reefs boosts fish numbers by 10%: Study

John Cannon 25 Oct 2024
The Run Zeng 03 ship was detained at the Tual PSDKP base port, June 5, 2024.

New abuse allegations hit China ghost ships in Indonesia waters

Mongabay.com 25 Oct 2024

Debate over Chile’s fisheries law exposes industry influence on fish management

Francisco Velásquez 25 Oct 2024

Studies identify microplastics contamination along entire Brazilian coastline

Luís Patriani 23 Oct 2024

Fishers & scientists unite to restore seaweed populations on Chilean coast

Barinia Montoya 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

Hotel built without permits on disputed land riles neighboring Paracas reserve in Peru

Mongabay Latam 11 Oct 2024
An orca in Skjervøy, Norway.

Norway poised to sail past opposition with deep-sea mining licensing plans

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Oct 2024
A dugong.

Cambodian fishers-turned-citizen scientists monitor marine mammal deaths

Gerald Flynn, Vutha Srey 7 Oct 2024

‘Mermaids’ dive to study and protect Mexican fishing grounds

Astrid Arellano 2 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’ bad 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

In Mexico, scientists race to save Marietas Islands’ corals from ocean warming

Agustín del Castillo 30 Sep 2024
Fishermen in Robertsport in 2009.

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

Edward Blamo 26 Sep 2024

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