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Green-lipped mussels. Image courtesy of Adrian Midgley via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Indigenous, ingenious and sustainable aquaculture from the distant past to today

Mike Gaworecki 2 Jun 2022
Mohéli hosts one of the largest nesting sites for green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in the Indian Ocean.

For 20 years, Comoros had only 1 national park. It’s now creating 5 more

Malavika Vyawahare 31 May 2022
The endangered manta ray

For reef mantas, Indonesia’s Komodo National Park is a ray of hope

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 May 2022
Marereni Biodiversity Conservancy members during a beach clean-up on the shores of the Indian Ocean in Marereni, Kenya.

200 mysterious sea turtle deaths: Q&A with Kenyan fisherman and turtle rescuer Daniel Katana

Anthony Langat 23 May 2022

Easing of crackdown sees Vietnam boats encroach into Indonesian waters

Basten Gokkon, Yogi Eka Sahputra 20 May 2022
An artisanal fisherman next to a ship in Madagascar.

Murky provenance of a Chinese fleet clouds Madagascar shrimp fishery

Rivonala Razafison 11 May 2022
Estrela Matilde

Biologist fighting plastic pollution to save sea turtles wins ‘Green Oscar’

Kaleab Girma 11 May 2022
Humpback whales have made a remarkable recovery from the days when they were targeted by whaling vessels, but global whale populations are starting to struggle as food resources shift and deteriorate.

What’s popping? Humpbacks off South Africa, new acoustic study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 May 2022

Fisher groups are the marine militia in Indonesia’s war on illegal fishing

Basten Gokkon 6 May 2022
Coral reef in Indonesia

For more fish and healthier coral in Bali, focus on communities and connectivity: Study

Carolyn Cowan 6 May 2022

Ecuador promises more openness of fisheries information under new initiative

Yalilé Loaiza 5 May 2022
Members of the Pokdarwis Tramena and Pokmaswas Gili Mantra project in Gili Trawangan carry out essential maintenance and monitoring activities monthly.

Community-led coral restoration project is rare hit amid slew of misses in Indonesia

Aimee Gabay 4 May 2022

A seagrass restoration project to preserve the past may also protect the future

Basten Gokkon 3 May 2022
Fishermen in a small boat at sea in Koror, Palau.

Scaling Palauan tradition to regional fisheries: Q&A with Noah Idechong

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Apr 2022
China’s distant-water fishing fleet, which operates on the high seas and in other countries’ waters, is far bigger and catches far more seafood than those of other nations.

Boats behaving badly: New report analyzes China’s own fisheries data

Elizabeth Fitt 28 Apr 2022
A marine researcher launching a drone for ocean color surveys

Where satellites come up short, drones can fill in a picture of our oceans

Shreya Dasgupta 27 Apr 2022

Troubled waters: A massive salmon farm off the coast of Maine is stalled

Caitlin Looby 25 Apr 2022

Data show decline in Indonesian fish stocks amid push for higher productivity

Basten Gokkon 22 Apr 2022
Seagrass in Tanzania.

To get people thinking about seagrass, Seychelles coins new Creole words

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Apr 2022
Clownfish can reportedly lay clutches of over 1000 eggs.

Pilot program tries to get U.S. aquariums to raise their own fish, not catch them

Ashley Stumvoll 21 Apr 2022
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Oceans conference comes up with $16b in pledges to safeguard marine health

Carolyn Cowan 15 Apr 2022

‘A huge mistake’: Concerns rise as deep-sea mining negotiations progress

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Apr 2022

Stranded coal barge spills cargo, disrupts fishery in Indonesian waters

Gafur Abdullah 7 Apr 2022
A hawksbill sea turtle

Shell of a comeback: New app, awareness campaigns bring hope for hawksbill turtles

Carly Nairn 6 Apr 2022
Leatherback turtle nesting on a beach

‘Resilient’ leatherback turtles can survive fishing rope entanglements. Mostly

Kala Hunter 5 Apr 2022
Mallorca, in Spain’s Balearic Islands, is a go-to destination for holidaymakers from Europe and further afield. Image by Kyle Taylor via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Seagrass joins other marine life in accumulating sunscreen compounds

Sean Mowbray 4 Apr 2022
Shouf Biosphere Reserve restoration project, Lebanon

Mongabay’s What-To-Watch list for April 2022

Mongabay.com 1 Apr 2022

NGOs block gillnet fishing across 100,000 sq km of Great Barrier Reef

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Mar 2022

The ocean is a cacophony of fish talk, study shows. We just can’t hear it

Rachel Teng Ruiqi 30 Mar 2022
A bird rescued from the oil spill is cared for by personnel from the national wildlife agency, SERFOR. Image courtesy of SERFOR.

Oil spill contaminates wildlife, beaches and protected areas in Peru

Yvette Sierra Praeli 25 Mar 2022

The Great Barrier Reef is bleaching — once again — and over a larger area

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Mar 2022

Study links many reported fisheries crimes to just a few repeat offenders

Annelise Giseburt 24 Mar 2022

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