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Global coral bleaching now underway looks set to be largest on record

Deep-sea mining’s future still murky as negotiations end on mixed note

Japan prepares to mine its deep seabed by decade’s end

Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans

Fears of marine disaster loom after fertilizer-laden ship sinks in Red Sea

‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef

PNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam

Annual South Pacific fisheries meeting nets bottom trawling controversy

EU parliament expresses disapproval of Norway’s deep-sea mining plans

Study: Indonesia’s new capital city threatens stable proboscis monkey population

From exporting coral to restoring reefs, a Madagascar startup rethinks business

Pakistan bucks global trend with 30-year mangrove expansion

Cambodia sea turtle nests spark hope amid coastal development & species decline

Critics push for more transparency at RFMOs that govern high seas fishing

Palau is the first nation to ratify treaty to protect high seas

2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

‘Really a sad day’ as Norway votes to allow deep-sea mining in Arctic waters

Farewell, Java stingaree: Scientists declare the first marine fish extinction

U.S. auctions off endangered whale habitat for oil and gas drilling

Vast new MPAs are PNG’s first to be co-managed by Indigenous communities

Did the tides turn for oceans at COP28? Climate summit draws mixed reviews

Philippines oil spill may reverberate long after cleanup declared complete

Jamaica battles relentless plastic pollution in quest to restore mangroves

Indonesia launches new front in climate campaign focusing on seagrass

Lethal or not? Australia’s beaches are a crucible for shark control methods

Is ocean iron fertilization back from the dead as a CO₂ removal tool?

‘Very good progress’ but nothing firm as deep-sea mining rules are hashed out

Not MPAs but OECMs: Can a new designation help conserve the ocean?

Amid record melting, countries fail again to protect Antarctic waters

New Caledonia expands strictly protected coverage of its swath of the Pacific

South Africa’s penguins heading toward extinction; will no-fishing zones help?

Microplastics pose risk to ocean plankton, climate, other key Earth systems

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