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Fourth round of U.N. talks fail to finalize a treaty to manage the high seas

Elizabeth Fitt 21 Mar 2022

Vulnerable Antarctic reefs reveal wealth of life as rich as tropical corals

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Mar 2022

Study finds major brands selling cat food that contain protected sharks

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Mar 2022

Latest Nigeria oil spill highlights ‘wretched’ state of the industry

Mongabay 24 Feb 2022

‘They’re going to get worse and worse’: Marine heat wave persists off Sydney

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Feb 2022

Red seas and no fish: Nickel mining takes its toll on Indonesia’s spice islands

Rabul Sawal 16 Feb 2022

Scientists’ secret weapon to monitor the Southern Ocean? Elephant seals

Mongabay.com 11 Feb 2022

Safe havens for coral reefs will disappear as oceans warm, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Feb 2022

South Africa authorizes dumping at sea of cargo that turned volatile

Malavika Vyawahare 26 Jan 2022

As climate change melts Antarctic ice, gentoo penguins venture further south

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jan 2022

Bleached reefs still support nutritious fish, study finds

John Cannon 21 Jan 2022

In hot water: Ocean warming hits another record high on climate change

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 14 Jan 2022

New atlas illuminates impact of artificial light in the ocean at night

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 10 Jan 2022

Warmer, oxygen-poor waters threaten world’s ‘most heavily exploited’ fish

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Jan 2022

‘Great Blue Wall’ aims to ward off looming threats to western Indian Ocean

Malavika Vyawahare 6 Jan 2022

Burnt pellets complicate impact of plastic spill off Sri Lanka, study finds

Malaka Rodrigo 30 Dec 2021

Top 15 species discoveries from 2021 (Photos)

Liz Kimbrough 21 Dec 2021

Deep-sea mining regulator’s latest meeting on rules only muddies the water

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Dec 2021

Advocates welcome halt to shortfin mako shark fishing, call for longer ban

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Nov 2021

‘Our land, our life’: Okinawans hold out against new U.S. base in coastal zone

Sheryl Lee Tian Tong 25 Nov 2021

If marine noise pollution is bad, deep-sea mining could add to the cacophony

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Nov 2021

Countries fail to agree on Antarctic conservation measures for fifth straight year

Richa Syal 15 Nov 2021

Hospital waste, not masks, are plastic scourge of pandemic: Study

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 Nov 2021

Despite deals, plans and bans, the Mediterranean is awash in plastic

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Nov 2021

New protections announced for Galápagos Islands and beyond at COP26

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Nov 2021

As seizures of poached giant clams rise, links to ivory trade surface

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 15 Oct 2021

Experts see no way back for NZ firm blocked from trying to mine the seabed

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 7 Oct 2021

With coral cover halved, curbing climate change is only way to slow the loss

Malavika Vyawahare 17 Sep 2021

Deep-sea mining gets a resounding rejection from conservation authorities

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Sep 2021

On board Ghana’s trawlers, claims of human rights abuses and illegal fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 25 Aug 2021
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. Photo courtesy of Greg Asner / Divephoto.org.

Geopolitical standoff in South China Sea leads to environmental fallout

Leilani Chavez 12 Aug 2021

Drive toward green cars shouldn’t rely on mining seabed, conservationists say

Mongabay.com 6 Aug 2021

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