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Faroe Islands to evaluate traditional hunt after slaughter of 1,400 dolphins

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Sep 2021

Manatee deaths in Florida point to a global decline in seagrass ecosystems

Claudia Geib 6 Sep 2021
Laysan albatross

Not just sea life: Migratory fish, birds and mammals also fall foul of plastic

Carolyn Cowan 3 Sep 2021

Will ‘ropeless’ fishing gear be seaworthy in time to save endangered whales?

John Cannon 2 Sep 2021

Trawling bycatch increases risk of marine life extinction in Brazil

Aldem Bourscheit 18 Aug 2021

Brazil a wreck on trawling control

Aldem Bourscheit 17 Aug 2021
A dugong (Dugong dugong) feeding on seagrass in Egypt. Image by Julien Willem via Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Seagrass-grazing dugongs and green sea turtles supercharge the seeds they eat

Carolyn Cowan 11 Aug 2021

Tallying the toll on marine life from the X-Press Pearl sinking (commentary)

Ranil P. Nanayakkara 17 Jul 2021

‘Mismanaged to death’: Mexico opens up sole vaquita habitat to fishing

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Jul 2021

New ecolabel will certify ‘Whale-Safe’ shipping companies and cruise lines

Claudia Geib 15 Jun 2021

Study confirms sightings of endangered blue whale in Philippine waters

Mavic Conde 14 May 2021

Latest mass stranding raises concerns for endangered Caspian seals

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 12 May 2021

Indonesian researchers study how to help rays released as bycatch survive

Basten Gokkon 12 May 2021

From penguins to sharks to whales, swimming in circles is a surprisingly common trait

Basten Gokkon 26 Mar 2021

‘Minke whales for dinner’: Norway’s controversial whale hunt is still on

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 10 Mar 2021

When Chinook salmon is off the menu, other prey will do for endangered orcas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Mar 2021

In the fight to save the vaquita, conservationists take on cartels

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Feb 2021

Fewer than 100 of these giant whales make up a newly described species

Teresa L. Carey 4 Feb 2021

Mozambique’s new fisheries law expands protections but old problems persist

Malavika Vyawahare 19 Jan 2021

Rare beaked whale sighting could be a world first for the species

Cypress Hansen 14 Jan 2021

2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Emma Critchley and Douglas McCauley 21 Dec 2020

Environmentalists seek to block Bahamas oil drilling bid near U.S. coast

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Dec 2020

Whale of a find: Scientists spot beaked whale believed to be a new species

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Dec 2020

Can whales and dolphins catch COVID-19 from wastewater? It’s murky

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 3 Dec 2020

Countries fall short of U.N. pledge to protect 10% of the ocean by 2020

Chris Arsenault 2 Dec 2020
Nine of the 15 pygmy sperm whales (Kogia breviceps) autopsied for the study were emaciated when they died, zero were considered to be in ‘robust’ condition. Photo Credit: Inwater Research Group

Are industrial chemicals killing rare whales and familiar dolphins?

Cypress Hansen 24 Nov 2020

Whale zone ahead: A cetacean speed trap tags ships going over the limit

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 10 Nov 2020

Sri Lankans save pilot whales in epic rescue after mass stranding

Malaka Rodrigo 5 Nov 2020

‘No other choice’: Groups push to protect vast swaths of Antarctic seas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Oct 2020

New tool alerts ships when whales are near. But will they slow down?

Claudia Geib 23 Sep 2020

Mauritians take to the street over oil spill and dolphin and whale deaths

Malavika Vyawahare 1 Sep 2020

481 and counting: Norway’s whaling catch hits four-year high

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Aug 2020

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