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Declaring key ocean habitats off-limits to human activities protects biodiversity and guards against climate change (commentary)

Kelsey Lamp 26 Feb 2021

Activists make the case that bigger is better to protect Galápagos reserve

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Jan 2021

Seeking a sanctuary for Peru’s sea life: Q&A with Yuri Hooker

Michelle Carrere 12 Jan 2021

Sustainable financing is pivotal for marine conservation beyond 2030 pledges (commentary)

Simon Cripps 28 Dec 2020

2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Callie Steffen, Emma Critchley and Douglas McCauley 21 Dec 2020

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

Chris Arsenault 2 Dec 2020

Layers of regulations to protect European seas ‘not working,’ audit finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 2 Dec 2020
School of hammerhead sharks, northwest Galápagos. Photo by Greg Asner / DivePhoto.org

Could China become a partner in Galapagos marine conservation? Yolanda Kakabadse thinks so

Rhett Ayers Butler 16 Nov 2020

Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Nov 2020

On a Philippine island, Indigenous women get their say on marine conservation

Jen Chan 22 Oct 2020

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Oct 2020
A local fisherman in Tonga. Tonga has less than 1% marine protected areas around the island. Photo by Asian Development Bank via Flickr. (CC BY-NC 2.0).

We’re not protecting enough of the right areas to save biodiversity: Study

Liz Kimbrough 9 Oct 2020

Flip-flops, fishing gear pile up at Aldabra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Malavika Vyawahare 23 Sep 2020

Past illegal activity dogs Chinese fleet that fished squid near Galapagos

Michelle Carrere 23 Sep 2020

Birthday party on ship may have led to oil spill in Mauritius, Panama regulator says

Mongabay.com 16 Sep 2020

Manila’s new white sand coast is a threat to marine life, groups say

Leilani Chavez 14 Sep 2020

Belize takes ocean action with expanded marine reserve and ban on gill nets

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2020

Mauritius’s plan to dump part of wrecked ship sparks controversy

Malavika Vyawahare 21 Aug 2020

China issues new sustainability rules for its notorious fishing fleet

Elizabeth Fitt 14 Aug 2020

Sharks are ‘functionally extinct’ in many global reef systems, study finds

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 24 Jul 2020
Sungai Utik river in West Kalimantan. Photo by Rhett A. Butler.

Expand conserved areas to boost global economy ravaged by COVID-19: Report

Chris Arsenault 23 Jul 2020

Cook Islands to grant seabed mining exploration licenses within a year

Monica Evans 17 Jun 2020

Scientists agree on the need to protect 30% of the seas. But which 30%?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jun 2020

Caught on camera: Rare finless porpoises sighted in Hong Kong waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Jun 2020

Lockdown allowed illegal fishing to spike in Philippines, satellite data suggest

Mongabay.com 7 Jun 2020

Mug shots and public pics join the dots of whale sharks’ Southeast Asian trips

Mongabay.com 28 May 2020

Evidence that fish flourish in a community-managed marine area offers hope

Malavika Vyawahare 21 May 2020

Pandemic lockdown gives Philippine province time to rethink planned split-up

Keith Anthony Fabro 10 May 2020

No tourism income, but this Philippine community still guards its environment

Keith Anthony Fabro 30 Apr 2020

Ocean optimism: Study says we can restore marine health

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Apr 2020

Seychelles extends protection to marine area twice the size of Great Britain

Malavika Vyawahare 30 Mar 2020

Chilean authorities eye controversial Cruz Grande port project

Michelle Carrere 25 Mar 2020

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