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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

Madagascar off pace to meet Aichi targets, which is bad news for the world

Malavika Vyawahare 18 Mar 2020
Fishing boat, Inhambane, Mozambique. Image by Gus McLeod via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

East Africa’s reefs being fished at unsustainable rates, study finds

Jim Tan 5 Mar 2020

The ‘blue acceleration’: Study shows humans’ surging incursions into the sea

Grace Dungey 13 Feb 2020

Managing fisheries helps stocks recover — most of the time

John Cannon 7 Feb 2020

Dorsal de Nasca: Peru pledges to create a huge new marine reserve

Yvette Sierra Praeli 3 Feb 2020

Any illegal fishing going on around here? Ask an albatross

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Jan 2020

Key cetacean site in Philippines sees drop in dolphin, whale sightings

Leilani Chavez 31 Jan 2020

Science-backed policy boosts critically endangered Nassau grouper

Mongabay.com 6 Jan 2020

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