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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

Lobster export policy that landed Indonesian minister in jail could resume

Basten Gokkon 30 Nov 2020

Indonesian fisheries minister arrested over graft in lobster policy

Basten Gokkon 25 Nov 2020

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 10 Nov 2020

Frustration as Antarctic conservation summit fails to declare marine sanctuaries

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 6 Nov 2020

Efforts to tackle shark fin trade need to focus closer to shore, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 28 Oct 2020

A mountain of a reef, taller than the Eiffel Tower, found on Great Barrier Reef

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Oct 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

Indonesia’s new deregulation law to hurt small fishers, coastal communities

Basten Gokkon 14 Oct 2020

New evidence suggests China’s ‘dark’ vessels poached in Galápagos waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Oct 2020

Blooms driven by climate change threaten to smother marine life in Arabian Sea

Malavika Vyawahare 7 Oct 2020

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

Claudia Geib 23 Sep 2020
A lobster larva. Image by Fathul Rakhman/Mongabay-Indonesia.

Indonesian lobster exporters, advised by a smuggler, flout domestic requirements

Fathul Rakhman 16 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

In Indonesia’s coastal villages, the plastic crisis is both homegrown and invasive

Basten Gokkon 9 Sep 2020

New paper highlights spread of organized crime from global fisheries

Basten Gokkon 4 Sep 2020

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

Malavika Vyawahare 1 Sep 2020

Indonesian fishers opposed to dredging project hit by ‘criminalization’ bid

Basten Gokkon, Wahyu Chandra 28 Aug 2020

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

Mongabay.com 25 Aug 2020

Sharks nearby? A bottle of seawater can hold the answer, study says

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 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 contaminated with plastic are ‘cause for concern’

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Aug 2020

Mauritius grapples with worst environmental crisis in a generation

Malavika Vyawahare 10 Aug 2020

Arrests in Indonesian probe into latest case of labor abuses on Chinese fishing boats

Basten Gokkon 28 Jul 2020

App harnesses citizen power to keep tabs on Philippines’ coral reefs

Jen Chan 27 Jul 2020

In picturesque Boracay, a crown-of-thorns infestation is eating away at the reef

Jun N. Aguirre 23 Jul 2020

Narwhals beware: Killer whales are on the rise in the Arctic

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Jul 2020

Sea turtles often lose their way, but always reach their destination

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Jul 2020

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