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Spectacular new fish species is first to be named by Maldivian scientist

Liz Kimbrough 11 Mar 2022

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Mar 2022

Indonesian ex-minister gets sentence cut for ‘good work’ fueled by corruption

Basten Gokkon 10 Mar 2022

Are ‘nature based solutions’ the best fix for climate change?

Mike Gaworecki 9 Mar 2022

Study finds major brands selling cat food that contain protected sharks

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 9 Mar 2022

Indonesian fishing boat found with banned trawl net highlights enforcement challenges

Yogi Eka Sahputra 9 Mar 2022

‘Small-scale fishers have a Ph.D. in the ocean’: Q&A with Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy

Malavika Vyawahare 8 Mar 2022
A view of former fishing village Fuveme from Havui. Image by Erica Ayisi for Mongabay.

As rising seas destroy Ghana’s coastal communities, researchers warn against a seawall-only solution

Erica Ayisi 4 Mar 2022
Philippine coral reefs in the Verde Island Passage, the centre of the center of the world's marine biodiversity, located in the Philippines. Image by Jett Britnell/Coral Reef Image Bank

Can we save coral reefs? | Problem Solved

Mike DiGirolamo 4 Mar 2022

A more potent CO2 sink than the Amazon, Brazil’s mangroves remain overlooked

Suzana Camargo 3 Mar 2022

A marine mystery unfolds with the discovery of nitrogen-fixing plankton

Mongabay.com 2 Mar 2022
Fishers standing amongst beached boats, holding up bunches of fish at Velddrif with 'bokkom' — dried harders. Image by South Africa Tourism via Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Latest seismic survey blocked in South Africa court on fishers’ challenge

Victoria Schneider 2 Mar 2022

To save the oceans, we need MPAs that emphasize actual protection of marine ecosystems (commentary)

Enric Sala 1 Mar 2022

Four new MPAs in Maluku boost Indonesia’s bid to protect its seas

Luh De Suriyani 28 Feb 2022
New Zealand Maori

Indigenous knowledge ‘gives us a much richer picture’: Q&A with Māori researcher Ocean Mercier

Monica Evans 25 Feb 2022

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

Mongabay 24 Feb 2022

Illegal mining fuels social conflict in Indonesian tin hub of Bangka-Belitung

Nopri Ismi, Taufik Wijaya 24 Feb 2022

Marauding monkeys on an Indonesian island point to environmental pressures

Yogi Eka Sahputra 23 Feb 2022

Caffeine: Emerging contaminant of global rivers and coastal waters

Sean Mowbray 22 Feb 2022

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

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Feb 2022

Ten unexpected edibles from our oceans

Shreya Dasgupta 22 Feb 2022

Indigenous Comcáac turtle group saves sea turtles in Mexico’s Gulf of California

Astrid Arellano 17 Feb 2022

Belize shows how fishers and researchers can collaborate to protect sharks

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Feb 2022

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

Rabul Sawal 16 Feb 2022

‘There’s hope’ for North Atlantic right whales: Q&A with filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza

John Cannon 16 Feb 2022
Canada marine

In Canada, Indigenous communities and scientists collaborate on marine research

Moira Donovan 15 Feb 2022

Could abandoning protections save South African abalone?

Victoria Schneider 15 Feb 2022

Jordan scrambles to save rare Red Sea corals that can withstand climate change

Marta Vidal 14 Feb 2022

Indonesia to tighten regulation of tuna harvest in bid for sustainability

Basten Gokkon 14 Feb 2022

Seychelles embraces transparency in fisheries, but gaps in data and action remain

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Feb 2022

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

Mongabay.com 11 Feb 2022

Fears of oil spills as ExxonMobil seeks to drill at the mouth of a Brazil river

Mariama Correia, Agência Pública 10 Feb 2022

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