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Shell of bioluminescent shrimp not only glows but detects light

Edward Carver 23 Mar 2020

Chile: Expedition to the end of the world, where humpback whales are thriving

Barinia Montoya 20 Mar 2020

Study finds that sea turtles might be eating plastic because it smells like food

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2020

Songs and sounds of Bering Sea whales and seals reveal a story of change

Mike Gaworecki 17 Mar 2020

This solar-powered device aims to clean 1,000 rivers. Will it work?

Rachael Meyer, Basten Gokkon 16 Mar 2020

Indonesia’s Lake Poso, an evolutionary ‘gem,’ threatened by dam

Ian Morse 12 Mar 2020

US economy will take biggest hit if we continue with business as usual: report

Mongabay.com 10 Mar 2020

Conservation nation: How Palau protects its reefs and waters (commentary)

Ed Warner 6 Mar 2020

New right whale protection measures announced by Canadian government

Mike Gaworecki 6 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

Climate fix? ‘Fertilizing’ oceans with iron unlikely to sequester more carbon

Monica Evans 4 Mar 2020
Artisanal Indonesian fishermen are expected to benefit from the fisheries bill proposed by the ministry. Image courtesy of Ministry of Marine and Fisheries.

Deregulation bill hurts Indonesia’s fishers, coastal communities, experts say

Basten Gokkon 2 Mar 2020

In Chile, scientists seek the cause of blue whales’ mystery skin lesions

Michelle Carrere 2 Mar 2020

Bid to get ‘aquatic wild meat’ off the menu and under protection

Edward Carver 28 Feb 2020

Plastic trash kills half a million hermit crabs on remote islands each year

Grace Dungey 28 Feb 2020

Coronavirus, trawls take a toll on shrimp fishery in Indonesia’s Jambi

Elviza Diana 25 Feb 2020

Listening to marine mammals is helping scientists understand Arctic impacts of climate change

Mongabay.com 24 Feb 2020

Small steps aim to make a large ocean safer for rays

Marianne Messina 24 Feb 2020

Past and future tropical dams devastating to fish the world over: Study

Asher Elbein 21 Feb 2020
A trash picker looks for recyclable plastics at a waste dump in Bali. Image by Jonas Gratzer for Mongabay.

In Bali, young people lead the fight as a plastic plague threatens paradise

Johan Augustin 19 Feb 2020

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

Grace Dungey 13 Feb 2020

Investigation reveals loopholes for illegal shark fin exports from Indonesia

Mongabay.com 12 Feb 2020

Tuna supply chains under scrutiny as Bumble Bee brand changes hands

Monica Evans 7 Feb 2020

Managing fisheries helps stocks recover — most of the time

John Cannon 7 Feb 2020

Recreational fishers are increasingly targeting sharks and rays, and researchers are concerned

Mongabay.com 6 Feb 2020

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

Yvette Sierra Praeli 3 Feb 2020

Illegal industrial fishing hampers small-scale African fisheries

John Cannon 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
A bucket of fish at a market in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. Image by Rhett A. Butler for Mongabay

‘Just like terrorists’: Indonesia boosts vigilance for blast fishers

Basten Gokkon 30 Jan 2020

Bringing rocks to a dynamite fight: Fishers take on blast fishing in Peru

Michelle Carrere 28 Jan 2020

Melting Arctic sea ice may be altering winds, weather at equator: study

Gloria Dickie 27 Jan 2020

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