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In the Pacific depths, an underwater mountain hosts a bonanza of new species

Not merely ‘exploration’: PNG deep-sea mining riles critics & surprises officials

French Polynesians revive traditional rāhui to protect fish — and livelihoods

Otter-preneurs: Female sea otters lead the way in tool use for survival

18 years on, how are sharks faring in French Polynesia’s shark sanctuary?

No protection from bottom trawling for seamount chain in northern Pacific

It will take 880 years to achieve UN ocean conservation goals, at this rate (commentary)

Communities worry anew as PNG revives seabed mining plans

‘Corals dying’ as yet more bleaching hits heat-stressed Great Barrier Reef

PNG communities resist seabed mining: Interview with activist Jonathan Mesulam

Annual South Pacific fisheries meeting nets bottom trawling controversy

Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients

Photos: Top species discoveries from 2023

Marine conservation technology hub rises from old L.A. wharf (analysis)

Lethal or not? Australia’s beaches are a crucible for shark control methods

Galápagos waters yield massive deepwater corals in latest biodiversity find

Pacific alliance adopts moratorium on deep-sea mining, halting resurgent PNG project

Hope, but no free pass, as Pacific corals show tolerance to warming oceans

Deep-sea mining project in PNG resurfaces despite community opposition

To protect the oceans, we must map them (commentary)

Expedition to Pacific ecosystems hopes to learn from their resilience

Australia bushfires may have caused global climate phenomenon La Niña: Study

Hawaiian communities restore Indigenous conservation, from mountains to sea

How do you study one of the world’s rarest whales?

In Chile’s Patagonia, another salmon plant angers water defenders

Will new bottom trawling rules do enough to protect South Pacific seamounts?

Machine learning makes long-term, expansive reef monitoring possible

‘They’re everywhere out there’: Three new nautilus species described

Potential impact on whales overlooked as deep-sea mining looks set to start, experts say

More than half of reef sharks and rays threatened with extinction, study shows

Deliberate dumping of plastic trash in the Pacific: How widespread is it? (commentary)

Top 15 species discoveries from 2022 (Photos)

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