Oceans News

Sharks in the coral reefs of Jardines de la Reina, Cuba.

Undercover in a shark fin trafficking ring: Interview with wildlife crime fighter Andrea Crosta

Philip Jacobson 16 May 2024

32 million metric tons of global fish catch goes unreported every year, study finds

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Jan 2016

Quantifying the aquarium trade to help it become more sustainable

Ret Talbot 20 Jan 2016

Indonesia’s ore-smelting ambitions augur rain of poison in Sulawesi

Melati Kaye 19 Jan 2016

2015’s top 10 developments for the ocean

Douglas McCauley 31 Dec 2015

Needed: Old-age homes for coral reef fish

Sandra Cuffe 31 Dec 2015

Belize bans offshore oil drilling along barrier reef system

Sandra Cuffe 18 Dec 2015

Crab fishermen train as first responders for entangled whales

Kim Smuga-Otto 24 Nov 2015

Trouble in paradise: Wakatobi’s ‘sea gypsies’ adjust to life in a marine park

Melati Kaye 20 Nov 2015

Could these technologies reduce shark attacks and culls?

Roz Evans 19 Nov 2015

After the NGOs: can Wakatobi National Park survive on its own?

Melati Kaye 18 Nov 2015

The Holy Trinity: how Wakatobi’s coral stays healthy and diverse

Melati Kaye 16 Nov 2015

Mystery sharks captured in New Guinea river

Mike Gaworecki 12 Nov 2015

Mystery whale known only from specimens found living in the wild

Rebecca Kessler 3 Nov 2015

Cuba moves to protect sharks

Mongabay 26 Oct 2015

Scientists say frozen methane deposits off the coast of the US Pacific Northwest might be melting

Mike Gaworecki 16 Oct 2015

Chile announces one of the largest marine parks in the world off the coast of Easter Island

Mike Gaworecki 6 Oct 2015

Almost half of U.S. seafood goes to waste

Rebecca Kessler 24 Sep 2015

Dolphins caught in fishing nets: to eat or not to eat?

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Sep 2015

Hungry planet: targeted fish populations cut in half since 1970

Jeremy Hance 23 Sep 2015

Lies, deceit and abduction staff Thailand’s fishing industry

Sarah Hucal 2 Sep 2015

Indonesian artist prepares another underwater reef-to-be

Fidelis E. Satriastanti 27 Aug 2015

Thai junta asked to crack down harder on rogue seafood industry

Sarah Hucal 14 Aug 2015

Arctic countries prohibit commercial fishing in North Pole

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Aug 2015

How to solve the global fish crisis? Ban fishing on the high seas

Sandhya Sekar 22 May 2015

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