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
A salmon farm in Bugoynes, Finnmark, Norway.

Norwegian salmon farms gobble up fish that could feed millions in Africa: Report

Francesco De Augustinis 27 Feb 2024
A whale shark with remoras.

Summit on migratory species sides with science, throws shade on deep-sea mining

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Feb 2024
An anemone fish in Hong Kong's coral reefs.

Hong Kong as a reef fish haven? These scientists want to get the word out

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 22 Feb 2024
A manatee

Find the manatee: New AI model spots sea cows from images

Abhishyant Kidangoor 15 Feb 2024
Walruses east of Svalbard in the Barents Sea.

The new Arctic: Amid record heat, ecosystems morph and wildlife struggle

Sharon Guynup 14 Feb 2024

Annual South Pacific fisheries meeting nets bottom trawling controversy

Edward Carver 8 Feb 2024
A bearded seal in Svalbard.

EU parliament expresses disapproval of Norway’s deep-sea mining plans

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 8 Feb 2024
Blacktip sharks.

In East Java, social media push against Indonesia shark & ray trade lacks bite

Asad Asnawi 8 Feb 2024
Koraï divers prepare to install a frame housing young hard corals in the protected waters of Antsoha Island, off northwestern Madagascar.

From exporting coral to restoring reefs, a Madagascar startup rethinks business

Valisoa Rasolofomboahangy 6 Feb 2024
Workers at a mangrove nursery in Dam, a coastal town in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Image by Ayaz Khan for Mongabay.

Pakistan bucks global trend with 30-year mangrove expansion

Ayaz Khan 5 Feb 2024
Tuna and bycatch on a purse seiner in East Pacific Ocean.

Critics push for more transparency at RFMOs that govern high seas fishing

Edward Carver 31 Jan 2024
A lemon shark in the mangroves in the Bahamas.

Ocean heating breaks record, again, with disastrous outcomes for the planet

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 30 Jan 2024
A trawler in Bangladesh.

Overfishing leads to decline in Bangladesh marine fish stocks & diversity

Abu Siddique 30 Jan 2024
An aerial view of the Palau archipelago.

Palau is the first nation to ratify treaty to protect high seas

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 29 Jan 2024
Salmon being traditionally baked by Council Member Jaytuk Steinruck of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation.

First ever U.S. Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area declared in California

Liz Kimbrough 29 Jan 2024
A Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus).

Report: Human tragedy stalks the prized Honduran lobster industry

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Jan 2024
Jasmine is commonly used to flavor tea and as an offering in devotional ceremonies.

Java’s crumbling coastline and rising tide swamp jasmine flower trade

Moh. Tamimi 24 Jan 2024

How much carbon does ocean trawling put into the atmosphere?

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Jan 2024
An oceanic whitetip shark.

Global shark deaths increasing despite finning bans, study shows

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 17 Jan 2024
A coral reef and its residents in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Image ©Greg Asner/divephoto.org.

2023’s top ocean news stories (commentary)

Ana Spalding, David Obura, Diva Amon, Minna Epps, Rhett Bennett, U. Rashid Sumaila 16 Jan 2024
Bottom trawler Ivan Nores

Spain sanctions fishing vessels for illegally ‘going dark’ near Argentine waters

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 11 Jan 2024
A school of snappers under a pier

AI and satellite data map true scale of untracked fishing and ocean industry

Elizabeth Fitt 10 Jan 2024
A black bear fishes for salmon.

Salmon and other migratory fish play crucial role in delivering nutrients

Ruth Kamnitzer 3 Jan 2024
A dugong.

Sumatran dugong hunter struggles to adapt to changing times

Dody Hidayat, Yogi Eka Sahputra 3 Jan 2024
A whale shark.

Still on the menu: Shark fin trade in U.S. persists despite ban

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 27 Dec 2023
A Java stingaree

Farewell, Java stingaree: Scientist declare the first marine fish extinction

Jeremy Hance 22 Dec 2023

U.S. auctions off endangered whale habitat for oil and gas drilling

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 21 Dec 2023
Roque Regis, one of Paraiso’s community leaders, stands on a bridge through the bay's mangroves.

Causeway threatens mangroves that Philippine fishers planted as typhoon shield

Michael Beltran 21 Dec 2023
A school of hammerhead sharks.

‘Shark dust’ helps researchers ID threatened species in Indonesia fish trade

Cassie Freund 19 Dec 2023
A blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus).

The ex-shark fishermen teaching schoolkids how to protect the environment

Claire Turrell 15 Dec 2023
An Indigenous person in a boat.

Vast new MPAs are PNG’s first to be co-managed by Indigenous communities

Ian Morse 14 Dec 2023
Sunrise over mangroves in Australia.

Did the tides turn for oceans at COP28? Climate summit draws mixed reviews

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 14 Dec 2023

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