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Exploring innovative practices, policies, and technologies in marine conservation and the fishing industry.

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

Rachael Meyer and Basten Gokkon 16 Mar 2020

Biologist Mario Moscatelli (right) supervises the work of a colleague during the replanting of mangroves in Jardim Gramacho, close to a disused dump. The area is the most polluted part of the bay and exists under the shadow of the city’s infamous criminal organizations.

Rio de Janeiro’s defender of mangroves

Mongabay.com 9 Aug 2023

Pandemic staple: Report links top tuna company to forced labor, illegal fishing

Monica Evans 7 Apr 2020

Seychelles extends protection to marine area twice the size of Great Britain

Malavika Vyawahare 30 Mar 2020

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

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2020

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

Rachael Meyer and Basten Gokkon 16 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

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

Small steps aim to make a large ocean safer for rays

Marianne Messina 24 Feb 2020

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

Grace Dungey 13 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

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

Philippine study finds microplastics inside a commonly consumed fish

Mongabay.com 23 Jan 2020

Science-backed policy boosts critically endangered Nassau grouper

Mongabay.com 6 Jan 2020

Whitetip sharks declared critically endangered, but gain no protections in Pacific

Monica Evans 13 Dec 2019

New regulations to expand protections for seafloor habitats, reopen fishing grounds off US West Coast

Mongabay.com 4 Dec 2019

Catching fish to feed fish: Report details ‘unsustainable’ fishmeal and oil industry

Monica Evans 4 Dec 2019

Tanker identified as possible Brazil oil spill perpetrator

Zoe Sullivan 22 Nov 2019

Safer at sea: The unexpected benefit of traceability for small-scale fishers

Laura Villadiego 12 Nov 2019

Can a national management plan halt Madagascar’s shark decline?

Edward Carver 11 Nov 2019

Commitments worth $63 billion pledged for ocean protection

Monica Evans 28 Oct 2019

The Ocean Cleanup successfully collects ocean plastic, aims to scale design

Rachael Meyer 28 Oct 2019

Scientists emphasize disease control in booming aquaculture sector

Michelle Carrere 18 Oct 2019

Cook Islands MPA leader fired after supporting seabed mining freeze

Monica Evans 15 Oct 2019

Madagascar: Opaque foreign fisheries deals leave empty nets at home

Edward Carver 9 Oct 2019

Give it back to the gods: Reviving Māori tradition to protect marine life

Monica Evans 27 Sep 2019

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