Study confirms California's marine protected areas boost fish populations across the state
It's 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has ...
NGOs launch legal case against French government over bottom trawling protected areas
Two NGOs allege that bottom trawling is at odds with biodiversity conservation and France’s legal commitments to protecting marine ecosystems.
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Expanded protection of World’s scuba diving sites would safeguard bodiversity, bolster food supply and generate billions in revenue
New peer-reviewed research identifies the positive effects of protecting the world's most popular scuba diving sites.
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Ballito a key migration corridor for endangered manta rays, study reveals
The North Coast is an important migration corridor for the endangered giant oceanic manta ray, with Ballito being an ...
Big moms make big impact—half of the coral trout caught on Great Barrier Reef found to be from marine reserves
A new study has found that nearly half the coral trout caught on the Great Barrier Reef come from marine reserves—where ...
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected
Using only fins, divers wild-harvest abalone off eastern Australia’s coast. The marine snail, known for its beautiful ...
How the Marshall Islands’ Reimaanlok Model is Reviving Marine Life and Protecting Oceans for the Future
The Marshall Islands' Reimaanlok model blends tradition & conservation to restore marine life. A community’s choice to let ...
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From ‘no-catch’ zones to man-made reefs: Putrajaya’s big plans to save Malaysia’s dwindling fish stocks
The Department of Fisheries Malaysia (DOF) is actively implementing various conservation programmes, particularly in ...
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Fishing and conserving in Great Barrier Reef's marine reserves
A new study of the Great Barrier Reef has revealed that the network of no-take marine reserves supplies nearly half of the region's coral trout fishery catch.
Opinion
Seabirds are Scotland's 'Great Barrier Reef'. We must save them from windfarm calamity
Offshore wind development is essential and urgent, but this emerging industry needs to be ‘nature positive’ from the get-go ...
Tiny ocean change would create $3 billion annual win, researchers say
A simple charge to access premium sites could inject billions into one of the world’s most popular underwater activities.