The latest news on the ocean and conservation
Conservation efforts to protect and save our oceans
A recent capture of an illegal fishing ship resulting in the finding of 18 miles of illegal gillnets. Gillnetting, which uses walls of finely meshed …
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A new piece of the ocean, roughly the size of the state of New Mexico, will be protected along the United States west coast. The …
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The South Pacific is one of the most diverse oceans in the world and if protected, marine animals are able to thrive in the warm …
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Roughly 12 percent of the world’s population relies upon fisheries and aquaculture to make a living, and over half of the world’s population gets a …
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In one of the most populated cities in the world, tiny olive ridley turtles have hatched on the beaches of Mumbai, India for the first …
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Sea ice in the North Pole freezes to its maximum size at the end of the winter in March, and thaws to its smallest size …
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A new Maui-based program will be using drones to assist in helping large whale entanglements. The freeFLY programs provides training, equipment, and management oversight to …
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The Australian government is planning to establish a new management plan for marine reserves and it does not look good. The new management plans, have …
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A recent study has revealed that a marine heatwave in Western Australia in 2010 released a “carbon bomb” that damaged the world’s largest seagrass meadow …
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Shark populations have been dwindling world-wide now for a number of years to do over-fishing, habitat destruction and pollution. The diminishing number of sharks worldwide …
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