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Conservation & Climate
Indigenous shell-scattering technique shields marine life from acidic seas
Crushed shells mixed into coastal sand neutralise acidic waters and erase genetic stress in young shellfish study finds, validating long-standing Indigenous stewardship Read More
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Conservation & Climate
Antarctic protection stalls again as CCAMLR fails MPA delivery
Two weeks of negotiations at the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) have ended in Hobart without agreement on any of the proposed marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Southern Ocean. Read More
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Conservation & Climate
Boulder approach: Greenpeace blocks trawlers in UK's North Sea
Campaigners say they have closed 116 sq km of the Southern North Sea, an MPA created to protect harbour porpoises, to bottom trawling, after analysis found it logged more than 37,200 hours of trawling last year Read More
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Conservation & Climate
Mexico told: "reverse vaquita protection rollback" as CITES reviews
An open letter to President Claudia Sheinbaum warns that a new Decree leaves the world’s most endangered small cetacean exposed to gillnets, with only 5 to 13 individuals remaining. Read More
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Marine Life & Wildlife
Whale song hints when endangered pygmy blue whales are feeding
A new Curtin University-led study, published in Royal Society Open Science, found that pygmy blue whales generally feed during daylight hours, leaving more time available for singing at night. Read More
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Conservation & Climate
EU blocks extension of Mediterranean deep-sea trawling ban
A proposal to extend the ban on deep-sea bottom trawling in the Mediterranean and Black Sea from 1,000 to 800 metres depth has been blocked by the EU led by Spain and Italy. Read More
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Conservation & Climate
Marine heatwaves and hungry fish decimate Japan’s vital kelp forests
Marine heatwaves pushed kelp beyond its heat tolerance while warmer seas gave plant-eating fish up to 86 more days a year to graze, researchers say Read More
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Marine Life & Wildlife
Rare footage of barreleye fish with see-through head
MBARI scientists aboard the David Packard have filmed a rare barreleye fish with a transparent head in 4K and 3D, only the eleventh sighting in nearly 40 years and 7,000 dives. Read More
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Conservation & Climate
Fishing 72% higher inside EU marine protected areas than outside
The European Court of Auditors finds only 1 per cent of EU marine waters are strictly protected and fishing is 72 per cent higher inside Natura 2000 sites, as COP17 debates 30x30. Read More
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