Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, but have some amazing superpowers. The next 10 years are a critical window for action to save our reefs.

Hundreds of thousands of marine animals are killed every year after becoming accidentally caught in commercial fishing nets. Sharks, skates and rays are at particular risk, alongside turtles, seals, ...

The global economic contribution of the scuba industry shows the sector’s unique annual fiscal impact — but also a driving reason for marine conservation, according to a new study by the Scripps ...

One of the United Nations' latest marine life conservation projects has created a floating rehabilitation center for injured loggerhead sea turtles right off the coast of the Kerkennah Islands in ...

An international team of marine scientists has identified and assessed major threats to marine megafauna, which are needed to inform conservation strategies. Lead authors Ph.D. student Michelle ...

Chronic ocean heating is causing a significant 7.2% decline in fish populations, according to a study examining changes in 33 ...

A marine protection method described this week proposes spreading marine protection from areas where wildlife tourism already discourages activities that damage or degrade ecosystems, like fishing or ...

WEST PALM BEACH, FL, UNITED STATES, December 22, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Coastal Stewards, a nonprofit conservation organization formerly known as the Gumbo ...

The Hula Girl suffered an issue with its motor and ran aground in the Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Marine Life Conservation District in January. Photo courtesy DLNR The company that owns the Hula Girl, a 65-foot ...

HONOLUA BAY, Hawaii (KHON2) — After nearly two months, the 65 foot catamaran that ran aground during the January winter storm has been removed from Maui’s Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Marine Life Conservation ...