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Council unveils marine conservation areas

At high seas treaty summit, a dispute over fisheries managers’ role in conservation

For conservationists, one of the major achievements of the high seas treaty was that it created a means to establish marine protected areas (MPAs) in international waters. High sea...

New conservation effort launched to protect coral reefs in Yap

Conservation groups have launched a new initiative to safeguard coral reefs in Yap, a state in the Federated States of Micronesia, through both scientific innovation and traditiona...

Marine conservation suffers when the ocean is not accessible to all, especially on remote islands (commentary)

The global push to protect oceans is gaining momentum, from coral reef restoration to ambitious targets under the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development...

Huge national marine conservation area established off B.C.’s Central Coast

The area, called Mia-yaltwa Ha'lidzogm hoon, means 'Realm of the Salmon, Home of the Salmon' in a hybrid composite name drawn from the Indigenous languages of the partner Nations.

Ghana declares its first marine protected area

Ghana has declared its first marine protected area after more than 15 years of efforts to bolster marine conservation and safeguard its depleting fish stocks. Vice President Naana...

First ever Marine Champion Action Weekend gets underway

Marine Champions play a vital role in protecting the waters we all love to dive, snorkel and explore

Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center launches initiative to address ongoing vessel groundings, threat to coral reefs

The Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center has launched a comprehensive stakeholder survey and community initiative aimed at reducing vessel grounding incidents and strengthening re...

BSAC recruits 70th Marine Champion

Member Kerry Rigg steps into the marine conservation role for her club, Burghead Sub-Aqua Club

Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response marks 10 years on frontlines of marine conservation

Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response, the largest Hawaiʻi-based nonprofit dedicated to marine species conservation and field response, is marking its 10th anniversary in 2026. The mile...

The Mother Ocean Fund, Helping Our Coastlines Get, Stay, Clean and Healthy

A startup nonprofit firm, out of Key Largo, Florida, has come up with a unique way of bringing awareness to Ecological Diving, Mammal Rescue/Release, conscious recycling and waste...

10% of the ocean is protected. Now just 20% more to go

More than 10% of the world’s ocean is now protected to some degree, marking significant progress in global ocean conservation efforts, according to an Apr. 1. annoucement from the...

Farther, Longer and More Free: Lessons from the world’s largest beach survey program

Reviewing a decade of monitoring the Brazilian coastline.

BSAC Marine Champions jump into action

Designed to champion the marine environment and shine a light on the positive impact BSAC members can make, the new Marine Action Weekend concept got off to a great start

Jersey Approves New Marine Protected Area Plan

The British island of Jersey has approved an ambitious marine protection plan, nearly quadrupling the area of its seas protected from damaging fishing practices.

Migratory species summit adopts new marine protections amid extinction warnings

Dozens of migratory animals, including 33 marine species, gained new protections during the recent summit for the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animal...

Protecting Birds in a Changing Ocean: How Marine IBAs Can Guide Ocean Planning

Every year, birds travel extraordinary distances to reach the productive coastal waters of California, where they depend on critical marine and coastal habitats recognized as Impor...

New drone push for marine research

 From tracking beach litter to studying turtles and marine ecosystems, drone conservation specialist Dr Melissa Duncan-Schiele is helping position Oman at the forefront of environm...

Rescuing the Gulf's ancient mariners one turtle at a time

All sea turtles in U.S. waters are protected under federal law, and every turtle rescued matters to the survival of the species.

Kingston leaders call on Ontario to support marine conservation in Great Lakes

Kingston councillors are calling on the federal and provincial governments to undertake a feasibility assessment for the creation of a protected marine area in Lake Ontario.

Creating the North Atlantic’s largest MPA network: Interview with Azores President José Manuel Bolieiro

José Manuel Bolieiro says he’s been an environmentalist for as long as he can remember. He recalls captivating encounters with marine life as a teenager while diving in the North A...

Conservationists Install Artificial Reefs Where Corals Once Stood

Miles of coral reef around Pom Pom Island in Malaysia have been ruined by climate change and blast fishing. A conservation group hopes to restore the area by installing concrete st...

Inside Scotland’s hidden reef and the fight to save it

IT’S late September, and I’ve been invited to snorkel in Loch Linnhe, a giant sea loch that stretches from the Firth of Lorn to Fort William. Even in a wetsuit, it’s cold, at 12 de...

Drones aid dugong conservation as threats mount across their range

Drone technology is providing important new insights into the lives of dugongs, while also revealing the vital role they play in managing seagrass meadows, one of the ocean’s most...