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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...

From 10% to 30%: What Global Ocean Protection Means for Oman

The world has crossed an important milestone. Around 10 per cent of the ocean is now under protection, a figure that reflects years of international cooperation, scientific researc...

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...

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...

Coral Reefs in Crisis: Why Traditional Conservation Is No Longer Enough

Coral reefs are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth, supporting marine biodiversity, protecting coastlines, and sustaining…Continue reading on Medium »

Abundance over Greed – in 2026 ocean protection is an election issue

It is exciting to see the health of the ocean rise on the political agenda during a general election year. People care and are forcing politicians to listen – which gives us  a rea...

The Southern Ocean is key to our planet’s future & we have a chance to protect it this year (commentary)

One of the most striking images in David Attenborough’s Ocean, his defining 2025 documentary, is of supertrawlers dragging vast krill nets through a pod of feeding humpback whales...

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...

With its first marine reserve, Ghana protects its ocean to secure its future (commentary)

How we feed the future is a critical challenge of our time. Yet too often, the focus remains on land, forgetting that the ocean is already a vital source of nutrition for billions...

Council unveils marine conservation areas

Four Dozen Artists Celebrate Marine Wildlife and Lore in ‘Common Waters’

Arch Enemy Arts joins forces with PangeaSeed for a group show and fundraiser to help conserve our oceans. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member t...

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

Reviewing a decade of monitoring the Brazilian coastline.

A campaign to protect one of the planet’s only expanding kelp forests takes shape

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Diving in the Great African Seaforest, with its tightly packed towering kelp stipes that can rise up to 9 meters, or 30 feet, from the seabed, is a surrea...

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...

Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining momentWhere I come from – Hawai’i – the reef isn’t just something you loo...

The most underfunded climate opportunities may be at sea

Ocean philanthropy remains a small field. Funding directed specifically toward ocean-climate solutions is smaller still. At last week’s “Sea Change” panel on ocean-climate solution...

The GEF, Leads Global Drive to Tackle Shipping Threat to Oceans

MAFIA ISLAND, Tanzania , May 14 (IPS) - Under the warm waters off Tanzania’s Mafia Island, marine scientist Asha Mgeni hovers above a coral reef she has studied for years. Small f...

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...

Ocean philanthropy: small sums for a vast domain

For a realm that covers most of the planet, the ocean attracts a modest share of charitable attention. In philanthropic terms, it remains a niche cause: widely discussed, but thinl...

New Report Identifies Key Challenges to US Fisheries Amid Fast-Changing Ocean Conditions

The Ocean Conservancy released a new report today outlining key threats to US federally managed fisheries.

Ocean Advocates Slam Endangered Species Committee Stripping Protections In The Gulf of Mexico

The Endangered Species Committee held a meeting this week that drew condemnation from environmental advocates.

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...

Science Centre Singapore to debut immersive ocean exhibition One Ocean: Every Action Ripples

The world-first exhibition at Science Centre Singapore will use 360-degree projections, virtual reality and interactive installations to bring two decades of ocean research to life...

Swim4TheOcean campaign heads to NZ Parliament

Jono Ridler and Live Ocean will meet with political decision-makers from across the NZ House of Parliament on Wednesday, as the Swim4TheOcean message, backed by 73,647 unique signa...