27 Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) have just been established around the English coast, bringing the total to 28. The aim of these zones is to protect habitats and species that are nationally rare or ...

Genevieve Carlton holds a Ph.D. in history from Northwestern University and earned tenure at the University of Louisville. Drawing on over 15 years of experience in higher education, Genevieve ...

If you were to hear that by 2050 there will be more plastic in our oceans (by weight) than there will be fish, would you be alarmed? I definitely was alarmed when I read a white paper about the ...

The modern marine conservation movement has its roots in landmark legislation passed almost 50 years ago. The Coastal Zone Management Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, National Marine Sanctuaries Act ...

Last week Obama announced that he would use his executive authority as US president to designate up to 2 million square kilometres of Pacific Ocean as a marine protected area. The move to further ...

KENNESAW, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Yamaha Rightwaters™ marked its sixth anniversary on Sunday, June 8, World Oceans Day 2025. Launched in 2019, Yamaha Rightwaters continues to support programs that make ...

A team of international scientists, including FIU marine researchers Yannis Papastamatiou and Mark Bond, is revealing the most critical locations for large marine animal conservation in a study ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - One of Hawaii’s most remote islands received global recognition for outstanding marine conservation efforts. At this year’s United Nations Ocean Conference in France, the ...

Indonesia’s recently revised conservation law retains a heavy focus on terrestrial protection and largely ignores marine and fisheries issues, experts say. Despite improvements such as clearer ...

Many existing marine protected areas might be something like screen doors on a submarine, at least as far as their impact on ocean conservation. A new study finds that only a third of the world’s ...

Delta Air Lines is partnering with the Patagonia Azul Foundation to protect and restore some of the world’s most vulnerable marine ecosystems. This collaboration focuses on empowering local ...