Scientific findings don’t always translate neatly into actions, especially in conservation and resource management. The disconnect can leave academics and practitioners disheartened and a bit ...

The charismatic ocean advocate and founder of National Geographic Pristine Seas continues to find new ways to combine ...

Protecting the ocean and providing livelihoods and food security do not have to be mutually exclusive. A new study, led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), shows that limiting ...

In the field of marine conservation, a marine protected area (MPA) is an expanse of sea, ocean, estuaries, coastal waters, and, in the United States, the U.S. Great Lakes, where fishing, mining, ...

The coral reefs of Palmyra Atoll, part of Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, provide nurseries for many fish species. Andrew S. Wright/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Flickr, CC ...

Partially protected marine areas create confusion and don't meet their broad conservation objectives, researchers have found. Partially protected areas -- marine reserves that allow some forms of ...

Remote and wild, Indonesia’s Raja Ampat region has been considered sacred by locals for centuries. New coral conservation ...

The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has taken a significant step in marine conservation, announcing that it will ...

The Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences (MSMS) has recommended that 24 marine areas across the country be officially ...

It’s 1999, the 21st century is on the horizon, and California has big plans for marine conservation. New legislation has presented a mandate to establish an ambitious network of marine protected areas ...

The Philippines formally deposited the instrument of ratification to a landmark United Nations treaty to safeguard marine ...

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 ...