Research shows offshore wind, green shipping and marine conservation efforts could deliver up to 35 percent of the annual ...

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 ...

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, ...

Today, the agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National ...

The Para el MAR Awards, often described as the country’s “Oscars of marine conservation,” are held every two years to ...

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 ...

By Victoria Schneider The island nation of São Tomé and Príncipe has taken a significant step in marine conservation, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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