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Ghana /
Marine Protected Areas
“National turning point”: Ghana declares historic first Marine Protected Area
The newly created MPA will see the legal protection of an 703k² area considered to be a national biodiversity hotspot Read More
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Ocean Plastics /
USA
Most endangered marine mammals face highest plastic risk
Three out of every four marine mammals in the highest-risk category for plastic ingestion and entanglement are already classified as threatened, according to a new study Read More
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Fishing /
UK
Against the evidence: The UK continues to overfish its own waters
UK fishing quotas have exceeded scientific advice in the majority of cases for the sixth consecutive year, as campaigners warn that persistent overfishing is pushing fish populations towards collapse. Read More
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Conservation /
Hawaii
Rat eradication sparks record-breaking seabird breeding in Hawai’i
A massive multi-agency effort to remove invasive rodents has let native species thrive in Hawai’i, including seabirds, hermit crabs and entire forest ecosystems Read More
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Conservation /
Dominican Republic
Record humpback sightings build case for stronger protections
Unprecedented sightings at the little-studied Navidad Bank are set to be presented to the International Whaling Commission as evidence for stronger protections in the region Read More
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Conservation /
Japan
Seabirds key to reliable ocean mercury tracking
From albatrosses to shearwaters, seabirds accumulate mercury as they feed, and a new study finds them to be a novel and reliable way of monitoring levels of the toxic element Read More
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Marine Life /
North America
One in five gray whales entering San Francisco Bay die there
Gray whales displaced by climate change are foraging in San Francisco Bay's busy shipping waters - and new research reveals that nearly one in five individuals identified there did not survive. Read More
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Conservation /
UK
Into the marsh: protecting saltwater habitats from sea level rise
As sea levels rise, an innovative project in Essex's Blackwater Estuary is working with nature to protect one of Britain's most storied, and most threatened, landscapes Read More
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Marine Life /
North America
Stranded sperm whales evidence of human impact on the ocean
Four stranded sperm whales found on the southeastern US coastline were emaciated and malnourished, with fishing gear discovered in two — pointing to a convergence of human pressures on the deep ocean. Read More
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