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Authorities say the use of these illegal drift nets, dubbed “walls of death” due to their deadly impact on marine life, has surged.

The study, which received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) this week, is just one example of how wildlife scientists are now working to understand the impacts of what many are calling the “anthropause”—the dramatic slowdown in human activity caused by the pandemic.

The state of Hawaii’s Environmental Council has upheld the Board of Land and Natural Resources’ decision to maintain the ban on collecting fish for the aquarium pet trade off the west coast of Hawaii Island and to reject an environmental impact statement aimed at restarting the destructive practi

A world-first study examining the scales of management of the Great Barrier Reef has the potential to help sustain other ecosystems across the world...The new study suggests the way people are managed when undertaking various activities within the marine park—like fishing, boating, and scien

China has made the first major revisions to regulations governing its distant-water fishing fleet in 17 years.The new rules aim to curb illegal activity, increase transparency and improve sustainability in commercial fishing.

A new paper suggests that the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires impacted critical habitats of more than 800 native species, with 70 species losing more than 30% of their natural range. The bushfires may have led to a 14% increase in threatened species, according to the study.

Scientists love having a mystery to solve and gathering clues to find out if something is real or not.

When Hanna Koch, coral reproduction scientist at Mote’s Summerland Key facility, talks about spawning, or coral sex, she gets excited. Last year, Koch hit a huge milestone when the first “home-grown” batch of corals produced entirely from Mote’s own restoration broodstock spawned in her lab

Are you a young (35 years or younger), talented, and energetic nature conservationist committed to protecting species of wild animals and plants? Do you combine passion with action to create concrete results in nature conservation?

US Customs and Border Protection seized the shipment of endangered Hawksbill and Green sea turtle shells at an air cargo warehouse in late November last year — one of the largest seizures of turtle shells ever in the U.S...The shell pieces from about 100 turtles were covered with a chalk-like blu