A world first study within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park has found limited fishing zones (yellow zones) are still important conservation and fisheries management tools when paired with no-fishing zones.
While the Vanuatu Government is trying to establish the Ministry of Fisheries, Ocean and Maritime Affairs, people on the small island of Pele in North of Efate have proven that people cannot only survive on land resources but also marine resources.
Marine conservation requires collective participation from everyone.
Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR) team has recently returned from their two-and-a-half-week expedition to Manuae and Aitutaki.
A new global marine initiative has been launched to protect and conserve 18 million square kilometres of the ocean (seven million square miles) over the next five years, an area larger than the continent of South America.
Forest and marine restoration, regeneration and the formalization of a Deed of Trust are some of the key points that were part of the deliberations for 13 traditional District Chiefs of Lau.
As we enter what's hopefully the home stretch of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's time to take stock of how it affected every aspect of our world, to consider what happened, what could be done different to avoid those problems in the future, and what's next.
Between the sunlit shallow waters of Australia's northern coastline and the darkest depths of the ocean floor lies a world between worlds — mesophotic coral ecosystems that could hold new information on reef conservation.
The UK is to become the first country to pioneer a major network of underwater camera rigs, funding the world’s largest ocean wildlife monitoring system to help protect life below water.
A rāhui has officially been enacted today to help protect the Foveaux Strait oyster fishery from the potential spread of a deadly parasite. Dr Catherine Duthie from Biosecurity New Zealand explains what happens now.