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Alternatives to marine protected areas could help meet global conservation target by 2030.

Contradicting concerns from longline commercial fishing operators in the Pacific region, tuna industry revenue actually increased following the expansion of two large U.S. marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Pacific Ocean, a new analysis shows.

Thousands of sharks have been illegally caught in a Marine Protected Area (MPA) in the Indian Ocean, new research shows. The MPA was created in 2010 around the Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), banning all fishing there.

For some ocean creatures, infectious disease is growing amid a changing climate. Marine diseases, often caused by parasites, viruses, and injuries, keep making headlines.

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.

Heads of eight Nacula and Yasawa districts in the Ba Province have agreed to collaborate to explore opportunities to sustainably manage their traditional fishing grounds.

Marine conservation requires collective participation from everyone.

A team of scientists collected 47.2 tons of marine debris and successfully disentangled a Hawaiian monk seal, three black-footed albatross chicks and one ʻIwa (great frigatebird) after a 24-day expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM).

Marine protected areas (MPAs) now cover 8% of the world’s oceans and calls for an expansion to 30% by 2030 are laudable. It’s good news for efforts to conserve natural ecosystems and to ensure the sustainable use of our marine resources.

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.