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You’d be forgiven if you couldn’t find Timor-Leste on a map....thanks to a new effort to combine 12 community-run marine protected areas (MPAs) — areas of the ocean where human activity is restricted, preventing overfishing and keeping the waters healthy — into one large network on the Timorese i

A Cook Islands' environmentalist says he has no doubt the director of the Marae Moana marine reserve was "sacked" by the government over her opposition to sea-bed mining...This week, the government said it chose not to renew Ms Evans' contract so it could replace her with someone more attuned to

Deep sea explorers aboard a research vessel have used sonar images to pinpoint the location of the Akagi and Kaga, two carriers that took part in the Battle of Midway in 1942...The Petrel crew had spent weeks surveying the area, documenting more than 500 square nautical miles before picking up th

Australia will push for a million square kilometres of the Antarctic ocean to be protected as a marine sanctuary at an international forum in Hobart this week.

New Caledonia has made encouraging progress in ocean protection over the past several years, but much of its waters remain in need of protection.

MPAs can provide benefits like protecting endangered species or helping replenish fish stocks that spill into neighboring fisheries...But for MPAs to actually reach the level of protection needed to mitigate those impacts of climate change, experts say the UN will have to think much more critical

Sonsorol state has become the 16th state to join the Protected Areas Network (PAN).

The Trump administration is disbanding two federal advisory boards focused on protecting marine life and battling invasive species.

The effective management of marine protected areas (MPA) in coastal communities across the Philippines would help achieve sustainable fishing that could ensure the livelihood of small fisherfolk, as well as food security, an expert said.