The Canadian government says it is taking steps this summer to protect a vanishing species of whale from lethal collisions ...

Jaws' brought sharks and the ocean into the forefront of the public's imagination 50 years ago. Let's use this anniversary to ...

The third U.N. Ocean Conference in France last week yielded a number of financial deals and money pledges to help protect the ...

The ocean may also be key to turning the climate crisis around, if proper conservation practices are implemented. ... as well as protect it from the dangers of climate change.

How we protect the ocean depends on regulating its economy — not just the environment. As deep-sea mining and pharmaceutical research poses a risk to the high seas, we need to think about ...

NEW YORK — Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding "high seas treaty" to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet's surface, but have long ...

To Protect the Ocean, Look to Community Seas. July 24, 2023 ... which included a widely visible “30×30” target to protect 30 percent of land and water by 2030.

There’s more momentum for ocean conservation than ever, ... This wide range of rules and inconsistent protections makes it harder to protect the ocean — or to count it toward 30x30 goals.

The U.N. began talks to adopt a legal framework to protect the ocean in 2004, but disagreements over which parts of the ocean should be protected, ...

Individuals or companies can pay $148 to protect 1 square kilometer of ocean from threats such as illegal fishing and plastic waste for a period of 20 years. The coastline in Tamakautoga, Niue.

Recently, the European Union announced a plan to protect 30 per cent of its land and ocean over the next 10 years while the Seychelles has designated almost a third of its ocean as marine protected ...