Conservation

Immerse yourself in the vital world of marine conservation. We bring you up-to-date news, initiatives, and breakthroughs in the fight to protect our oceans and their rich biodiversity.

From preserving coral reefs to safeguarding endangered species, we cover the urgent challenges and uplifting victories in the ongoing journey to conserve our underwater world.

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Healthy coral reef (Francesco Ungaro / Pe
AI reveals unknown Indian Ocean bio hotspots
It's official: bleaching event is worldwide (Ocean Image Bank / The Ocean Agency)
4th global bleaching confirmed – as Rocha finds ghost corals at 60m
Marine biologists collect spores from healthy kelp forests to help restore coastal habitats (MBA)
Why we attach seaweed spores to used scallop shells
MPA demand
Case closed? Strict MPA enforcement is win-win
Andrea Marshall has suffered a stroke (MMF)
Andrea ‘Queen of Mantas’ Marshall suffers stroke
The abandoned barge soon after it was found (Office of the Chief Secretary)
Cocaine washes up near Tobago oil-wreck
The Sirens of Sewage in Whitstable, Kent (Jason deCaires Taylor)
Diver-sculptor’s message to water companies
The Great Seagrass Survey (Seawilding)
Great Seagrass Survey surprises organisers
CCR diver Clark Sherman collects sponges for the new global-warming study (Clark Sherman)
Sea-sponges hid shocking thermal secret
Orca in the Gibraltar Strait (Lisa Collins)
Calling divers with wild orca footage
Coral Gardener in action (Tourism Fiji)
Coral bouquet: Alt gift for Valentines Day
Snorkeling the shallows at Wakatobi|A bird's-eye view of Wakatobi showcases the benefits of ongoing reef conservation and debris removal.|Just because you are in a remote location doesn’t mean you can escape plastic and other debris often coming in from other countries. That’s why Wakatobi is diligent about collecting any trash they see on the reefs and beach which includes debris removal efforts in the shallows of reefs the House Reef.||Diver swims over a large Table Coral at Wakatobi
Wakatobi: at the Forefront of Ocean Stewardship
Coral growing on a manganese nodule held in a ROV gripper arm, on a 2019 expedition to study deep-sea mining impacts (GEOMAR)
Whaling nation first to enable deep-sea mining
Pool area where Romeo was being kept (Urgent Seas)
Romeo & Juliet manatees get an upgrade
Deep coral bleaching at a site in Chagos (University of Plymouth)
90m down: Coral bleaching is cutting deep
Woman Of The Future: Marine biologist Emily Cunningham
UK diver wins Women of the Future award 
Seagrass seed collection (OCT)
Seagrass boost in Cornwall, brainwave in Australia
Eutrophied coral on the Great Barrier Reef (Ashley McMahon / Southern Cross University)
Revealed: hidden chemical threat to GBR
Callum Hobbs dives on Hope Reef (MSS)
Welsh diver won Indonesia Hope Reef trip
Pitcairn Island (Gabriele Giuseppini)
Marine-science base opens on Pitcairn
Reef-World hopes divers will lean towards Green Fins dive-centres (Reef-World Foundation)
Green Fins adds travel incentives for divers
The Wakashio grounded in Mauritius (MTPA)
Hunt for phone signal led to Mauritius oil-spill
Li’i and the late Lolita in the tank (PETA)
Captive dolphin ‘thrown out with bathwater’
Salcombe Seahorse beer
Here’s to the Seahorse Trust!
Philippine Coast Guard diver cuts part of the Chinese rope and net barrier (Philippine Coast Guard)
Filipino divers destroy Chinese barrier
Argo arrives in the Marshall islands (Jesse Goldberg / National Geographic Pristine Seas)
Pristine Seas dives Bikini + 3 other atolls
(Youth Ocean Conservation Summit)
Kick-starts for ocean-conservation projects
Harpooned fin whale in Iceland last year (Arne Feuerhahn / Hard To Port)
Unwelcome whale news from Iceland + Marineland
Caught on camera - speargun diver in Malta (HPF)
Malta: Speardiver nabbed + authorities slammed for scuba inertia
Carcharodon carcharias (Jimmy Higgs)
Dates changed on Oceanic 31 shark show

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