These maps trace the migratory superhighways that connect whales to critical breeding, feeding, and social habitats across ...

Cory Pukini wasn’t surprised when he spotted a pair of kayakers on a recent Friday morning illegally fishing inside a marine protected area off La ... a laminated map of the state’s coast ...

Brest, France: A global target of having 30 percent of the oceans become protected areas by ... head of the Marine Conservation Institute in Seattle, Washington. The institute maps the MPAs ...

Bone fishing, diving and snorkeling are popular pastimes here because of the island's shallow waters, and Plana Cays (a protected area ... filled with plenty of marine life.

ABSTRACT: Coastal erosion poses a major threat to low-elevation coastal zones such as Saint-Louis in Senegal, where rapid shoreline ... have been deployed within the Saint-Louis Marine Protected Area ...

The Marine Protection Atlas is the world’s record-keeper for marine protected areas, and it’s run by the Marine Conservation ...

French Polynesia has announced the creation of the world’s largest marine protected area. Speaking on the first day of the United Nations Ocean Conference in France, French Polynesian President Moetai ...

As global leaders gather in Nice for the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNESCO is proud to unveil a bold new ...

Despite being considered sanctuaries for biodiversity, Brazil's marine protected areas (MPAs) are not immune to microplastic contamination. A recent study has shown that even MPAs classified as ...

Portugal said on Wednesday it was creating a new protected marine area around the Gorringe Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean that includes Western Europe's tallest seamount, positioning itself as a leader ...

The nearly 170,000 square miles of ocean around Ascension Island, one of the world’s most pristine and biodiverse ocean ecosystems, will soon be officially protected. From the surface, Ascension ...