A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, ...

A global assessment reveals that over 70% of marine protected areas are contaminated by untreated or poorly treated sewage, with rates surpassing 90% in the Coral Triangle. This nutrient and pathogen ...

I spent last summer wading through seagrass meadows across Northern Ireland, from the sheltered waters of Strangford Lough to ...

Ghana has recently achieved a historic milestone; the African country has created its first-ever marine protected area, a region of the ocean specifically designated with legal protections to protect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The High Seas Treaty sets new global rules for protecting marine life beyond national borders. (© AP - Annika Hammerschlag) Known ...

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Marine protected areas cover more than 8% of the world’s oceans today, but they can get a bad rap as being protected on paper only. Picture a sea turtle gliding by as striped butterfly fish weave ...

The radio crackles into life on a small boat off an idyllic beach in Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia. Two recreational fishers are trying to catch prized spangled emperors in a sanctuary zone, ...

A new study found that despite governments issuing designations to conserve oceans across the globe, a significant portion of the largest marine protected areas aren’t managed to provide the highest ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a marine ...

California's marine protected areas are under review, with proposals to expand or shrink them amid ocean pressures.