New satellite tracking research shows that while MPAs help, they are far from enough for a highly mobile species heavily ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The coral reefs of Palmyra Atoll, part of Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, provide nurseries for many fish ...

A historic ocean treaty that Oregon State University scientists helped make possible is scheduled to take effect Jan. 17.

In December 2022, nearly 200 nations committed to protecting 30% of Earth’s lands and waters by 2030. As of 2025, about 9.6% of the world’s oceans are now covered by marine protected areas, according ...

What is the High Seas Treaty? The agreement ratified by 83 countries - The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect ...

The ocean is essential to life on Earth. It helps regulate our climate, provides oxygen and food, but the size of marine populations declined by almost half between 1970 and 2012. Unless something ...

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are having a positive spillover effect, producing more “trophy-size” fish just outside of the fully protected areas, and the effect is growing stronger over time. That’s ...

Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as Marine Protected Areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones ...

The Galapagos Marine Reserve covers about 133,000 square kilometers. Despite this large size, tracked sharks spent less than ...

The limited range of marine protected areas (MPAs) offers reduced protection to vulnerable species such as the highly mobile ...