Breathtaking Coral Greenhouse raises environmental awareness for the Great Barrier Reef
Acclaimed British sculptor and marine conservationist Jason deCaires Taylor has recently completed the Coral Greenhouse,...
Proposed Florida bill could require prescription for sunscreens in effort to save coral reefs
In a bid to protect the Sunshine State’s reefs from coral bleaching, a new legislative bill has been proposed...
Power and publicity trump protection in large marine protected areas
Nations have just one more year to reach the global marine conservation goal to protect 10 percent of the world’s...
Study calls budding octopus farm industry unethical and unsustainable
A new study by an international group of scientists denounces the up-and-coming octopus farming industry as both...
Drones: the future of ocean conservation
Unmanned systems such as drones, are increasingly used in a variety of fields — from border patrol, to cinematography...
The Seychelles creates debt-for-conservation deal with Leonardo DiCaprio
The Seychelles, an island nation in East Africa, recently announced the creation of two new Marine Protected Areas...
The UK designates over one million square kilometers of ocean as protected
The UK is designating an enormous amount of space located around a few of its British overseas territories as protected...
Obama expands Hawaii marine reserve to double the size of Texas
President Barack Obama will issue a proclamation to expand the existing Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument...
Malaysia just established a massive 1-million-hectare marine park
After over 13 years of negotiation and planning between conservation groups, the government, and the fishing industry,...
Microsoft co-founder destroys protected Cayman Islands reef
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is coming under fire for an accident involving his massive 300-foot yacht, which...
We created enough marine reserves last year to cover Texas and Alaska combined
The Pacific island nation of Palau, just east of Indonesia and the Philippines, announced its plan to designate...
Leonardo DiCaprio Pledges $7 Million Towards Ocean Conservation Projects
Longtime environmental activist (and actor) Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged to donate $7 million over the next two...
The Maldives To Become The World's Largest Marine Reserve By 2017
Just a few days after Australia officially created the world’s largest marine reserve, the President for the...
Hannes Bend's 'Eclipse' Installation Opens Eyes to the Artificial Reef Catastrophe
Back in 1972, a well-meaning nonprofit group came up with the idea of creating an artificial reef off the South...
