An ongoing petition process with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife could shrink, expand or add new protected areas ...

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, ...

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 ...

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

The single greatest threat to the diversity of life in our oceans over the past 50 years, more than climate change or plastic pollution, has been unsustainable fishing practices. In much of the ocean, ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nowhere is the powerful connection between conservation and commerce more apparent than with sea otters in the sanctuary.

Living in a Southern California beach community with our climate — the surf, sand and sun — shapes who we are. Like many Angelenos, I find comfort near the ocean; it has a soothing regenerative ...