More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week. Experts say thousands more are needed.
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At U.N. Conference, Countries Inch Toward Ocean Protection Goal
More than 20 new marine protected areas in coastal waters were announced at the third U.N. ocean conference this week. Experts say thousands more are needed.
Trump Opens Marine National Monument to Commercial Fisheries
The president said the move was aimed at making the United States the world’s “dominant seafood leader.”
North Koreans on Chinese Tuna Boats Boost Revenue for Kim Jong-un
Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.
The Dark Side of Canada’s Fight Over Lobster
As Canada wrangles an epic, decades-long saga of who can fish for lobster, and when, emerging threats are heating up the conflict in Nova Scotia.
Panama Canal’s Expansion Opened Routes for Fish to Relocate
A multibillion-dollar expansion helped the canal accommodate king-size cargo ships. It might also be fueling ecological upheaval.
Canada’s Gas Brings Indigenous People New Money, and Old Worries
New export terminals along the rugged Pacific coastline have reignited a generations-old debate over identity and environmental stewardship.
What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans
An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.
Bullied by China at Sea, With the Broken Bones to Prove It
A violent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat tests Hanoi’s muted but resolute approach to China’s aggression in the South China Sea.
A Major Push to Protect Nature Is Happening Now
Delegates from around the world are meeting in Colombia in what is expected to be the biggest U.N. biodiversity conference in history.