Deep-sea mining interests raise alarms among Mariana Trench communities

On Nov. 12, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a request for information (RFI), indicating its interest in “leasing” marine minerals located on the CNMI’s outer continental shelf, a process that would allow commercial mining to proceed on the seabed of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Read more here.

Historic High Seas Treaty to Protect Marine Life Globally in 2026

For decades, the vast expanse of the world’s oceans beyond national jurisdiction, commonly referred to as the high seas, has been largely unregulated, leaving marine life vulnerable to overfishing, pollution, and industrial exploitation. Read more here.

Royal reserve launches satellite tracking of endangered Red Sea turtles

In a milestone for marine conservation, the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has launched a live satellite-tracking program for hawksbill and green turtles, including the first known tagging of a pre-nesting, egg-carrying green turtle in the Red Sea. Read more here.

Five key opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of area-based marine conservation

Effective area-based conservation is central in global efforts to reverse marine biodiversity loss and safeguard ecosystem functioning. Here, we identify five key opportunities to maximize conservation potential as nations progress towards the Convention on Biological Diversity’s 2030 area-based management targets. Read more here.

Tracking Sea Turtles Is a Long, Slow Process That Just Might Keep Them Alive

In the middle of a steamy July night on the Wassaw Island beach, near Savannah, Georgia, volunteer Gabi Steinbach plunged her arm shoulder-deep in the sand to reach a loggerhead sea turtle nest that hatched five days before. Read more here.