Scientists uncover a unique find beneath the waves of Chile that could change the future of our oceans

Located in the Kawésqar National Reserve, this discovery highlights the importance of marine conservation and the urgent need to protect ocean biodiversity. Read more here.

Surfers to protest dumping of ‘sludge’ in marine conservation zone

Surfers Against Sewage, supported by Sussex Wildlife Trust, will be on Brighton beach today at 1pm to demonstrate against plans to renew a licence allowing Brighton Marina to dump polluted dredged sediments in Beachy Head West Marine Conservation Zone near Rottingdean. Read more here.

Balancing conservation and fisheries: The global impact of marine protected areas

Researchers from institutions like the University of California, Santa Barbara, studied the global impact of expanding marine protected areas (MPAs) under conservation goals like “30×30.” Read more here.

Scientists call for more marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean

As climate change and commercial fishing threaten krill, the crustaceans that fuel Antarctica’s entire food web, scientists and advocates say those responsible for protecting Antarctica’s marine life are failing. Read more here.

Kazakhstan says part of Aral Sea has nearly doubled in volume

The Aral Sea between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was once the fourth largest lake in the world, before Soviet irrigation projects caused most of it to dry up. Read more here.