Researchers make unexpected discoveries after studying world’s largest no fishing zone

Large-scale marine protected areas are successfully protecting migratory fish species and increasing catch rates. Read more here.

Status, trends and conservation of global sea turtle populations

Extensive conservation efforts have been undertaken to protect sea turtles and reverse the major declines seen in many of their populations. Read more here.

Why shared governance could save our oceans

In the summer of 1968, Garrett Hardin published his seminal paper, “The Tragedy of the Commons”, offering a sobering analysis of how shared resources face depletion when individuals act solely in their self-interest, leading to overconsumption, underinvestment, and eventual resource exhaustion. Read more here.

Eight stranded porpoise carcass of the year found in Sai Kung

The Ocean Park Conservation Foundation was notified about the stranded porpoise on January 26. The carcass was subsequently transported to Ocean Park for dissection and further analysis on the same day. Read more here.

New report details potential hazards of ‘extremely alarming’ developments in marine ecosystem

A troubling new report by the conservation mapping nonprofits Earth Insight and SkyTruth warns of the potential dangers of expanding oil and gas projects in the Pacific Coral Triangle, which is home to many endangered marine species. Read more here.