Whale Shark Sighting Boosts Conservation Hopes

The whale shark, one of the world’s largest and rarest fish species, is also among the most majestic marine creatures found in Cambodian waters. The MCC team encountered the animal on Feb. 14 as it approached their vessel. Read more here.

Five Years Into a Fishing Ban, the Yangtze River Is Teeming With Life

A doubling of fish biomass along Asia’s longest river shows hope for large-scale conservation efforts and a lifeline for the endangered finless porpoise. Read more here.

Students take lead in marine conservation effort

Funded by the Administration for Native Americans, Solving for X aims to create pathways to increase community interest in natural resource management policy and careers, while encouraging hands-on learning around real-world environmental challenges. Read more here.

Scientists Identify Priority Southern Ocean Conservation Hotspots

“MPAs are one of the most effective tools we have to protect these ecosystems and this research allows us to offer recommendations based on genetic knowledge to help prioritise where protection will have the greatest impact,” Dr Lau said. Read more here.

Wakeham government needs to wake up regarding proposed south coast marine conservation area

In 1968 over 800,000 metric tons of cod were caught in fishing zones 2J3KL (off the province’s east and northeast coasts). By 1983 fishing pressure had reduced the catch to 100,000. And 15 years later the fishery was closed down, nothing left to catch. Read more here.