10% of the Ocean Is Protected. Now Just 20% More to Go

While overall coverage is important, protection levels vary widely. For instance, only about 3.3% of the ocean is currently classified as fully or highly protected — and that number may even decrease. Read more here.

Caribbean ocean management demands systems approach

However, there is a hard truth we must confront: expanding protected areas without expanding capacity risks weakening, not strengthening, ocean management. Read more here.

AI and citizen science boost marine conservation efforts

Marine researchers are increasingly combining artificial intelligence with citizen science to accelerate ocean monitoring and biodiversity protection. Read more here.

Teignmouth marine firm joins conservation effort for seagrass restoration

Marine engineering experts TMS Maritime has teamed up with Plymouth-based Ocean Conservation Trust to support the charity’s Blue Meadows programme, a UK-wide initiative to protect and restore seagrass meadows – and develop the science needed to unlock new funding for their recovery. Read more here.

Students turn plastic waste into giant sea creature models in Vietnam

Hundreds of students in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam used discarded items such as plastic bottles, bottle caps, disposable spoons, and aluminum cans to create colorful sea creature models during a competition on Saturday, delivering messages about ocean conservation and reducing plastic waste. Read more here.