What triggers mass spawning events in the ocean

Mass spawning events in the ocean represent one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena, where thousands or even millions of marine organisms simultaneously release eggs and sperm into the water column. Read more here.

US deep sea mining order disrespects Pacific, say campaigners

Environmental and Indigenous rights groups have criticized a new U.S. executive order promoting deep-sea mining, saying it disregards the concerns of Pacific Island nations. Read more here.

Vietnam’s ocean ambitions to become a maritime power by 2045

This mission has been pursued for centuries at the Institute of Oceanography, a pioneer in oceanographic research and marine resource-environmental studies in the East Sea. Read more here.

New study reveals major progress and ongoing gaps in global trade protection for sharks and rays

A new global study led by Florida International University (FIU), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and partners reveals strong conservation progress in implementing international trade protections for sharks and rays under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and identifies areas in need of improvement to safeguard a future for the most threatened shark and ray species. Read more here.

Countries seek urgent CITES protection of more than 70 sharks and rays

The roughly 70 species included in the seven new CITES proposals are backed by more than 50 governments, including those of Panama, Ecuador, Brazil, Senegal, Benin, Maldives, the EU and its member states and the U.K. Read more here.