India’s first dugong reserve in Palk Bay gains global recognition at IUCN Congress

Established on September 21, 2022, by the Tamil Nadu government under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Dugong Conservation Reserve covers 448.34 sq. km. in northern Palk Bay. Read more here.

Researcher overjoyed after capturing footage of structure deep below the ocean

Underwater camera systems can help experts learn more about species without disturbing them or their habitats. Read more here.

The mission to rescue world’s most climate resilient coral reefs

The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a landmark plan to conserve the world’s most climate-resilient coral reefs just as scientists warn that reefs in the west Atlantic will likely stop growing by the year 2040 owing to warming ocean temperatures. Read more here.

UN welcomes ratification of the ocean biodiversity agreement

UN experts welcomed on Thursday the ratification of the Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement), first adopted in June 2023. Read more here.

Chagos Island’s ‘pristine ocean’ must be protected

Dame Emily, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, told the PA news agency ministers had been “distracted by Tories jumping up and down and talking about (how) this is like Gibraltar” and are “forgetting their responsibility towards the marine life on the islands”. Read more here.