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The New South Wales government has turned its back on plans to create sanctuary zones covering 2.4% of waters around Sydney, despite evidence that these 'no-take' areas are crucial for protecting fish.
Africa's remaining sawfishes are found along the coasts of Madagascar and Mozambique. But they are under threat.
Confrontation between French and British scallop fishers goes is a warning about the resource conflicts of the future.
The world has some 500 million square kilometres of ocean. But just 55 million square kilometres remain untouched by intensive human activities such as fishing.
Why do whale sharks come together at just 20 locations around the globe?
Much of the world's ocean is teeming with 'cryptic' fish species, which are small and hard to spot. But a new technique shines a light on these fish, which may in turn help to keep our seas healthy.
Plankton has a chemical fingerprint that reveals where it came from. Scientists have now used this to track sharks at the opposite end of the food web.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken swift action on protecting marine areas over the past two years, but he'll need to continue this momentum if he is to cement his legacy.
Low flows in the Murray River in recent years have harmed tiny marine plants called phytoplankton, with consequences for local marine species and management.
Palau has banned commercial fishing in most of its waters – while encouraging more foreign visitors.
Australia's reputation as a global leader in marine conservation is being put at risk by plans to strip back sanctuary areas within marine parks, say scientists from around the globe.
The government aims to dramatically reduce the areas offered full protection and expand zones where fishing is allowed, while also claiming that this will still deliver good conservation.
A century after they vanished, oysters have returned to the Dornoch Firth thanks to an ambitious natural cleaning project
The Great Barrier Reef is in crisis, as a second wave of coral bleaching hits. But the system of bodies and laws that protect it are getting more complicated – and less productive.
Technology will help in fight to save celebrated creatures, as new law comes into force.
Prized species such as sea cucumbers are increasingly being poached from Australian waters. But if foreign aid can give fishing crews alternative livelihoods, the problem could ease.
Australia's new resolution will apply stricter monitoring to the special permits that allow some nations to continue whaling. But the new rules are non-binding, meaning countries are free to ignore them.
New South Wales wants to extend its shark net program after a spate of attacks in the north of state.
Seagrass is more than just a bit of sea greenery.
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Professor & Director, Marine Futures Lab, University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor, Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Professor, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Honorary Fellow in Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
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Director of the UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia
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Senior Rearch Fellow in Fisheries Ecology, Southern Cross University
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Professor and Head of School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Portsmouth
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Lecturer in Marine Ecosystem Management, University of York
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Professor of Marine Science, Deakin University
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Lecturer, Swansea University
