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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.
We’ve building in the sea for centuries, and it’s putting our oceans out of balance.
More of Australia’s oceans should be placed under high protection, according to the latest marine reserves review.
Huge reserves in the middle of the Pacific are fine, but what about conservation closer to home?
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is huge win for preservation, but it also poses outsized management challenges for the National Park Service.
Hollywood shirks its ethical responsibilities when it comes to vulnerable animal species.
Tiny animals along for the ride, called epibionts, could be used as living data-loggers. Researchers can glean info from them that could help inform turtle-friendly fisheries management decisions.
The 2011 Japan tsunami illustrates how more marine creatures are crossing the oceans than ever before - and not all of them are friendly travellers.
Fish numbers are rapidly dwindling globally, and fishery subsidies are one of the key drivers behind this decline.
Top contributors
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Governance, UCL
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Research Fellow in Ocean Management, Stockholm University
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate professor in marine biology, Swansea University
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Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania
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Principal Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Senior Conservation Scientist, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Marine Biology, University of Portsmouth
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Professor of Marine Science, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor in International Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Senior research fellow, Marine Biological Association
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Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
