Many wonder why park rangers weren't monitoring the crowds, but city officials say it's not their jurisdiction.

The ocean is essential to life on Earth. It helps regulate our climate, provides oxygen and food, but the size of marine populations declined by almost half between 1970 and 2012. Unless something ...

There are plans to create a Marine Protected Area (MPA) around Sark to give a "treasure trove" of marine life extra support. Sark's Agriculture, Environment and Sea Fisheries Committee said an MPA ...

Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding treaty to protect marine life in international waters, which cover around half of the planet's surface, but have long been essentially lawless.

The first-ever treaty to protect marine diversity in international waters will come into force early next year, after it was ratified by the 60th nation, Morocco. Morocco’s formal adoption of the ...

While ocean conservation initiatives are essential to helping coral reefs, beaches, and marine life combat pollution and thrive, it's rare for people to get an opportunity to participate in hands-on ...

Scuba diving isn’t just an adventure, but it drives a multi-billion-dollar industry with over 50.7 million dives happening globally each year. The latest peer-reviewed research, published on February ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, New Jersey -- It was during a sea turtle rescue, in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where Elizabeth Thorne and William Marshall, owners of Sea-Straw, realized the damage caused by plastic ...

A marine protection method described this week proposes spreading marine protection from areas where wildlife tourism already discourages activities that damage or degrade ecosystems, like fishing or ...