Thailand introduces marine protection zones near Koh Phayam to protect biodiversity from tourism and development impacts.

Satellite data reveals 21% of oceans have darkened, affecting photic zones and marine life. Researchers warn of severe effects on global marine life and ecosystems. Fox News Media ...

The Government of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI) has announced that enhanced Marine Protection Area (MPA) measures officially come into force on 22nd Apri), following the ...

One of the smallest lifeforms may have the biggest impact on marine ecosystems. Researchers at Tohoku University modeled how climate change can affect phytoplankton – and our future.

As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures.

Scientists warn that the silently crossing of a crucial threshold by the world’s oceans could destroy marine ecosystems, collapse fisheries, and upset coastal economies. With acidity levels now ...

Nigeria, a nation blessed with a richly diverse coastal and marine environment, sits on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean with ...

Ocean darkening occurs when changes in the optical properties of the ocean reduce the depth of its photic zones, home to 90% of all marine life and places where ... in the entire marine ecosystem." ...

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Justice & Health A Court Says Coastal Marine Ecosystems Have Intrinsic Value—and Legal Rights In a landmark ruling, Ecuador’s Constitutional Court concluded that the government must set limits ...

The photic zone, which is 200 meters deep, is where global nutrients and carbon budgets sustain the planetary fish markets. This is the area where light reaches marine life that lives closer to ...