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Illegal fishing, other maritime threats cost Western Indian Ocean $1b a year: Report
12 Dec 2025 21:49:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/illegal-fishing-other-maritime-threats-cost-western-indian-ocean-1b-a-year-report/
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Healthy oceans are a human right (commentary)
01 Dec 2025 22:43:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/healthy-oceans-are-a-human-right-commentary/
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For sharks on the brink of extinction, CITES Appendix II isn’t protective enough (commentary)
20 Nov 2025 17:40:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/for-sharks-on-the-brink-of-extinction-cites-appendix-ii-isnt-protective-enough-commentary/
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Pioneering primatologist in Madagascar shares decades of conservation wisdom
18 Nov 2025 21:10:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/11/pioneering-primatologist-in-madagascar-shares-decades-of-conservation-wisdom/
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On first International Day of the Deep Seabed, we seek stewardship and consensus (commentary)
30 Oct 2025 08:51:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/on-first-international-day-of-the-deep-seabed-we-seek-stewardship-and-consensus-commentary/
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Zanzibar must act to conserve its natural & cultural heritage for the future (commentary)
22 Oct 2025 14:46:48 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/zanzibar-must-act-to-conserve-its-natural-cultural-heritage-for-the-future-commentary/
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Indonesia falls short in bid to increase its share of southern bluefin tuna catch
16 Oct 2025 16:13:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indonesia-falls-short-in-bid-to-increase-its-share-of-southern-bluefin-tuna-catch/
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Long-lost white shark tag traces remarkable journey from South Africa to SE Asia
26 Sep 2025 11:24:21 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/long-lost-white-shark-tag-traces-remarkable-journey-from-south-africa-to-se-asia/
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Encouraging signs from a no-fishing zone in Comoros could inspire others
06 Aug 2025 16:47:36 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/encouraging-signs-from-a-no-fishing-zone-in-comoros-could-inspire-others/
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Global tracking study reveals marine megafauna hotspots lie largely unprotected
16 Jul 2025 16:02:51 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/global-tracking-study-reveals-marine-megafauna-hotspots-lie-largely-unprotected/
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Out-of-range albatross makes a highlight in the revival of seabird watching in Sri Lanka
09 Jul 2025 07:14:58 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/out-of-range-albatross-makes-a-highlight-in-the-revival-of-seabird-watching-in-sri-lanka/
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A Kenya marine biodiversity credit program restores mangroves — and livelihoods
01 Jul 2025 19:39:39 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/a-kenya-marine-biodiversity-credit-program-restores-mangroves-and-livelihoods/
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Vanishing giants: The Indian Ocean’s biggest fish need saving (commentary)
25 Jun 2025 20:53:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/vanishing-giants-the-indian-oceans-biggest-fish-need-saving-commentary/
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On its 50th anniversary, ‘Jaws’ continues to provoke shark conservationists
18 Jun 2025 15:51:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/on-its-50th-anniversary-jaws-continues-to-provoke-shark-conservationists/
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Indonesian women sustain seaweed traditions in a changing climate
10 Jun 2025 22:29:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/indonesian-women-sustain-seaweed-traditions-in-a-changing-climate/
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Green groups oppose Qatari luxury resort near pristine world heritage site
03 Jun 2025 13:20:41 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/green-groups-oppose-qatari-luxury-resort-near-pristine-world-heritage-site/
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UK signs deal handing over Chagos to Mauritius, but tensions remain
30 May 2025 15:06:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/05/uk-signs-deal-handing-over-chagos-to-mauritius-but-tensions-remain/
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Tuna fishing devices drift through a third of oceans, harming corals, coasts: Study
28 May 2025 07:03:53 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/tuna-fishing-devices-drift-through-a-third-of-oceans-harming-corals-coasts-study/
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Tuna talks bring wins for Indian Ocean sharks, but more needed, experts say
01 May 2025 15:11:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/tuna-talks-bring-wins-for-indian-ocean-sharks-but-more-needed-experts-say/
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Madagascar highway pushes on through controversy
31 Mar 2025 16:06:30 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/madagascar-highway-pushes-on-through-controversy/
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From Kenya to Madagascar, massive effort aims to put seagrasses on the map
04 Mar 2025 08:19:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/03/from-kenya-to-madagascar-massive-effort-aims-to-put-seagrasses-on-the-map/
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Study finds signs of tuna abundance outside marine protected areas
03 Mar 2025 22:58:29 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/study-finds-signs-of-tuna-abundance-outside-marine-protected-areas/
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Floods devastate tortoise sanctuary in southern Madagascar
23 Jan 2025 13:08:00 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/01/floods-devastate-tortoise-sanctuary-in-southern-madagascar/
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Thousands feared dead as Cyclone Chido devastates southeast Africa
18 Dec 2024 19:55:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/thousands-feared-dead-as-cyclone-chido-devastates-southeast-africa/
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Scientists in Bali find what could be the world’s largest coral colony
17 Dec 2024 08:53:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/12/scientists-in-bali-find-what-could-be-the-worlds-largest-coral-colony/
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India advances deep-sea mining technology in the Andaman Sea
21 Nov 2024 16:23:50 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/india-advances-deep-sea-mining-technology-in-the-andaman-sea/
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Last wild hurricane palm of its kind falls, marking extinction
20 Nov 2024 13:38:35 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/11/last-wild-hurricane-palm-of-its-kind-falls-marking-extinction/
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Maldives drops plan to reopen longline tuna fishing following protests
05 Sep 2024 06:21:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/09/maldives-drops-plan-to-reopen-longline-tuna-fishing-following-protests/
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Report: Illegal fishing and labor abuse rampant in China’s Indian Ocean fleet
06 Jun 2024 19:57:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/06/report-illegal-fishing-and-labor-abuse-rampant-in-chinas-indian-ocean-fleet/
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No mercy for overfished yellowfin tuna at Indian Ocean fisheries meeting
23 May 2024 13:54:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/05/no-mercy-for-overfished-yellowfin-tuna-at-indian-ocean-fisheries-meeting/
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It will take 880 years to achieve UN ocean conservation goals, at this rate (commentary)
15 Apr 2024 16:33:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/04/it-will-take-880-years-to-achieve-un-ocean-conservation-goals-at-this-rate-commentary/
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Nepal’s release of endangered crocs into historical habitat raises concerns
23 Mar 2024 01:45:09 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/03/nepals-release-of-endangered-crocs-into-historical-habitat-raises-concerns/
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To protect the oceans, we must map them (commentary)
10 Aug 2023 15:52:07 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/to-protect-the-oceans-we-must-map-them-commentary/
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Madagascar signs new ‘sustainable’ tuna deal with the EU
07 Aug 2023 16:12:01 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/madagascar-signs-new-sustainable-tuna-deal-with-the-eu/
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As one Indian Ocean tuna stock faces collapse, nations scramble to save others
29 May 2023 15:12:24 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/as-one-indian-ocean-tuna-stock-faces-collapse-nations-scramble-to-save-others/
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Machine learning makes long-term, expansive reef monitoring possible
23 Feb 2023 13:34:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/machine-learning-makes-long-term-expansive-reef-monitoring-possible/
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End of the tuna FAD? Indonesia hopes so, but EU isn’t giving up just yet
20 Feb 2023 09:03:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/indonesia-tuna-fishing-fisheries-indian-ocean-fads-eu-fish-aggregating-device/
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Critics allege EU’s ‘toxic collusion’ with fishing lobbies is damaging Indian Ocean tuna
07 Feb 2023 17:48:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/critics-allege-eus-toxic-collusion-with-fishing-lobbies-is-damaging-indian-ocean-tuna/
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Invasive rats topple ecological domino that affects reef fish behavior
20 Jan 2023 00:14:43 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/invasive-rats-topple-ecological-domino-that-affects-reef-fish-behavior/
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More than half of reef sharks and rays threatened with extinction, study shows
17 Jan 2023 16:17:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/more-than-half-of-reef-sharks-and-rays-threatened-with-extinction-study-shows/
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Top mangrove news of 2022
30 Dec 2022 23:41:52 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/top-mangrove-news-of-2022/
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Deep dive uncovers previously unknown underwater ecosystem in Maldives
28 Oct 2022 15:37:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/deep-dive-uncovers-previously-unknown-underwater-ecosystem-in-maldives/
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Agulhas Current enigma: An oceanic gap in our climate understanding
21 Sep 2022 16:23:22 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/agulhas-current-enigma-an-oceanic-gap-in-our-climate-understanding/
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The Western Indian Ocean lost 4% of its mangroves in 24 years, report finds
07 Sep 2022 23:56:11 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/the-western-indian-ocean-lost-4-of-its-mangroves-in-24-years-report-finds/
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Maldives shark-fishing ban tested by ebbing support from small-scale fishers
01 Sep 2022 07:55:20 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/maldives-shark-fishing-ban-tested-by-ebbing-support-from-small-fishers/
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200 mysterious sea turtle deaths: Q&A with Kenyan fisherman and turtle rescuer Daniel Katana
23 May 2022 17:59:25 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/200-mysterious-sea-turtle-deaths-qa-with-kenyan-fisherman-and-turtle-rescuer-daniel-katana/
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Murky provenance of a Chinese fleet clouds Madagascar shrimp fishery
11 May 2022 11:05:16 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/murky-provenance-of-a-chinese-fleet-clouds-madagascar-shrimp-fishery/
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Spectacular new fish species is first to be named by Maldivian scientist
11 Mar 2022 19:28:23 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/03/spectacular-new-fish-species-is-first-to-be-named-by-maldivian-scientist/
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Seychelles embraces transparency in fisheries, but gaps in data and action remain
11 Feb 2022 15:25:55 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/seychelles-embraces-transparency-in-fisheries-but-gaps-in-data-and-action-remain/
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Two storms in two weeks carve trail of death and destruction in Madagascar
07 Feb 2022 15:03:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/two-storms-in-two-weeks-carve-trail-of-death-and-destruction-in-madagascar/
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Bleached reefs still support nutritious fish, study finds
21 Jan 2022 08:05:32 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/bleached-reefs-still-support-nutritious-fish-study-finds/
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‘Great Blue Wall’ aims to ward off looming threats to western Indian Ocean
06 Jan 2022 08:26:46 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/great-blue-wall-aims-to-ward-off-looming-threats-to-western-indian-ocean/
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We must reverse the pressures on coral reefs before it’s too late (commentary)
06 Dec 2021 17:33:08 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/12/we-must-reverse-the-pressures-on-coral-reefs-before-its-too-late-commentary/
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Geneticists have identified new groups of tiger sharks to protect
30 Nov 2021 11:32:05 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/geneticists-have-identified-new-groups-of-tiger-sharks-to-protect/
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Insects and other invertebrates on tropical islands face challenges as development and tourism expand
29 Nov 2021 09:52:17 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/insects-and-other-invertebrates-on-tropical-islands-face-challenges-as-development-and-tourism-expand/
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From the ocean floor, a startup livestreams the rise of coral cities
10 Nov 2021 14:11:49 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/11/from-the-ocean-floor-a-startup-livestreams-the-rise-of-coral-cities/
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The first complete map of the world’s shallow tropical coral reefs is here
08 Sep 2021 15:03:12 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/the-first-complete-map-of-the-worlds-shallow-tropical-coral-reefs-is-here/
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New research hopes to shine a light on wedgefish, the ‘pangolin of the ocean’
07 Sep 2021 16:52:15 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/new-research-hopes-to-shine-a-light-on-wedgefish-the-pangolin-of-the-ocean/
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Indonesia to send more tuna vessels out into international waters
22 Jul 2021 14:22:06 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/indonesia-to-send-more-tuna-vessels-out-into-international-waters/
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‘We are intimately connected with nature’: Q&A with oceanographer Kim McCoy
01 Jul 2021 20:20:59 +0000
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/07/we-are-intimately-connected-with-nature-qa-with-oceanographer-kim-mccoy/
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