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Top ocean news stories of 2025 (commentary) 24 Dec 2025 20:39:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/top-ocean-news-stories-of-2025-commentary/ | ||
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Century-old corals reveal the Pacific Northwest is acidifying faster than expected 22 Dec 2025 15:10:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/century-old-corals-reveal-the-pacific-northwest-is-acidifying-faster-than-expected/ | ||
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Zombie urchins & the Blob: California sea otters face new threats & ecosystem shifts 19 Dec 2025 14:31:38 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/zombie-urchins-and-the-blob-california-sea-otters-face-new-threats-and-ecosystem-shifts/ | ||
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The lab-in-a-backpack busting illegal shark fins: Interview with Diego Cardeñosa 18 Dec 2025 03:38:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/the-lab-in-a-backpack-busting-illegal-shark-fins-interview-with-diego-cardenosa/ | ||
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Global manta and devil ray deaths far exceed earlier estimates: Study 11 Dec 2025 16:22:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/global-manta-and-devil-ray-deaths-far-exceed-earlier-estimates-study/ | ||
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Study warns of major funding gap for 30×30 biodiversity goal 11 Dec 2025 15:18:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/study-warns-of-major-funding-gap-for-30x30-biodiversity-goal/ | ||
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Unregulated tourism risks disrupting Timor-Leste’s whale migration 11 Dec 2025 03:09:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/unregulated-tourism-risks-disrupting-timor-lestes-whale-migration/ | ||
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The last of the Vaquita Porpoise (cartoon) 09 Dec 2025 19:16:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/custom-story/2025/12/the-last-of-the-vaquita-porpoise-cartoon/ | ||
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‘Myopic’ fisheries managers toy with a new ‘tragedy of the commons’ (commentary) 09 Dec 2025 18:15:49 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/myopic-fisheries-managers-toy-with-a-new-tragedy-of-the-commons-commentary/ | ||
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Abrolhos: A South Atlantic marine treasure in need of protection 24 Nov 2025 08:28:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/abrolhos-a-south-atlantic-marine-treasure-in-need-of-protection/ | ||
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‘Forever chemical’ contamination could undermine sea otters’ fragile recovery in Canada 21 Nov 2025 18:05:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/forever-chemical-contamination-could-undermine-sea-otters-fragile-recovery-in-canada/ | ||
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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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Lethal dose of plastic for seabirds and marine animals ‘much smaller than expected’ 19 Nov 2025 13:53:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/lethal-dose-of-plastic-for-seabirds-and-marine-animals-much-smaller-than-expected/ | ||
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Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says 18 Nov 2025 22:39:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/offshore-fossil-fuel-exploration-jeopardizes-brazils-climate-leadership-study-says/ | ||
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Trade in marine fish for aquariums includes threatened species, lacks oversight: Study 18 Nov 2025 17:10:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/trade-in-marine-fish-for-aquariums-includes-threatened-species-lacks-oversight-study/ | ||
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Study maps whale shark stranding hotspots in Indonesia, highlights conservation needs 18 Nov 2025 14:55:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/whale-shark-stranding-indonesia-marine-endangered-species/ | ||
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Pakistan declares its third marine protected area, but has a long way to go 17 Nov 2025 18:24:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/pakistan-declares-its-third-marine-protected-area-but-has-a-long-way-to-go/ | ||
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Mongabay launches dedicated Oceans Desk to expand global reporting on marine ecosystems 11 Nov 2025 21:39:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/mongabay-launches-dedicated-oceans-desk-to-expand-global-reporting-on-marine-ecosystems/ | ||
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Expedition charts Cook Islands seafloor, amid scrutiny over mining motives 06 Nov 2025 20:46:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/expedition-charts-cook-islands-seafloor-amid-scrutiny-over-mining-motives/ | ||
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Scientists call for stronger action to save Indonesia’s vanishing seagrass meadows 05 Nov 2025 14:24:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/seagrass-meadows-marine-conservation-indonesia-blue-carbon/ | ||
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Antarctic conservation summit closes with stalemate on MPAs & krill fishing rules 04 Nov 2025 19:58:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/antarctic-conservation-summit-closes-with-stalemate-on-mpas-krill-fishing-rules/ | ||
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Chaos on Cambodia’s Coast 03 Nov 2025 16:28:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/specials/2025/11/chaos-on-cambodias-coast/ | ||
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Night dives reveal hidden alliances between young fish and larval anemones 31 Oct 2025 19:58:37 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/night-dives-reveal-hidden-alliances-between-young-fish-and-larval-anemones/ | ||
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Scientists map Italy’s entire coast to guide seagrass and marine recovery 31 Oct 2025 13:09:56 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/scientists-map-italys-entire-coast-to-guide-seagrass-and-marine-recovery/ | ||
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Norway’s proposal to double krill harvests raises tension at Antarctic conservation summit 30 Oct 2025 20:34:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/norways-proposal-to-double-krill-harvests-raises-tension-at-antarctic-conservation-summit/ | ||
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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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In Mauritius, an NGO is tracking the sex life of corals to save them 30 Oct 2025 06:25:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/in-mauritius-an-ngo-is-tracking-the-sex-life-of-corals-to-save-them/ | ||
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Mauritius rethinks coral restoration as reefs suffer from another mass bleaching 30 Oct 2025 06:21:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/mauritius-coral-reef-restoration-mass-bleaching-ocean-warming/ | ||
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Report finds dangerous mercury levels, highlights mislabeling in shark meat sold in EU 29 Oct 2025 15:13:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/report-finds-dangerous-mercury-levels-highlights-mislabeling-in-shark-meat-sold-in-euevels-mislabeling-in-shark-meat-sold-in-eu/ | ||
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Two years later, no closure for family of missing Ghanaian fisheries observer 29 Oct 2025 08:11:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/two-years-later-no-closure-for-family-of-missing-ghanaian-fisheries-observer/ | ||
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Australia celebrates ‘humpback comeback,’ but a main food source is under threat 28 Oct 2025 19:17:14 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/10/australia-celebrates-humpback-comeback-but-a-main-food-source-is-under-threat/ | ||
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Mexico adopts protections for Atlantic sharks 28 Oct 2025 11:14:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/mexico-adopts-protections-for-atlantic-sharks/ | ||
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Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes 23 Oct 2025 16:07:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/arctic-seals-edge-closer-to-extinction-as-sea-ice-vanishes/ | ||
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Global conservation body takes first step to protect ocean’s twilight zone 23 Oct 2025 09:30:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/global-conservation-body-takes-first-step-to-protect-oceans-twilight-zone/ | ||
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Booming sea otters and fading shellfish spark values clash in Alaska 21 Oct 2025 15:55:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/booming-sea-otters-and-fading-shellfish-spark-values-clash-in-alaska/ | ||
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Rare dugong calf sighting in Alor spotlights seagrass & marine mammal conservation 21 Oct 2025 04:54:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/rare-dugong-calf-sighting-in-alor-spotlights-seagrass-marine-mammal-conservation/ | ||
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South African sharks threatened by fisheries, weak enforcement 20 Oct 2025 14:41:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/south-african-sharks-threatened-by-fisheries-weak-enforcement/ | ||
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Mining the deep-sea could further threaten endangered sharks and rays 20 Oct 2025 13:51:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/mining-the-deep-sea-could-further-threaten-endangered-sharks-and-rays/ | ||
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Green turtle rebounds, moving from ‘endangered’ to ‘least concern’ 17 Oct 2025 06:04:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/green-turtle-rebounds-moving-from-endangered-to-least-concern/ | ||
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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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First oarfish sighting in Sri Lanka highlights citizen science in marine protection 13 Oct 2025 13:41:19 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/first-oarfish-sighting-in-sri-lanka-highlights-citizen-science-in-marine-protection/ | ||
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Will California’s marine mammal conservation success come undone? 09 Oct 2025 13:30:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/will-californias-marine-mammal-conservation-success-come-undone/ | ||
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Octopus farming is a dangerous detour for marine conservation (commentary) 08 Oct 2025 18:22:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/octopus-farming-is-a-dangerous-detour-for-marine-conservation-commentary/ | ||
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Marine life are thriving on Nazi missile debris in the Baltic Sea: Study 08 Oct 2025 07:03:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/10/marine-life-are-thriving-on-nazi-missile-debris-in-the-baltic-sea-study/ | ||
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Indonesia eyes seagrass zoning for blue carbon; experts urge community benefits 07 Oct 2025 08:39:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/indonesia-eyes-seagrass-zoning-for-blue-carbon-experts-urge-community-benefits/ | ||
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Illegal fishing threatens unique marine ecosystem in Peru 01 Oct 2025 20:31:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/illegal-fishing-threatens-unique-marine-ecosystem-in-peru/ | ||
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From South America to Asia, seahorses vanish into trafficking pipeline 30 Sep 2025 15:55:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/from-south-america-to-asia-seahorses-vanish-into-trafficking-pipeline/ | ||
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Study spotlights West Papua habitat as whale sharks face increased pressures 28 Sep 2025 06:07:44 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/study-spotlights-west-papua-habitat-as-whale-sharks-face-increased-pressures/ | ||
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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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As Sri Lanka struggles with ghost nets, volunteer youth lead seabed cleanup 25 Sep 2025 18:23:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/as-sri-lanka-struggles-with-ghost-nets-volunteer-youth-lead-seabed-cleanup/ | ||
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Scientists develop sunscreen made from pollen that doesn’t harm corals 22 Sep 2025 11:07:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/scientists-develop-sunscreen-made-from-pollen-that-doesnt-harm-corals/ | ||
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Iberian orcas sink sailboat in latest ramming ‘game’ in Portugal 19 Sep 2025 14:36:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/iberian-orcas-sink-sailboat-in-latest-ramming-game-in-portugal/ | ||
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Pet sharks have become cool, but is owning them ethical? 18 Sep 2025 16:53:58 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/pet-sharks-have-become-cool-but-is-owning-them-ethical/ | ||
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Brazil weighs new measures to manage shark trade, fishing 15 Sep 2025 17:39:54 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/brazil-weighs-new-measures-to-manage-shark-trade-fishing/ | ||
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Experimental ocean climate fixes move ahead without regulation 11 Sep 2025 11:18:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/experimental-ocean-climate-fixes-move-ahead-without-regulation/ | ||
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An indestructible invasive anemone threatens Chilean Patagonia’s seas 11 Sep 2025 10:21:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/an-indestructible-invasive-anemone-threatens-chilean-patagonias-seas/ | ||
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Researchers describe three new-to-science snailfish species off California coast 11 Sep 2025 08:32:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/researchers-describe-three-new-to-science-snailfish-species-off-california-coast/ | ||
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Post-Blob, California’s kelp crisis isn’t going away 09 Sep 2025 14:44:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/post-blob-californias-kelp-crisis-isnt-going-away/ | ||
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Philippines protects huge coral hotspot off the coast of Panaon Island 03 Sep 2025 15:30:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/philippines-protects-huge-coral-hotspot-off-the-coast-of-panaon-island/ | ||
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Cruise industry expansion collides with Cozumel’s coral reef 30 Aug 2025 20:22:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/cruise-industry-expansion-collides-with-cozumels-coral-reef/ | ||
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