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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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A flood of logs post-Cyclone Senyar leaves Padang fishers out of work 20 Dec 2025 05:07:10 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-flood-of-logs-post-cyclone-senyar-leaves-padang-fishers-out-of-work/ | ||
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Marine heat waves and raw sewage combine to put human health at risk 18 Dec 2025 14:26:40 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/marine-heat-waves-and-raw-sewage-combine-to-put-human-health-at-risk/ | ||
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COP30: What did it deliver for the ocean? 25 Nov 2025 20:06:53 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/cop30-what-did-it-deliver-for-the-ocean/ | ||
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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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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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The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report 30 Sep 2025 20:16:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/the-worlds-oceans-face-triple-planetary-crisis-report/ | ||
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Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record 30 Sep 2025 09:38:27 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/09/northeast-pacific-endures-fourth-largest-marine-heat-wave-on-record/ | ||
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24 years on, part one of WTO treaty curbing fisheries subsidies takes effect 17 Sep 2025 18:57:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/24-years-on-part-one-of-wto-treaty-curbing-fisheries-subsidies-takes-effect/ | ||
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No new record low for Arctic sea ice loss in 2025 16 Sep 2025 17:11:35 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/no-new-record-low-for-arctic-sea-ice-loss-in-2025/ | ||
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Indonesia’s giant Java seawall plan sparks criticism & calls for alternatives 11 Sep 2025 01:30:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/indonesias-giant-java-seawall-plan-sparks-criticism-calls-for-alternatives/ | ||
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Top court delivers a ‘huge’ climate win for island nations 09 Sep 2025 21:46:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2025/09/top-court-delivers-a-huge-climate-win-for-island-nations/ | ||
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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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Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas: Study 29 Aug 2025 17:14:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/climate-change-is-driving-fish-stocks-from-countries-waters-to-the-high-seas-study/ | ||
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Ghana passes landmark legislation to protect artisanal fisheries 22 Aug 2025 16:02:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/ghana-passes-landmark-legislation-to-protect-artisanal-fisheries/ | ||
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How will fisheries change in a hotter world? Experts share 13 Aug 2025 20:40:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/how-will-fisheries-change-in-a-hotter-world-experts-share/ | ||
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Coral restoration after devasting Deepwater Horizon spill shows promise 28 Jul 2025 15:56:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/coral-restoration-after-devasting-deepwater-horizon-spill-shows-promise/ | ||
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Oil and plastic pollution from shipwreck raises concerns, legal scrutiny in India 09 Jul 2025 18:15:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/oil-and-plastic-pollution-from-shipwreck-raises-concerns-legal-scrutiny-in-india/ | ||
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Will temperate seas act as refuge for coral reefs? Not in time, study says 08 Jul 2025 16:55:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/will-temperate-seas-act-as-refuge-for-coral-reefs-not-in-time-study-says/ | ||
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Two coasts, one struggle for octopus fishers battling overfishing and warming waters 30 Jun 2025 17:08:41 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/two-coasts-one-struggle-for-octopus-fishers-battling-overfishing-and-warming-waters/ | ||
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As ocean acidification ramps up, experts call for speedy ocean protection 26 Jun 2025 20:28:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/as-ocean-acidification-ramps-up-experts-call-for-speedy-ocean-protection/ | ||
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Major coral loss in Vietnam’s first marine protected area: Study 20 Jun 2025 07:52:00 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/despite-protected-status-vietnams-corals-have-declined-in-20-years-study/ | ||
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UN Ocean Conference makes progress on protecting marine waters 19 Jun 2025 15:58:55 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/un-ocean-conference-makes-progress-on-protecting-marine-waters/ | ||
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PNG PM Marape rejects deep-sea mining even as provincial authorities try to revive project 16 Jun 2025 09:20:24 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/png-pm-marape-rejects-deep-sea-mining-even-as-provincial-authorities-try-to-revive-project/ | ||
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Global ocean acidification has passed safe planetary boundary threshold: Study 11 Jun 2025 18:38:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/06/global-ocean-acidification-has-passed-safe-planetary-boundary-threshold-study/ | ||
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‘Madness’: World leaders call for deep-sea mining moratorium at UN ocean summit 11 Jun 2025 15:59:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/madness-world-leaders-call-for-deep-sea-mining-moratorium-at-un-ocean-summit/ | ||
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New study dismisses Amazon River runoff as primary cause of sargassum blooms 11 Jun 2025 07:00:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/new-study-dismisses-amazon-river-runoff-as-primary-cause-of-sargassum-blooms/ | ||
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New method can detect nearly every coral genus in Japan from water samples 05 Jun 2025 15:46:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/new-method-can-detect-nearly-every-coral-genus-in-japan-from-water-samples/ | ||
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Samoa’s new marine spatial plan protects 30% of the country’s ocean 04 Jun 2025 03:50:21 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/samoas-new-marine-spatial-plan-protects-30-of-the-countrys-ocean/ | ||
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Annual ocean conference nets $9.1 billion for initiatives, despite US absence 05 May 2025 20:33:06 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/annual-ocean-conference-nets-9-1-billion-for-initiatives-despite-us-absence/ | ||
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A Honduran reef stumps conservationists with its unlikely resilience 02 May 2025 15:02:51 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/a-honduran-reef-stumps-conservationists-with-its-unlikely-resilience/ | ||
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The Metals Company applied to the U.S. for a deep-sea mining license 30 Apr 2025 08:10:01 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/the-metals-company-applied-to-the-u-s-for-a-deep-sea-mining-license/ | ||
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Scientists warn coral restoration can’t keep pace with global reef collapse 29 Apr 2025 20:29:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/scientists-warn-coral-restoration-cant-keep-pace-with-global-reef-collapse/ | ||
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With deep-sea mining plans in limbo, Norwegian companies fold or dig in 22 Apr 2025 08:34:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/with-deep-sea-mining-plans-in-limbo-norwegian-companies-fold-or-dig-in/ | ||
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Critically endangered right whales spotted in the Bahamas for first time 21 Apr 2025 15:51:13 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/04/critically-endangered-right-whales-spotted-in-the-bahamas-for-first-time/ | ||
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In an ancient Javanese sultanate, coastal women battle climate fallout 16 Apr 2025 02:55:45 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-an-ancient-javanese-sultanate-coastal-women-battle-climate-fallout/ | ||
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In Panama, Indigenous Guna prepare for climate exodus from a second island home 10 Apr 2025 16:33:26 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/in-panama-indigenous-guna-prepare-for-climate-exodus-from-a-second-island-home/ | ||
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‘Substantial’ transshipment reforms adopted at North Pacific fisheries summit 31 Mar 2025 16:57:04 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/substantial-transshipment-reforms-adopted-at-north-pacific-fisheries-summit/ | ||
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Deep-sea miner TMC seeks U.S. approval, potentially bypassing global regulator 28 Mar 2025 18:37:28 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/deep-sea-miner-tmc-seeks-u-s-approval-potentially-bypassing-global-regulator/ | ||
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Polar sea ice continues steep decline; but will a troubled world notice? 27 Mar 2025 19:54:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/polar-sea-ice-continues-steep-decline-but-will-a-troubled-world-notice/ | ||
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With climate change, cryosphere melt scales up as a threat to planetary health 21 Mar 2025 03:32:29 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/with-climate-change-cryosphere-melt-scales-up-as-a-threat-to-planetary-health/ | ||
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Lawsuit is latest push to curb bottom trawling in protected European waters 13 Feb 2025 13:12:52 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/lawsuit-is-latest-push-to-curb-bottom-trawling-in-protected-european-waters/ | ||
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The world’s kelp needs help — less than 2% is highly protected 07 Feb 2025 14:10:12 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/02/the-worlds-kelp-needs-help-less-than-2-is-highly-protected/ | ||
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2024’s top ocean news stories (commentary) 08 Jan 2025 16:47:47 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/2024s-top-ocean-news-stories-commentary/ | ||
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Photos: Top new species from 2024 26 Dec 2024 22:47:48 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/photos-top-new-species-from-2024/ | ||
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‘These stories deserve to be told’: Shining a light on secretive fisheries managers 23 Dec 2024 16:46:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2024/12/these-stories-deserve-to-be-told-shining-a-light-on-secretive-fisheries-managers/ | ||
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Electrochemical removal of ocean CO2 offers potential — and concerns 20 Dec 2024 15:36:30 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/electrochemical-removal-of-ocean-co2-offers-potential-and-concerns/ | ||
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‘Shifting baselines’ in Cabo Verde after 50 years of declining fish stocks 16 Dec 2024 18:43:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/shifting-baselines-in-cabo-verde-after-50-years-of-declining-fish-stocks/ | ||
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Time for a ‘moral reckoning’ of aquaculture’s environmental impacts 10 Dec 2024 19:44:43 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2024/12/time-for-a-moral-reckoning-of-aquacultures-environmental-impacts/ | ||
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After historic 2024 coral bleaching, hope remains for Mesoamerican Reef 06 Dec 2024 19:03:57 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/after-historic-2024-coral-bleaching-hope-remains-for-mesoamerican-reef/ | ||
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Leaders fail to address overfishing near Europe at ‘fraught’ international meeting 22 Nov 2024 14:50:34 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/leaders-fail-to-address-overfishing-near-europe-at-fraught-international-meeting/ | ||
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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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Mapping ‘gloop and mud’ sheds light on seabed carbon storage 14 Nov 2024 17:08:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/mapping-gloop-and-mud-sheds-light-on-seabed-carbon-storage/ | ||
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Coral biodiversity hotspot at risk from fossil fuel expansion, report warns 13 Nov 2024 16:14:36 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/coral-biodiversity-hotspot-at-risk-from-fossil-fuel-expansion-report-warns/ | ||
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‘Don’t call it the high seas treaty’: Ocean biodiversity risks being sidelined in new deal 29 Oct 2024 20:46:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/podcast/2024/10/dont-call-it-the-high-seas-treaty-ocean-biodiversity-risks-being-sidelined-in-new-deal/ | ||
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More krill fishing and no new protected areas for Antarctic seas after latest talks 28 Oct 2024 14:59:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/more-krill-fishing-and-no-new-protected-areas-for-antarctic-seas-after-latest-talks/ | ||
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Protecting coral reefs boosts fish numbers by 10%: Study 25 Oct 2024 15:48:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/protecting-coral-reefs-boosts-fish-numbers-by-10-study/ | ||
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Norway poised to sail past opposition with deep-sea mining licensing plans 07 Oct 2024 19:19:39 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/10/norway-poised-to-sail-past-opposition-with-deep-sea-mining-licensing-plans/ | ||
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Plan for close season rings alarm bells for Liberia’s artisanal fishers 26 Sep 2024 14:16:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/plan-for-close-season-rings-alarm-bells-for-liberias-artisanal-fishers/ | ||
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Inaugural Planetary Health Check finds ocean acidification on the brink 23 Sep 2024 18:04:07 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/inaugural-planetary-health-check-finds-ocean-acidification-on-the-brink/ | ||
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