“Current levels of protection inside Canada’s MPAs [marine protected areas] are inadequate to provide the long-term conservation of marine biodiversity. For the most part, there is little difference between what is allowed inside our MPAs and what occurs outside their boundaries”. Little difference… that’s a pretty damning statement from the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS).

If people keep fishing inside the no-take zone, it doesn’t really meet the criteria of being no-take. Inevitably a fished zone will fail to meet expected successes of a no-take.

If we want to protect marine life that moves across the ocean, the protection should move with them - not stay in one place.

The east coast USA has several measures in place to protect the North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) - but just how effective are they?

Fishermen leave behind clues that tell us about their illegal activity inside marine protected areas

Finding manta ray's favourite hangouts is not easy - but is vital for conservation.

Meet the sawfishes - the world's most imperilled marine fishes.