With proposals being put forward to open up a Welsh Special Area of Conservation sparking controversy, I ask - What is so special about a Special Area of Conservation anyway?

How centuries of fishing has changed the English Channel 

Not all fisheries are created equal - and not all fisheries are as poorly managed as others.  But does fishery management mean that a fishery can achieve that hallowed if rather vague ‘sustainability’ goal?

Turns out the Great Barrier Reef's beche-de-mer fishery isn't as sustainable as we would like.

All the science is the world isn't going to do anything if we choose not to take action

In some places, sponges are overtaking corals.