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?

When stressors pile up in the ocean, their cumulative impact can be much worse for marine life. Just ask Australia's shy albatross.

“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.

Penguins, competition, climate change, stable isotopes - oh my!

There is more than good looks to the Eurasian oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)

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

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