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?

Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.

Can deep-sea fishing ever be sustainable? Joanne Clarke, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow and colleagues suggests that there might be a way to make the practice less damaging.

Bycatch reduction is a win-win for fishers and for the marine life caught.  How can we do this? The Marine Scotland Science team shows one possible solution.

We know climate change is altering coral reef ecosystems, but how will these changes impact the human communities that depend on them for their livelihood?  

Vanua Levu's Nagigi community want to create an aqoliqoli  - a short-term no take marine protected area - to ensure a sustainable future.  

Australia’s protected areas are inadequate for protecting one of the world’s most threatened marine fishes – the sawfish

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

How centuries of fishing has changed the English Channel