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California to Vote on Landmark Tribal Petitions for Coastal Protections

The state is set to decide on a slew of proposed changes to its network of marine protected areas this fall, but how co-management between the state and tribes would proceed is unclear.

By Claire Barber

A green sea turtle swims in the Matlahuayl State Marine Reserve off the coast of La Jolla in San Diego. Credit: Kevin Carter/Getty Images
The Helen Mary, measuring 380 feet, hauls in catch. Credit: BLOOM/Pierre Gleizes

‘Mega-Industrial’ Trawlers Threaten Europe’s Ocean Health

By Johnny Sturgeon

Pacific Ocean waves crash into a seawall on Sept. 7 in Long Beach, Calif., as offshore Hurricane Marie generated heavy surf. Credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name

By Nina Dietz

An aerial view of the Malibu Lagoon State Beach in Southern California. Credit: Bernard Yin

A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu

By Kate Waxman

Chinese commercial fishing boats are seen docked at Hann Bay in Dakar, Senegal, on Sept. 27, 2023. Credit: John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images

Foreign Fishing Fleets Are Robbing West African Countries of Key Nutrients

By Johnny Sturgeon

In the South Orkney Islands, a legal fishing industry targets swarms of krill where whales also feed on masses of the tiny crustaceans. Credit: Sea Shepherd

Whales Have Rebounded in the Southern Ocean. Scientists Worry Commercial Fishing Could Threaten Their Comeback.

By Teresa Tomassoni

Nearly 10 percent of the world’s hard coral cover has disappeared over the last 40 years, primarily due to multiple global marine heatwaves. Credit: Grace Frank/AIMS

Coral Reefs Can Recover But Relentless Marine Heat Waves Won’t Let Them

By Teresa Tomassoni

Fish swim around coral in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Credit: Greg McFall/NOAA

NOAA Fisheries Takes A ‘Sharp Turn Away From Science’

By Johnny Sturgeon

Machinery sits idle at a quarry in Gorham, Maine. Credit: John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

The Winners and Losers of Maine’s Race to Armor Its Shoreline Against Climate Change

By Emmett Gartner

A view of fish cages at a salmon farm in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Credit: Colin McPherson/Getty Images

Farmed Salmon May Not Be as Nutritious as It Once Was, New Research Suggests

By Georgina Gustin

Argentina’s national team players hold a banner reading “The Malvinas are Argentine” after winning a World Cup semifinal match against England in Atlanta on July 15. Credit: Paul Ellis/AFP via Getty Images

Lawsuit in Argentina Challenges British-Israeli Oil Project Near the Long-Disputed Falkland Islands

By Katie Surma

Fishermen sort their catch of cod and pollack on Aug. 16, 2021, in Höfn, Iceland. Credit: Sean Gallup/Getty Images

Why Iceland Chose Fish Over European Alliances

By Johnny Sturgeon

A boy sits near fishing boats in Adwoa, Ghana, on June 23. Credit: Nipah Dennis/AFP via Getty Images

As Oceans Warm, Children Face Growing Malnutrition Risk

By Teresa Tomassoni

Children play in the shrinking waters of the Ciliwung River in Bogor, Indonesia, on July 27 amid drought conditions intensified by this year’s El Niño. Credit: Agoes Rudianto/Anadolu via Getty Images

Global Warming Intensifies El Niño, Galápagos Coral Fossils Show

By Bob Berwyn

A bomb-fished coral reef in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Credit: The Ocean Agency

Bomb Fishing Is Reducing Coral Reefs to ‘Rubble’

By Johnny Sturgeon

At The Wetlands Institute’s Scotch Bonnet Island enhancement project, marsh vegetation is giving way to open water in areas that cannot keep pace with rising sea levels. Credit: Madeline Shaw/Inside Climate News

As Seas Rise, Scientists Race to Save Coastal Marshes From Drowning

By Madeline Shaw

A Steller sea lion rests on a rock in Alaska. Credit: NOAA

NOAA’s New Priorities Put Profits Ahead of Marine Protections

By Johnny Sturgeon

Marguerite the zebra shark is released into Indonesian waters. Credit: Mark Erdmann/ReShark

Sharks on a Plane

By Johnny Sturgeon

A wind turbine at Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project off the coast of Virginia Beach. Credit: Dominion Energy

What Candidates Have Planned for Virginia’s Coast Could Decide a Key Congressional Race

By Avril Silva

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