The Marine Protection Atlas is the world’s record-keeper for marine protected areas, and it’s run by the Marine Conservation ...

By prioritizing marine conservation, the small island nation has "set a new standard for leadership" one expert said.

It's also why countries around the world have been creating marine protected areas. These protected areas, covering over 11.6 million square miles (30 million square kilometers) in 16,000 ...

California established a network of marine protected areas. MPAs cover roughly 16% of California’s state waters. A long, reddish and black sheephead wove through a maze of towering kelp in a ...

An international collaboration that includes two Oregon State University scientists says the world’s largest marine protected areas aren’t collectively delivering the biodiversity benefits they could ...

Banning fishing and other human activity in marine protected areas (MPAs) has long pitted environmentalists against fishing interests, but a new study shows that nearby fisheries benefit from ...

A study of marine-protected areas off the Central American coast found that people living close to these areas had better food security and greater household wealth. By Delger Erdenesanaa ...

A new study found that despite governments issuing designations to conserve oceans across the globe, a significant portion of the largest marine protected areas aren’t managed to provide the ...

Portugal said on Wednesday it was creating a new protected marine area around the Gorringe Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean that ...