By Victoria Schneider Sharks and rays in the Western Indian Ocean are facing an extinction crisis. Almost half of the ...

When Brazilian researcher Dr Maria 'Duda' Santos went scuba diving in Okinawa, Japan, she was surprised. Everywhere she looked, she saw species that were totally different to the marine life back home ...

At the most recent round of Indian Ocean tuna talks, countries adopted measures to curb shark finning, expand the scope of bans that prohibit fishers from holding on to sharks caught as bycatch and ...

The Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans form a vast, interconnected world beneath the waves. Together, they support an incredible range of marine species adapted to extreme cold, ...

The ocean absorbs 90 percent of the excess heat generated by burning fossil fuels and deforestation. Climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is the primary driver of long-term global warming ...

Sea Lions Returning to the Wild (CIMWI photo). Today is #GivingTuesday—a global day dedicated to generosity and giving back. This is your chance to invest in something truly meaningful: supporting the ...

Candy wrappers. Balloons. Grocery bags. Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 full garbage trucks worth of plastic gets dumped in the world's oceans. Scientists have long known that plastic waste is ...

Each year, an estimated 24 billion pounds of plastic end up in oceans across the world. Unable to distinguish that trash from natural food sources, many marine animals end up ingesting it. While ...