Poaching accounts for the loss of up to 60% red coral biomass in the Medes Islands Marine Reserve of the Mediterranean coast of Spain.

Taiwan to end pratice of shark finning, Reuters and Al-Jazeera reports

If approved, reserve would encompass 989,842 sq km, more than one-and-a-half times the size of France.

The UK Marine Conservation Society says UK Government is shifting the goal posts on Marine Conservation Zones.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) voted to prohibit the commercial and recreational harvest of four shark species

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), has added giant and reef manta rays to its Red List of Threatened Species.

The IUCN Red List shows that tunas and sharks are particularly in danger. Additionally other marine plants and animals also face danger in changes to their habitats, including 14 % of sea grasses, 32 % of freshwater crayfish and 33 % of reef-building corals.

WWF is supporting a new project to track narwhals, Arctic whales best known for the long tusk that projects forward from their faces.

Innovative incentives and increased investment from the private sector are crucial for the long-term health of the Coral Triangle region and the millions of people that depend on the marine environment for their livelihoods, says WWF.

Proposed bylaw would impose fines ranging from $5,000 for a first offence to $100,000 for a third offence