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20 Sep 2023
Governments signal strong support for swift ratification of High Seas Treaty

NEW YORK (20 September) – The High Seas Treaty passed another milestone today on the journey to ...

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13 Sep 2023
Fisheries subsidies reform: Why it matters

WWF is urging the removal of harmful fishing subsidies that are adding to the impact of climate ...

Two hundred fishing boats were grounded because of IUU, company's license suspended. New minister of marine affairs and fisheries - Susi Pudjastuti - taking more hardine approach to fisheries law enforcement, Indonesia.
11 Sep 2023
WWF: Hearings in case brought by small island states a ‘significant step’ toward defining countries’ climate obligations

Coastal erosion
01 Sep 2023
Iceland's troubling decision to resume commercial whaling: A setback for global conservation efforts

Fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus)
15 Aug 2023
Satellites and DNA reveal new insights into western Pacific’s rapidly declining hawksbill turtles

A satellite-tagged hawksbill in the Conflict Islands, Papua New Guinea
04 Aug 2023
Ocean heat waves threaten marine wildlife, fisheries and livelihoods of millions of people

Record-breaking ocean heat waves are pushing nature beyond its limits, impacting people and marine ...

Manombo Bay, Toliara barrier reef, Southwest Madagascar. The true Barrier reef of Toliara is 27km long and 3km wide. Overall the reef system from Toliara to Morombe creates 400km of almost continuing shallow water reef. It is one of the most extensive systems in the Western Indian Ocean region including barrier and fringing reefs which are inhabited by diverse species. Though these reef systems are extensive, they are under enormous pressure from human and natural factors such as overfishing and sedimentation.
29 Jul 2023
No green light for mining the deep sea

No green light for mining the deep sea given at global deep seabed mining meeting, and ocean ...

Iridigorgia deep sea coral
09 Jul 2023
WWF urges governments to stand firm against corporate pressure and defend the ocean at critical deep-sea mining meeting

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07 Jul 2023
Shipping industry ‘missed the boat’ on 1.5°C pathway, as UN maritime meeting delivers insufficient commitments to cut greenhouse gases

WWF calls on shipping companies to take voluntary actions to align their activities with limiting ...

White-beaked dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris), jumping in front of a freighter ship.
20 Jun 2023
WWF condemns Norway's deep seabed mining plans as "one of the worst environmental decisions Norway has ever made" as government plans to open ocean area larger than UK to mining

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