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Kenya's Mida Creek Fishers Face Shrinking Catches and Coastal Pressure as Ocean Warming Reshapes Indian Ocean Fisheries

Kenya's Mida Creek Fishers Face Shrinking Catches and Coastal Pressure as Ocean Warming Reshapes Indian Ocean Fisheries

Along the shores of Mida Creek in Watamu on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast, fishers and fishmongers are confronting a combination of declining stocks, warming waters, destructive fishing practices, and growing competition fo…

Thu Jun 25 20265 min
Six Marine Protected Areas Recognised as Blue Parks at Our Ocean Conference, Four From Africa

Six Marine Protected Areas Recognised as Blue Parks at Our Ocean Conference, Four From Africa

The Marine Conservation Institute recognised six marine protected areas as Blue Parks at the Our Ocean conference in Mombasa on 16 June 2026, honouring sites in Madagascar, Senegal, Chile, and Canada whose management has…

Wed Jun 24 20264 min
Saudi Arabia's Farasan Islands Hareed Festival Reveals the Limits of Science and the Depth of Traditional Marine Knowledge

Saudi Arabia's Farasan Islands Hareed Festival Reveals the Limits of Science and the Depth of Traditional Marine Knowledge

Every year since before living memory, hundreds of people on the Farasan Islands in the Red Sea wade into the water to catch longnose parrotfish, known locally as hareed, which gather at Al-Hasis Beach in a dense aggrega…

Fri Jun 19 20264 min
How the Ocean Regulates the Climate

How the Ocean Regulates the Climate

When people picture what controls Earth's climate, they tend to look up, at the atmosphere, the greenhouse gases, the weather. But the more powerful regulator lies below. The ocean is the planet's climate engine and its…

Thu Jun 18 20264 min
French Polynesia Expands Full Ocean Protection to 30% of Its Waters in Landmark Conservation Step

French Polynesia Expands Full Ocean Protection to 30% of Its Waters in Landmark Conservation Step

French Polynesia has expanded its fully protected marine waters by an additional 520,000 square kilometres, bringing approximately 1.4 million square kilometres, equivalent to 30 percent of its exclusive economic zone, u…

Thu Jun 18 20264 min
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