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Satellites and artificial intelligence are helping to pinpoint foreign fleets exploiting fish in the waters of African nations.

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Stores of methane and CO2 in the world's seas are in a strange, icy state, and the waters are warming, creating a ticking carbon time bomb.

(National Geographic)

The world’s fishing superpower is set to ratify the Port State Measures Agreement in 2020.

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Major countries that are promising to curtail subsidies for fisheries decimating marine life are nevertheless increasing handouts for their seafood industries.

(National Geographic)

A landmark United Nations report details the catastrophic impact of climate change on the ocean, but new strategies are emerging to preserve marine ecosystems.

(Grist)

Farming seaweed, then sinking the mature plants to the bottom of the ocean, could be an effective way to counter global warming. So why don’t we do it?

(National Geographic)

An investigation into secret environmental data collected by mining companies on deep ocean ecosystems shows how little is known about the rare habitats targeted for industrial mining.

(National Geographic)

The 2020 goal to end harmful payments to the fishing industry is a huge test for the world’s largest fleet.

(chinadialogue ocean)

Its growing influence comes at a pivotal time in negotiations over regulations that would allow the industrial mining of the ocean floor to begin.

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