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Une tonne de déchets toxiques déversée le long des côtes somaliennes ne coûte que 2,50 $. C'est la décharge la moins chère du monde avec des bénéfices confortables pour les occidentaux. Des centaines de Somaliens tombent malades. Qui déverse ces déchets? Qui en tire profit? Deux journalistes italiens sont morts pour avoir posé ces questions. Enquête sur les réseaux où collaborent hommes d'affaires et criminels, les pirates somaliens et les trafics entourant la gestion des déchets nucléaires.

Global conservation priorities for marine turtles.

Tuna regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) have long suffered from the domination of distant water fishing nations (DWFNs) in decision-making processes. The Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) is no exception. In recent years, coastal states of the Indian Ocean (IO) have tried to change this dynamic - led by countries like the Maldives, Kenya, South Africa, and Australia - to deliver greater benefits to the region, including East Africa. These countries are gathered under the informal group of G16 and have increasingly improved their involvement in the IOTC. Here, we ask how the rise of the G16 benefited coastal States through participation and collective understanding in the Indian Ocean. To do this, we analyzed proposals submitted by the G16 for conservation and management measures and the participant lists of the Commission meetings in the past ten years. Our results show that, individually and collectively, the G16 has played a significant role in shaping the IOTC's rules. The coastal States have established a good representation, with only a handful of Members absent in some years. Unveiling the efforts of coastal countries is essential to guide further capacity building in the region in terms of negotiations. We also call for international oversight of the actions of DWFNs, such as the EU, whose efforts often differ markedly from their claims of being sustainability champions. The G16's work is essential to keep the coastal States of the Indian Ocean in the driver's seat for managing Indian Ocean fisheries to benefit future generations.

Plastic pollution has been recorded in eight freshwater streams running into Gulf St Vincent, confirming the regular flow of microplastics into local marine environments - and the need for better waste management systems.

Swimming with Whale Sharks: Beneficial or Cruel?

Sri Lanka's tropical beaches: A development trap?

A technique that combines lasers and photography provides a decent measurement of the largest fish in the world.

A technique that combines lasers and photography provides a decent measurement of the largest fish in the world.

Saving Coral Reefs Depends More on Protecting Fish Than Safeguarding Locations.

Saving Coral Reefs Depends More on Protecting Fish Than Safeguarding Locations.

Reef 'Stress Test' Aims to Preserve Threatened Corals.

In the Maldives, one of the world's lowest-lying countries, new and urgent solutions are needed to protect the islands from the impacts of climate change. Tourist resort owners and local communities are joining government authorities in efforts to make the islands more resilient.

Plenty more fish in the sea: preserving stocks in Madagascar.

Climate Change Impacts Countered By Stricter Fisheries Management.

Climate Change Impacts Countered By Stricter Fisheries Management.

FRYDENBERG tells Western Australia to pay for baited shark drumlines.

Kenyans to establish Coast Guard after law passed.

Sri Lanka donates 2 patrol vessels to Seychelles for maritime surveillance.

Australia's marine parks face cuts to protected areas.

Indian Ocean Tuna Commission adopts measures.

Powerful computer simulations are revealing new insights into water exchanges between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Ships have been translocating species around the world for hundreds of years but attempts to understand and manage this issue date back only three decades. Here we review the assessment and management of risks from vessel biofouling and ballast water over this time period from an Australian and New Zealand perspective. We detail a history of successes and failures at the science-policy interface that include international guidelines for biofouling management and the recent ratification of a ballast water convention. We summarize the efficacy and costs of current treatment options, and highlight the practical challenges and policy implications of managing the diffuse and succinct bio-invasion risks that shipping creates pre- and post-border. We then use the lessons learnt over the last 30 years to recommend a future empirical strategy.

Huge crocodile trapped by wheelie bin barricade after appearing in Queensland backyard.