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- Government moves to protect waters around Saint Martin's Island, home to Bangladesh's only coral reef and threatened Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins and whale sharks - The new MPA covers 1,743 square kilometers (672 square miles) and brings Bangladesh one step closer to the goal of protecting 10 percent of its marine waters in accordance with the Convention on Biological Diversity and Sustainable Development Goals - The decision recognizes the importance of a partnership between the government, communities and NGOs to manage marine protected areas, reverse decades of environmental degradation, and safeguard fisheries that many Bangladeshis rely on for food and livelihoods

Inherent differences between baited remote video versus diver-operated video survey methodologies may influence their ability to detect effects of fishing. Here, the ability of no-take zones (NTZs) to provide protection for legal-sized fish from targeted species within the Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP) was assessed using both baited remote underwater stereo-video (stereo-BRUV) and diver-operated stereo-video (stereo-DOV). The relative abundance of legal-sized individuals of three recreationally targeted fish species, spangled emperor Lethrinus nebulosus, chinaman cod Epinephelus rivulatus and goldspotted trevally Carangoides fulvoguttatus, were examined using both methodologies inside and outside six NTZs across the NMP. Stereo-BRUVs found positive effects of protection on the relative abundance of legal-size C. fulvoguttatus and L. nebulosus in NTZs. Stereo-DOVs, however, did not detect any differences in relative abundances and sizes of these species between areas opened and closed to fishing. These contrasting results suggest that choice of sampling methodology can influence interpretations of the ability of NTZs to provide adequate levels of protection for target species. Our results suggest that stereo-BRUVs are a superior technique to stereo-DOVs for assessing the effectiveness of no-take zones for protection of fishery target species, reflecting bait attraction and an absence of diver influence on fish behaviour.

Ten years after the tsunami disaster of December 2004 the training program PROTECTS (Project for Training, Education and Consulting for Tsunami Early Warning Systems) successfully comes to a close today with a festive ceremony in Jakarta/Indonesia. After the successful implementation and hand over to Indonesia of the German-Indonesian Tsunami Early Warning System for the Indian Ocean (GITEWS), PROTECTS was a direct follow-up project of GITEWS for training and further education purposes with respect to disaster protection measures. Since the start of the PROTECTS-Program in June 2011 right up to March 2014 a total of 169 different training modules have been executed. The project was financed by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research with a total sum of 7.2 million euros.

Marine police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) have seized about 200 kg of sea endangered cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and detained a man, who procured th

Marine police of Coastal Security Group (CSG) have seized about 200 kg of sea endangered cucumbers, protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and detained a man, who procured th

Parties to the Nairobi Convention for the Protection, Management, and Development of the Coastal and Marine Environment of the Eastern Africa region (Nairobi Convention) concluded the 10th Conference of Parties (COP10) today with new actions on protecting critical habitats like mangroves and combating climate change in the region.

A new study of the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park has found that further protection may be needed to shield the reef against the impacts of climate change.

A new study of the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park has found that further protection may be needed to shield the reef against the impacts of climate change.

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

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

Marine Protected Areas aren't necessarily the answer for ocean conservation.

Marine Protected Areas aren't necessarily the answer for ocean conservation.

The move could help protect this millions-of-years-old species.

The move could help protect this millions-of-years-old species.

Eight countries come together to protect Bay of Bengal.

Environment ministry carries out campaign to protect coral reefs in Oman.

Key areas of the Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal and the Pacific should be designated protected areas in order to safeguard vulnerable coastal communities' livelihoods, new research published this week reveals.

Protecting the Mantas of Mozambique.

Australia's marine parks face cuts to protected areas.

Sri Lanka pushes for protection of sea cucumbers amid overexploitation

More than 80 marine scientists join together to identify key social-environmental pressures and human impacts on coral reefs The authors recommend "protect, recover, and transform" strategies to save and protect coral reefs More than 2,500 reef systems across 44 countries were analyzed

- Scientists identify climate-resistant coral refuge in northern Mozambique - Refuge could preserve climate-sensitive corals due to environmental gradients that allow for coral acclimatization - Overfishing may soon jeopardize refuge - Scientists say area fisheries should be better managed to protect reefs - Study appears in journal Ecosphere

What Kenya's government can do to protect, and benefit from, ocean resources.

Awareness drive, case help in protection of whale sharks.

Islands Draw Record Backing to Protect Sharks From Fin Trade.