With proposals being put forward to open up a Welsh Special Area of Conservation sparking controversy, I ask - What is so special about a Special Area of Conservation anyway?

Scientists call out Canada for undermining it's own ocean protection mandate and putting marine species at risk.

Marine protected areas for dolphins need to focus on their critical habitat if they are to do a good job

To tackle plastic pollution, we need to make is visible – and a charismatic problem.

Can deep-sea fishing ever be sustainable? Joanne Clarke, a PhD student at the University of Glasgow and colleagues suggests that there might be a way to make the practice less damaging.

415 million year old malformed fossils give us clues about extinction events in the ocean

The human predator shares many similarities with other animal predators on this planet. But we are not just predators,...we are “super predators”.

Bycatch reduction is a win-win for fishers and for the marine life caught.  How can we do this? The Marine Scotland Science team shows one possible solution.

When stressors pile up in the ocean, their cumulative impact can be much worse for marine life. Just ask Australia's shy albatross.