NICE, France (AP) — The third U.N. Ocean Conference opened Monday as pressure mounts for nations to turn decades of promises into real protection for the sea. “The fight for the ocean is at the heart ...

Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have designated “marine protected areas”, where where ...

Off the coast of Nova Scotia, the Gully—a vast underwater canyon—has become a safe haven for endangered northern bottlenose whales, whose numbers are slowly rising after decades of protection, strict ...

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Yellow cluster anemone is visible in the protected area of France's Porquerolles National Park ahead of the U.N. Ocean Conference on Friday, June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) NICE, France ...