If you’ve got an opinion on how local marine areas should be used, the Marine Life Protection Act Blue Ribbon Task Force wants to hear from you. Thursday, at Hotel Mar Monte, 1111 E. Cabrillo Blvd.

Sue Daly, from La Société Sercquaise marine biology section, said: "Sark's seas are a treasure trove of life, from eelgrass ...

Scuba diving isn’t just an adventure, but it drives a multi-billion-dollar industry with over 50.7 million dives happening globally each year. The latest peer-reviewed research, published on February ...

A marine protection method described this week proposes spreading marine protection from areas where wildlife tourism already discourages activities that damage or degrade ecosystems, like fishing or ...

In 2025, an international team of researchers published a study evaluating the effectiveness of an ambitious ocean conservation program California started at the end of the 20th century. The Golden ...

A state Fish and Game oversight panel is meeting in Santa Monica to study proposals for limiting access in parts of state waters to protect marine life. KPCC’s Molly Peterson reports. State law ...

From overcrowded dog pounds to threatened marine species, the Cebu provincial government has moved to place animal welfare and conservation under a single, strengthened framework with the issuance of ...

The first in a series of workshops to determine which of Southern California’s marine areas should be protected, will be held Monday in Santa Barbara. The workshops are meant to jump-start the third ...

A new and larger system of marine protected areas off southern California’s coast is under discussion this week in San Diego County. State resource managers are consulting people who fish and play in ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – With the designation of another group of ocean protection zones, California has put the finishing touches on a vast network of protected areas that dot the sea from Mexico to the ...

California’s coastline is among the most diverse ecosystems on the planet and its protection the last 10 years through 124 separately designated areas has made the state a model and envy nationally ...