UK needs 'marine reserve network'
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The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution says 30% of UK waters should be closed to commercial fishing.
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A recent deal to protect the habitat of endangered coral may offer US environmentalists new leverage.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 15  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Marine Fish Conservation Network (Network) announced today that in order to more effectively advocate for better ocean fisheries management in the long-term, the national coalition has become an independent not-for-profit organization.
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Scientists have called for almost a third of the world's oceans to be turned into protected areas for marine wildlife - to maintain food supplies and stop damage to underwater habitats and wildlife.
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Plans for two major offshore wind farms in the Thames Estuary are given the government go-ahead.
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The UK is developing a strategy to adapt to climate change, not just to try to avert it.
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Science & environment: A nationwide clean-up of Britain's beaches is under way this weekend amid growing concern over  the threat from  litter to fish, birds, reptiles and marine mammals.
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Urgent action is needed to prevent further declines in albatross and petrel populations, wildlife groups recommend.
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Britain's seas are in crisis, with key species in serious decline, according to a report by the WWF.
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Environmental groups call on Australia to classify the Coral Sea as a marine park to ward off illegal shark fishermen.
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Britain is preparing territorial claims on tens of thousands of square miles of the Atlantic Ocean floor
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A study of pre-historic animals reveals the crucial role of the English Channel in shaping  Britain's natural history.
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A marine reserve is to be created off the island of Arran to protect bio-diversity, according to the Scottish government.
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A leading environmental group called Friday for protection for the great white shark and humphead wrasse coral fish, whose numbers have plunged because of overfishing and China&#39;s growing appetite for exotic foods.
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Science & environment: An armada of robot submarines and marine sensors are to be deployed across the Atlantic
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By NO BYLINE  A NEW report from MSPs has backed an overhaul of marine legislation, citing the Forth ship-to-ship oil transfer plans as a good example of why change is needed.
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By Anonymous  The New South Wales Department of Environment & Conservation (NSW DEC) has been using a 125 kHz GeoAcoustics GeoSwath Plus wide swath sonar system for habitat mapping within the state's network of Marine Protected Areas.