As ghost junk haunts the sea, ‘mermaids’ are fighting back

Piece by piece, a Conservation International training program is chipping away at a silent threat to the ocean.

March 18, 2025

News spotlight: Can consumer choices protect a critically endangered whale?

In case you missed it: North Atlantic right whales are fast approaching extinction. Each year, this rare species migrates along the eastern coast of the United States. The path leads right whales into a gauntlet of treacherous fishing grounds around New England.

December 5, 2022

Meet a scientist: the sustainable-seafood guru

Conservation News spoke with Jack Kittinger about his passion for protecting the animals — and people — in the seafood sector.

July 10, 2019