The short answer is no. No single person, country, or organization owns the entire ocean. Instead, different parts of the ocean are governed under different rules. Coastal nations have authority over ...

Sixteen national governments from across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, and the Pacific today adopted the Mombasa Declaration at the 11th Our Ocean Conference, committing to advance global ...

The ocean remains one of the least explored places on Earth—and every year, scientists uncover new species that remind us just how much there is still to learn. In 2025, researchers described a ...

Lionfish are decimating native fish in the Caribbean. They also make flaky, buttery filets. A fish that’s unwelcome and tasty? That sounds like a recipe for guilt-free tacos. But lionfish are venomous ...

If you’ve ever eaten sushi, you know that seaweed goes great with rice and fish. But recent research suggests that seaweed is more than just a culinary partner — it could be an overlooked ally in the ...

Oceana analyzed data[1] from the Global Commitment 2023 Progress Report released earlier this week by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and found that the two top polluting brands, according to the ...

This article is the first installment in Oceana’s Recycling Myth of the Month series, which highlights common misconceptions surrounding the recycling of plastics. Three arrows chasing each other in a ...

Every family has an overachiever. For fish, that title goes to manta rays. They’re giant, charismatic and basically geniuses. Mantas have huge brains — the biggest of any fish — with especially ...

Today, the Philippines officially declared the waters surrounding Panaon Island a Protected Seascape, preserving some of the most vibrant and biodiverse coral reefs on the planet. The protected area ...

Food is expensive. Not just for pocketbooks, but for the planet. Worldwide, more than 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from food production. That’s methane belched from cows and nitrous ...

For newborn great white sharks, the warm waters swirling the Southern California Bight provide a perfect nursery. Every year, many great whites — along with dozens of other shark species — birth their ...