Under Threat

Seaweed blooms caused by fishmeal plants hurt Gambian coastal communities

Authorities slow to act on discharges from fishmeal factories, which trigger blooms that threaten marine life, fishing activities and tourism

Latest news

Article
fisheries

WTO reaches historic agreement to end harmful fisheries subsidies

A northern gannet entangled in a green fishing net in the UK waters of the North Sea Article
Conservation

UN Ocean Conference is a key step on the road to recovering ocean health

Article
Negotiations

Opinion: Some fishing deals in West Africa make little economic sense

Illustration of a cargo ship covered with three different types of biofouling: Barnacles, algae and shellfish (Illustration: Ricardo Macía / China Dialogue Ocean) Article
Shipping

Blistering barnacles! The sticky problem of biofouling

Article
Protected Areas

How can ocean authorities cooperate on high seas protected areas?

Fishery inspectors approach a Spanish tuna boat in Sierra Leonean waters. Article
Explainer

The treaty that aims to end illegal fishing, explained

Under Threat

What’s killing South Africa’s seals?

Illustration showing plastic bottles and a plastic bag polluting the ocean Article
climate change

How plastic is fuelling a hidden climate crisis in Southeast Asia

Aerial view of oil tanker leaking oil, scene of Mauritius oil spill in the Indian Ocean Article
Blue economy

Palau ocean conference pledges $16 billion to safeguard marine health

A-farmer-feeding-his-Babylonia-lutosa-snails Article
Aquaculture

To meet global food demand, aquaculture needs more policy support and research

Fishermen unload noodle fish at Xiaogang wharf in Qingdao Article
Overfishing

China replaces fuel subsidies with responsible fishing payments

Article
Wetlands

Blue carbon offsets taking root

All articles

Trending

  1. UN meeting sets sights on global plastics treaty
  2. China re-exports most of the seafood it imports
  3. Chinese companies explore joint wind and fish farms
  4. Sandor Mulsow: ‘The ISA is not fit to regulate any activity in the oceans’
  5. Sierra Leone’s sinking islands
  6. ‘Ocean 100’: How a few corporations dominate the ocean economy
Podcast

Podcast: Sounds from a healthy coral reef

Episode one of ‘Asia’s noisy oceans’ – the new series from Sustainable Asia – visits the clamorous underwater world of the Great Barrier Reef

Listen now Next episode

Explainers

Explainer
Crime

Explainer: Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

We look at the illegal activity stretching depleted fish populations to breaking point, to mark International Day for the Fight Against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing.
Explainer
Deep-sea mining

Explainer: Deep-sea mining

Negotiations on the future of deep-sea mining are due to begin again in December. But are we any closer to actual extraction of minerals from the ocean floor?
Explainer
climate change

Explainer: how does climate change affect the ocean?

The ocean has cushioned the blow of global heating, but at a cost to the stability of climate systems and marine life
Explainer
Plastics

How does plastic pollution affect the ocean?

There are five trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean. Here’s how they got there, what it’s doing to marine life, and some potential solutions.
Take a deep dive with monthly updates of ocean and marine news curated by our team. Subscribe now

Our projects

Discover more projects from the China Dialogue Trust

  • China Dialogue

    China Dialogue is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting a common understanding of China’s urgent environmental challenges.

    Latest News
  • Diálogo Chino

    Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges

    Latest News
  • China Dialogue Ocean

    China Dialogue Ocean is a bilingual platform dedicated to illuminating, analysing and helping to resolve our ocean crisis.

    Latest News
  • The Third Pole

    The Third Pole is a multilingual platform dedicated to promoting information and discussion about the Himalayan watershed and the rivers that originate there.

    Latest News

China Dialogue is an independent organisation dedicated to promoting a common understanding of China’s urgent environmental challenges.

Latest News

Diálogo Chino is the only independent journalism platform dedicated to better understanding the China-Latin America relationship and its sustainable development challenges

Latest News

China Dialogue Ocean is a bilingual platform dedicated to illuminating, analysing and helping to resolve our ocean crisis.

Latest News

The Third Pole is a multilingual platform dedicated to promoting information and discussion about the Himalayan watershed and the rivers that originate there.

Latest News

Explore topics