The meeting in Hobart was overshadowed by the arrest by Russian security forces of Crimea-based Ukrainian scientist Leonid Pshenichnov, who backed the establishment of MPAs as a conservation measure ...

By Francesco De Augustinis The annual meeting of the international body responsible for conservation of the marine ecosystems ...

Leaders have failed to come to an agreement on critical fisheries management measures to protect krill, penguins, whales and ...

In an effort to protect additional marine life and the environment, officials have halted a remote krill fishery in Antarctica early for the first time ever. As reported by the Associated Press, the ...

The Australian government says it's "disappointed" after an international conservation meeting in Hobart failed to reach agreement on improved protection measures in Antarctica.