Canada tightens conditions for whale watching
In Canada, it is now illegal to disturb marine mammals, and therefore to swim, interact with them or approach them to within 100 to 400 metres depending on the region.…
Mediterranean: marine areas increasingly protected, why, how, the article to read to understand
With seven months to go before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron has announced that he wants to increase the number of marine protected areas on the Mediterranean coast. But what…
Threatened bottlenose dolphins under close surveillance in the Mediterranean
A mission is sailing the waters of the French Mediterranean to observe bottlenose dolphins, a species classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Binoculars in…
Mediterranean: scientists sound the alarm at IUCN congress
Although it covers only one percent of the Earth's marine surface, the Mediterranean is home to 18% of the world's aquatic species. Today, the Mediterranean is facing unprecedented climate and…