Miao Wang is one of two UNEP Young Champions of the Earth for Asia and the Pacific. She is the Founder of Better Blue, and the Chief Representative of Project AWARE in Greater China. Better Blue, managed by ChinaNext Foundation, aims to integrate resources of the diving industry and support divers and diving centres to participate in marine-related programmes in 20 cities across China.

Hundreds of thousands of sharks, seabirds, and other marine species are accidentally killed each year after becoming snagged or entangled in longline fishing gear. New models may help reduce the threat by giving regulatory agencies a new tool to predict the month-by-month movements of longline fleets on the high seas and determine where and when by-catch risks are greatest.

The 'Shark Lady,' has received the ultimate ichthyologist honor: having a new species of shark, Squalus clarkae, named after her.

Researchers have found that several greenhouse gases are emitted as common plastics degrade in the environment. Their study reports the unexpected discovery of the universal production of greenhouse gases methane and ethylene by the most common plastics when exposed to sunlight.

Just 13% of the world’s oceans remain untouched by the damaging impacts of humanity, the first systematic analysis has revealed. The remaining wilderness areas, mostly in the remote Pacific and at the poles, need urgent protection from fishing and pollution.

Heavy seas off the east coast of Australia have caused 83 shipping containers to fall off a cargo ship, threatening maritime traffic and migrating whales. Nappies, sanitary products, car parts, and plastic wrapping have begun washing up on beaches between Port Stephens and Newcastle

In an unprecedented move to tackle marine litter, the European Commission launched the long-awaited proposal for legislation to reduce the flow of single-use plastics and fishing gear into the seas. The initiative focuses on the 10 most commonly found single-use plastics and fishing gear, which together represent around 70% of marine litter found on Europe’s beaches.

A new study has revealed that human activities are affecting the deepest part of the ocean, more than 1,000 kilometers from the mainland. To raise awareness of the far-reaching effects of plastic pollution, ocean scientists - including those from UN Environment's World Conservation Monitoring Centre - crunched numbers from the Deep-sea Debris Database.