By Afiur
March 20, 2026
Often called the “sea cow,” dugongs are declining due to habitat destruction and coastal development.
Critically endangered due to illegal shell trade and coral reef loss, which destroys their main habitat.
Targeted for their gill plates and affected by ocean pollution, manta rays are increasingly at risk.
Recognisable by their saw like snout, these creatures are disappearing due to habitat loss and fishing nets.
Once abundant in Caribbean reefs, this coral is dying rapidly due to warming oceans and pollution.
The world’s rarest marine mammal, found in the Gulf of California. Fewer than 10 are believed to remain due to illegal fishing nets.
Highly prized for sushi, overfishing has drastically reduced their population across oceans.
The largest fish in the ocean, threatened by ship strikes, plastic pollution, and illegal fishing.