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Ocean Conservation News – 05/25/2023

by Camille Quintos
A Woman Freediving Under the Sea

Government urged to fund ocean clean up to remove plastic

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/government-urged-fund-ocean-clean-8465143

The debate received cross-party support as MPs from across the UK came together to discuss solutions to the global issue of plastic in our ocean.

Fujairah’s pristine beaches witness spectacular sea turtle nesting

https://www.wam.ae/en/details/1395303161391

Sea turtles have recently been spotted laying eggs at the Miramar Al Aqah Beach Resort in the emirate of Fujairah.

Melting Arctic Sea is changing bowhead whale migrations, study says

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/melting-arctic-sea-ice-is-changing-bowhead-whale-migrations-study-finds/

Research has found that some bowhead whales in the Bering–Chukchi–Beaufort (BCB) population are no longer migrating to the northwestern Bering Sea in the winter but remain in the Canadian Beaufort Sea.

Many marine protected areas are not actually protected

https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/2023/5/23/23720486/marine-protected-areas-sanctuaries-fishing-conservation

Even areas designated to conserve marine ecosystems allow for bottom trawling and other harmful activities.

Indigenous women take on advanced marine conservation training

https://www.minderoo.org/flourishing-oceans/news/indigenous-women-take-on-advanced-marine-conservation-training/

For the first time a group of eight First Nations women will spend seven weeks in advanced marine conservation training on the Great Barrier Reef.

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