UK offers support to protect Cayman’s deep ocean
https://caymannewsservice.com/2023/09/uk-offers-support-to-protect-caymans-deep-ocean/
An upcoming workshop will explore opportunities for expanding deep-sea marine conservation efforts in the Cayman Islands with support from the United Kingdom’s flagship Blue Belt Programme.
Wild Atlantic salmon are starting to return to U.S rivers
https://www.mensjournal.com/news/wild-atlantic-salmon-population-rises
Maine officials recorded the highest number of Atlantic salmon in over a decade, after factors such as overfishing and pollution have caused numbers of the species to dwindle in the wild.
South Africa’s great white sharks are changing location, they need to be monitored for beach safety and conservation
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-south-africa-great-white-sharks.html
South Africa is renowned for having one of the world’s biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias).
Traffickers plead guilty to smuggling over $10,000 in endangered sea cucumbers
Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty last week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers — which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac — from Mexico.
India’s marine biodiversity showcased at UN global met
The SOI is a global platform that aims to build partnerships and enhance capacity to achieve the global goals and targets on marine biodiversity.
