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Ocean Conservation News – 11/10/2023

by Camille Quintos
Gray Shark in Blue Water

Sharks might be ferocious predators, but they’re no match to warming oceans, study

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/11/08/climate-change-effects-threaten-sharks-studies-find/71478416007/

Both studies revealed new information about sharks that surprised scientists and added to a growing body of research raising concerns about warming oceans and the effects of human activities on ocean ecosystems.

Diving to extremes: Predatory fish frequent the ocean’s twilight zone

https://www.earth.com/news/diving-to-extremes-predatory-fish-frequent-the-oceans-twilight-zone/

The mesopelagic zone, spanning depths of 200 to 1,000 meters below the ocean’s surface, was traditionally seen as an unlikely environment for these predators.

Canada still floundering when it comes to commercial fisheries monitoring: audit

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/canada-still-floundering-comes-commercial-220617583.html

Canada hasn’t got the key tools or resources in place to monitor and protect vital commercial fisheries despite promising to rectify the problem seven years ago, a federal audit released Tuesday shows.

US lawmakers introduce bill to ban most single use plastics, with exception for seafood

https://www.seafoodsource.com/news/environment-sustainability/us-legislation-takes-aim-at-plastic-pollution

U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced legislation that would ban most single-use plastic products and pause plastic production as part of a growing movement to tackle plastic pollution.

Stranded whale calf’s death linked to plastic balloon pollution

https://themessenger.com/news/stranded-whale-calfs-death-linked-to-plastic-balloon-pollution

Researchers performed an autopsy on the whale and determined she died due to ingesting a plastic balloon.

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