Ocean Conservation News – 07/21/2023
Volunteers join underwater clean up mission https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/21/volunteers-join-underwater-clean-up-mission Braving strong winds and choppy seas, the…
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/21/volunteers-join-underwater-clean-up-mission
Braving strong winds and choppy seas, the volunteers took part in an underwater clean-up mission initiated by the Marine Research Foundation (MRF) at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, some 3km from here, last Saturday.
Offshore of Vancouver Island, in Nuu-chah-nulth waters north of Tofino, some 65 kilometers west of Hesquiat Harbour, lives a nursery of deep-sea octopuses brooding their eggs.
https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2471034-financial-institutions-urge-deepsea-mining-pause
Deep-sea mining is a process of extracting and excavating minerals through mineral deposits like polymetallic nodules from the seabed at ocean depths deeper than 200m, to obtain critical minerals like lithium, nickel, cobalt.
Korean and Japanese researchers and scientists from Pusan National University used a large ensemble of simulations of the Community Earth System Model 2 (CESM2) and found distinct underlying mechanisms controlling the warming patterns.
According to PBSO, the turtles were seen walking towards the roadway on South Ocean Blvd, in South Palm Beach.
Volunteers join underwater clean up mission https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/21/volunteers-join-underwater-clean-up-mission Braving strong winds and choppy seas, the…
Divers collect 105 kg of trash, rescue batfish in KK waters https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/20/divers-collect-105kg-of-trash-rescue-batfish-in-kk-waters Thirty-six volunteer…
New study reveals seaweed’s hidden climate benefits https://www.conservation.org/blog/new-study-reveals-seaweed-s-hidden-climate-benefits A study by researchers at Conservation…
Baby sea turtles found stranded on Anna Maria Island https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/sea-turtles-stranded-hole-anna-maria-island/67-3748f392-d400-442e-99ee-2bb871c0f2cf On Sunday morning, a…
Time is running out for Britain’s orcas- and we have ourselves to blame https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/07/16/mystery-britain-west-coast-orcas/…
Warmer ocean temperatures increase risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific Hake fishery https://phys.org/news/2023-07-warmer-ocean-temperatures-salmon-bycatch.html Rates…
Plastic pollution on coral reefs increases with depth and mostly comes from fishing activities,…
Animal rights group claims Palm Beach isn’t protecting sea turtles https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/palm-beach/animal-rights-group-claims-palm-beach-isnt-protecting-sea-turtles The animal rights…
The heat is on: Soaring temperatures a cause for global concern https://www.independentnews.com/news/national/the-heat-is-on-soaring-temperatures-a-cause-for-global-concern/video_ae907264-c92e-5442-9f6f-781f7bd2e740.html A historic…
UBS, Blue finance tie up for PH marine protection https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/07/10/business/corporate-news/ubs-blue-finance-tie-up-for-ph-marine-protection/1899936 The Swiss bank last…