Ocean Conservation

Fishing communities create marine refugees to protect Chile’s biodiversity

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/fishing-communities-create-marine-refuges-to-protect-chiles-biodiversity/

In Chile’s Valparaíso region, artisanal fishers have created grassroots marine reserves to protect marine biodiversity.

Concerns, Impatience over Mining World’s seabeds

https://www.voanews.com/a/concerns-impatience-over-mining-world-s-seabeds-/6969515.html

The prospect of large-scale mining to extract valuable minerals from the depths of the Pacific Ocean, once a distant vision, has grown more real, raising alarms among the oceans’ most fervent defenders.

High Seas Treaty critical to achieving 30% global ocean protection goal

https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=300873

WWF is urging countries to finalize a new global agreement for the two-thirds of the ocean that is largely unprotected and overexploited, as talks over the last 15 years are anticipated to conclude in a ‘High Seas Treaty’ over the next few weeks.

UN ocean treaty talks: “Life support system of our planet”

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/19/un-ocean-treaty-talks-resume-with-goal-to-save-biodiversity

The aim of United Nations meetings is to produce a unified agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of vast marine ecosystems.

New school at ASU paves the way to help the students dive into ocean sciences

https://www.12news.com/article/news/education/new-school-asu-aims-to-address-challenges-our-oceans-face/75-e6632e30-a424-474b-a7f6-cfc41b7f3608

Arizona isn’t the first place most people think of when considering the ocean, but a new school at ASU is pushing the limit of what’s possible for students.

Ocean Conservation News – 02/07/2023

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More whales are dying, marine conservation groups are concerned https://www.firstcoastnews.com/article/tech/science/more-whales-are-dying-marine-conservation-groups-concerned/77-06a6d122-5fe3-4743-a180-0726f738f644 Since December, 18 large…

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