Ocean Conservation

Research in Brief: Have humans wreaked too much havoc on marine life to halt damage?

https://www.unlv.edu/news/release/research-brief-have-humans-wreaked-too-much-havoc-marine-life-halt-damage

UNLV analysis challenges the idea that ocean ecosystems have barely changed over millions of years, pointing scientists down a new path on conservation efforts and policy.

Government faces legal action for excluding majority of coastline

https://news.sky.com/story/marine-conservation-society-joins-legal-action-against-sewage-dumps-in-english-seas-12757126

Government’s plan to tackle sewer overflows excludes majority of England’s coastal waters, argue charities in court documents.

How science threatens Antarctica

https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-spurious-science-threatens-antarctica/

An international meeting dedicated to the conservation of Antarctica’s delicate ocean ecosystems has once again ended in a deadlock.

10-year-old boy creates online businesses to save the oceans

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/pinellascounty/st-pete-boy-creates-business-save-ocean-miles/67-c7fea8d4-fb15-42f4-9587-9a7ac164bb39

Miles was 6 years old when he learned how polluted oceans on the planet were.

Fishers in Flores Sea opt to limit harvest of overexploited sea cucumbers

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/fishers-in-flores-sea-opt-to-limit-harvest-of-overexploited-sea-cucumbers/

Fishers on Indonesia’s Sapuka island have decided to regulate their sea cucumber harvests.