Ocean Conservation News – 12/22/2022
Strong marine protected areas credited with manta ray surge in Indonesia https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/strong-marine-protected-areas-credited-with-manta-ray-surge-in-indonesia/ Manta ray…
Manta ray populations are thriving in Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago, a new population assessment shows, highlighting the importance of marine protected areas to the species’ conservation.
An expedition to a deep-sea ridge, just north of the Hawaiian Islands, has revealed an ancient dried-out lake bed paved with what looks like a yellow brick road.
More than 190 countries have adopted a sweeping agreement to protect nature at the United Nations’ biodiversity conference in Montreal.
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/21/world/national-marine-aquarium-rescued-sea-turtle-scn/index.html
The National Marine Aquarium, the largest display for sea life in the United Kingdom, has officially welcomed Heidi, an olive ridley turtle rescued in 2018 from the Maldives.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/975157
Ocean warming is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves, causing untold damage to coral reefs.
Strong marine protected areas credited with manta ray surge in Indonesia https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/strong-marine-protected-areas-credited-with-manta-ray-surge-in-indonesia/ Manta ray…
Nations adopt Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity framework https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/nations-adopt-kunming-montreal-global-biodiversity-framework/ After multiple delays due to COVID-19, nearly…
More than 190 countries sign landmark agreements to halt the biodiversity crisis https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/world/cop15-biodiversity-agreement-montreal-climate-scn-intl/index.html More…
Protecting and restoring biodiversity in the Canadian marine environment https://finance.yahoo.com/news/protecting-restoring-biodiversity-canadian-marine-192900566.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAKjEcZxSDTgMBhCWUdP9ayZjKPa7OUpLEIyXgl9Tbz65O7abRB5Rt1f3VuzjuPMxy7fEpzdWe30AvhkqrE6LODLC84cJAbpAI0C6L3prXNto4FunNXdn9l4vDmC7oVq0pn-FXcP5IRbqHqQ-RyRLSvCMQcb3boFZLOTc-RtcYxBz The Government of Canada…
Whales could be a valuable carbon sink, scientists say https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221215120727.htm Nature-based solutions to fight…
Ireland announces major boost in marine environmental protection https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/11656-ireland-announces-major-boost-in-marine-environmental-protection-at-cop15/ Ireland’s ambition to protect 30%…
Biodiversity: Can we set aside a third of our planet for nature? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63955526 The…
Human activity devastating marine species from mammals to corals https://www.iucn.org/press-release/202212/human-activity-devastating-marine-species-mammals-corals-iucn-red-list Populations of dugongs –…
Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/9/dugongs-other-species-facing-extinction-conservation-group-says IUCN sounds alarm over the growing extinction…
Shark fishing gear banned across much of Pacific in conservation ‘win’ https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/shark-fishing-gear-outlawed-across-much-of-pacific-in-win-for-conservationists/ Proponents consider…