Ocean Conservation

Evidence that marine conservation mitigates climate change

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221021132716.htm

Researchers explain how marine protected areas help to sequester carbon and foster ecological and social adaptation to climate change.

Whaling meeting ends with mixed results for our ocean giants

https://www.miragenews.com/whaling-meeting-ends-with-mixed-results-for-our-880349/

The 68th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting has concluded in Slovenia, with some good progress and some backwards steps for the protection of the world’s whales.

To boost fish catches, try banning fishing, study says

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/to-boost-fish-catches-try-banning-fishing-new-study-shows/

A new study has found that the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawai‘i, the world’s largest contiguous marine protected area, increased the catch rates of yellowfin and bigeye tunas in nearby fisheries due to a “spillover effect.”

At more than 3 tons, this massive Sunfish is the heaviest bony fish ever discovered, researchers say

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/10/21/heaviest-bony-fish-ever-three-tons/10563719002/

A team of scientists in Portugal say they discovered the heaviest bony fish in the world in the Azores archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

Urgent call for governments to adopt Antarctic wildlife protection measures

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/urgent-call-for-governments-to-adopt-antarctic-wildlife-protection-measures-301656747.html

The accelerating climate emergency is having significant impacts on the region and the many species that live and breed there.