Ocean Conservation News – 01/08/2024

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Shark sightings prompt warnings

Lifeguards recorded more than 40 first hand sightings of sharks across two regions in the past fortnight, Surf Life Saving said on Tuesday. Read more here.

Can Pakistan’s Indus River dolphins be saved?

Once believed to be extinct, the ancient mammal has started to make a comeback, but the risks remain grave and may be growing. Read more here.

Maine’s sea stars are out but not down

The species once known as starfish is threatened by the speed of climate change, but is attempting to adapt to stave off local extinction. Read more here.

Puerto Princesa, DILG unite to fight ocean pollution

The city government, in reviving the Save the Puerto Princesa Bays initiative this Saturday, was accompanied by the interior and local government department’s launch of the Kalinisan sa Bagong Pilipinas Program in Barangay Bagong Silang. Read more here.

Bay Area teen builds sculptures out of trash collected during cleanups

The trash ranges from broken sunglasses to bottle caps to plastic toys, and it all comes from Tampa Bay area beaches and waterways. Read more here.

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