Protecting coral ‘nurseries’ is as important as safeguarding established coral reefs, new study shows

Reef conservation efforts typically focus on preserving established coral and protecting them from known stressors such as pollution, overfishing and runoff from coastline populations. Read more here.

Molly, Ocean Park’s oldest male dolphin, dies

According to a park statement, the dolphin became weak on New Year’s Eve and died on Thursday. Read more here.

Sea Life Park Hawaii celebrates 50 years of its Honu Conservation Program

On Jan. 14, Sea Life Park will partner up with nonprofit 808 Cleanups and invite the public to lend a hand in a beach cleanup at adjacent Kaupo Beach, from 8 to 10 a.m. Read more here.

Meet the startup using magnets to keep sharks at bay

SharkSafe Barriers, a CI Ventures investee, is pioneering a better way to protect surfers and swimmers, without further depleting shark populations or hurting other marine wildlife. Read more here.

Why 2024 may see action on biodiversity credits

Biodiversity credits or bio credits are increasingly being pushed as a means for financing work on the various targets set under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) adopted in 2022 at the 15th Conference of Parties (CoP15) of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Read more here.