Ocean Conservation News – 02/08/2024

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SeaChange dredges up trash from Greater Victoria waters

Most recently, that work included underwater scans of Oak Bay – the body of water between Cattle Point and the marina – followed by a marine debris cleanup. Read more here.

Innocean extends Marine Conservation Society’s Voice of the Sea campaign

Innocean Australia and the Australian Marine Conversation Society (AMCS) have extended their ARIA-award winning campaign ‘Voice of the Sea’, with a new initiative aiming to engage Australia’s young conversationists. Read more here.

Marine biologist wins 4,800 kilometer race across Atlantic Ocean

After more than 38 days in the vast expanse of the Atlantic Ocean, Belcarra’s own Isabelle Côté has just completed a feat of athleticism few in the world can lay claim to. Read more here.

14 young sea turtles released from Cape Point to track their ‘lost years’

This is part of an international research project to track the “lost years” – between hatching and sexual maturity. Read more here.

Ban on sandeel fishing announced in the UK

The UK government’s Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs today announced a partial ban on bottom trawling in some marine protected areas and a total ban on fishing for sandeels in the English North Sea, helping to boost nature recovery on land and at sea. Read more here.

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