Climate Change is forcing sea turtles to nest earlier each year

Sea turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier in the year in a move to compensate for rising temperatures, researchers monitoring the breeding habits of green and loggerhead turtles in Cyprus have discovered. Read more here.

Young people in Keta sensitized on climate change effects and ocean governance

In a recent awareness campaign. The initiative aimed to educate the youth on rising sea levels, coastal erosion, and sustainable marine resource management. Read more here.

How one Japanese community is inspiring ocean conservation efforts in Southeast Asia

Mr Masao Nagasaki has fished the waters off Itoigawa City, Japan, for over 40 years. Setting out from Tsutsuishi fishing village, the 77-year-old recalls a time when his nets brimmed with fish and shellfish. ‘Our waters were once teeming with life,’ he said through an interpreter. ‘But over the past three decades, certain species have vanished.’ Read more here.

New trawling management measures for conservation zone

At a recent public meeting of the Northumberland Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (NIFCA), members voted in favour of introducing new management measures for trawling within the Coquet to St Mary’s Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ). Read more here.

Study shows climate change worries surfers

The survey set out to better understand how Australia’s surfing community viewed the environment, ocean conservation, climate change, renewables and their own role in protecting the places they love. Read more here.