Ocean Conservation News – 03/08/2023

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International High Seas Treaty a ‘huge leap forward’ for marine conservation

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-08/high-seas-treaty-a-huge-leap-forward-for-marine-conservation/102067092

Australian conservationists and researchers are celebrating the agreement of an international treaty they say will help protect the world’s oceans.

Mangalaru women excel in wildlife, marine conservation

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/mangaluru-women-excel-in-wildlife-marine-conservation/articleshow/98489219.cms

These women wildlife veterinarians have moved away from the traditional roles a veterinarian usually engages in and have moved on to playing a prominent role in dealing with the challenges of wildlife and marine management.

Will new bottom trawling rules will do enough to protect South Pacific seamounts

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/will-new-bottom-trawling-rules-do-enough-to-protect-south-pacific-seamounts/

Environmental advocates have long called for a ban on bottom trawling on seamounts in the South Pacific’s international waters, and they hoped one would finally be instituted at a regional meeting in Manta, Ecuador, in February.

Minderoo Foundation invest USD $5 Million in innovative Coral Reefs Fund

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/minderoo-foundation-invests-usd-5-million-in-innovative-global-coral-reefs-fund-301763914.html

Pegasus announces Minderoo Foundation invests USD $5 million into the Global Coral Reefs Fund, growing the initiative for investing in climate adaptation and oceans to over USD $200 million.

China-funder bridge threatens Paradise Reefs in southern Philippines

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/china-funded-bridge-threatens-paradise-reef-in-southern-philippines/

A massive bridge project, meant to boost tourist traffic from the mainland to Samal, threatens to wipe out Paradise Reef if construction pushes through, according to marine biologists and environmentalists.

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