Ocean Conservation News – 03/13/2023

Blue Turtles on Brown Sand

Biden to announce Arctic Ocean protection as administration weighs controversial Willow oil project

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-oil-gas-drilling-arctic-ocean-willow-project-climate-change/

President Biden is expected to prohibit oil and gas leasing across the entirety of the United States’ territory in the Arctic Ocean, an administration official confirmed on Sunday.

How the UN High Seas treaty protects the ocean, and why it’s necessary

https://www.fairplanet.org/story/how-the-un-high-seas-treaty-protects-the-ocean-and-why-its-necessary/

For the past 20 years, the UN has acknowledged the need to protect the world’s oceans and the biodiversity they hold.

Lessons from Blue Parks in the Mediterranean for Red Lines in the South China Sea

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/03/12/lessons-from-blue-parks-in-the-mediterranean-for-red-lines-in-the-south-china-sea/

Climate change is creating a marine conservation emergency, and the first signs of this happening can be seen in intricately linked oceans.

Global Warming Is also threatening cold-water corals in Canada

https://news-oceanacidification-icc.org/2023/03/13/global-warming-also-threatens-canadas-cold-water-corals/

Off Vancouver Island, underground mountains rise from the depths of the Pacific Ocean. These remnant volcanoes are home to a phenomenal diversity of ecosystems, says Robert Rangeley, scientific director of the ocean conservation organization, Oceans Canada.

Nesting season beginning for sea turtles, waterbirds

https://www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com/2023/03/12/nesting-season-beginning-for-sea-turtles-waterbirds/

Nesting season has started for both sea turtles and waterbirds in the Sunshine State.

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