Video captures endangered right whale mother and her calf off U.S east coast
Recent video has captured a rare instance of an endangered North Atlantic right whale and her calf being seen swimming together off the eastern coast of the United States.
Aiming for zero waste, Hiroshima firms gear up for plastic recycling drive.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/04/03/business/hirsohima-companies-environmental-efforts/
Nearly two years have passed since the June 2021 launch of the Green Sea Setouchi Hiroshima Platform (GSHIP), a public-private group working to reduce plastic waste discharged from within Hiroshima Prefecture into the ocean to zero.
Foundations for the largest restoration oyster reef in the Solent have been laid
Foundations for the largest restoration oyster reef in the Solent have been laid as part of the Solent Seascape Project – a multi-million pound initiative to restore marine habitats across the region.
UN body mulls deep-sea mining amid demand for minerals
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20230403/un-body-mulls-deep-sea-mining-amid-demand-minerals
Pressure is mounting on an obscure UN body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world’s deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters.
High Seas Treaty: A unique opportunity for ocean science
https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20230331145925727
The new United Nations treaty which provides a legal framework for the establishment of vast marine protected areas represents enormous opportunities for ocean science and the building of marine-related scientific research capacity around the world, experts say.