Hundreds of baby sea turtles released off coast of Nicaragua in conservation effort

Nicaraguan authorities and volunteers released hundreds of tiny baby turtles on the country’s Pacific coast over the weekend as part of the government’s efforts to protect endangered species. Read more here.

Saudi Arabia set to lead the world in ecotourism and marine conservation

The Red Sea Decade Expedition — a mission that endeavored to comprehensively explore the Red Sea — has already yielded a long list of discoveries. Read more here.

Studland Bay introduce new initiatives to save seagrass

Buoys are being introduced into Studland Bay to protect seagrass from becoming extinct as a result of mooring. Read more here.

Marine protected areas are not help fish populations recover

Protected zones are meant to let adult fish populations recover from overfishing, but an analysis of 111 sites in the Caribbean finds that this is not happening in most cases. Read more here.

Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C coral reef

Federal authorities have closed Canada’s only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Read more here.