Coral bleaching hits 75% of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef, with 50 per cent suffering high or very high levels of damage. Read more here.

Belize celebrates historic ratification of ocean biodiversity agreement

Belize has made history by being the first Caribbean nation to officially ratify the groundbreaking ocean biodiversity agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement). Read more here.

Georgia releases 34 rehabilitated sea turtles into ocean after reptiles regain their health

Thirty-four rehabilitated sea turtles were transported to Jekyll Island in Georgia to be let back into the ocean thanks to multiple marine conservation societies and aquariums. Read more here.

How AI is being used to prevent illegal fishing

The financial penalties were imposed because the vessels had illegally turned off the GPS-based automatic identification systems (AIS), which were transmitting their positions. This is often a sign that a vessel is engaged in illegal fishing. Read more here.

Saving China’s seagrass without shutting out fishers

Fishers worry seagrass protections will put them out of work, but must fishing and conservation be mutually exclusive? Read more here.