New report finds UK laws failing to protect whales and dolphins

A new report published today by The Wildlife Trusts highlights the growing risks to whales, dolphins and porpoises in UK waters and outlines the priority actions needed to tackle them, particularly in the species’ hotspot of the North Sea. Read more here.

Sewage Is Threatening Coral Reefs Around the World, Even in Marine Protected Areas

A new study finds that more than 70 percent of these protected zones are exposed to high levels of wastewater pollutants, making corals and other marine life more vulnerable to climate change. Read more here.

Saving giant clams in Southeast Asia: Halt poaching, improve restoration, raise funds

While international regulations and local laws prohibit the poaching of the threatened giant clams, overfishing and the illegal trade persist in the region, with some local communities also claiming them for food and ornaments. Read more here.

Seal the deal: Rescued Jersey Shore pup swims home after roadside detour

She was released back into the ocean Tuesday after an eight-week rehabilitation and recovery, according to a statement from the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine. Read more here.

The world’s marine protected areas have a sewage problem nobody wants to talk about

Across thousands of marine protected areas spanning Australasia and Melanesia, Mesoamerica and the Caribbean, the Coral Triangle, East Africa, the Indian Ocean, the Middle East and North Africa, researchers have found that the vast majority are contaminated by sewage. In many of those zones, the pollution levels are higher inside the protected boundaries than in the unprotected waters next door. Read more here.