Ocean Conservation News – 06/13/2023

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Fishing group vows to go it alone on sea management

https://www.royalgazette.com/environment/news/article/20230612/fishing-group-vows-to-go-it-alone-on-sea-management/

Fed-up fishermen have again broken ranks with the Bermuda Ocean Prosperity Programme, announcing their intention to draw up their own plan for the waters around Bermuda.

Antarctic warming alters atmosphere, ice shelves, ocean and animals

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/06/antarctic-warming-alters-atmosphere-ice-shelves-ocean-animals/

The world’s latest record-high temperatures are increasingly putting Antarctica’s role in regulating global climate and ocean currents at risk. But so far, most signs indicate that the continent has not yet reached a point of no return.

Earth ocean farms releases releases Totoaba juveniles for the 8th time in the Sea of Cortez

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/earth-ocean-farms-releases-totoaba-juveniles-for-the-8th-time-in-the-sea-of-cortez-totaling-more-than-210-000-juveniles-released-in-9-years-301846765.html

Committed to the protection and conservation of the totoaba, Earth Ocean Farms (EOF) contributes positively to the care of the species by raising it in a sustainable way through their Wildlife Management Unit (UMA).

Royal Caribbean extends collaboration to capture ocean conservation data onboard ships

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/royal-caribbean-extends-collaboration-to-capture-ocean-conservation-data-onboard-ships/

OceanScope program renewal – announced on World Oceans Day – builds on decades-long public-private collaboration with the University of Miami, NASA, and NOAA to address ocean health issues.

Carbon sequestration by whales make a minimal impact on climate change

https://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=33543

Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study led by Griffith University and a team of global researchers has found the amount of potential carbon capture by whales is too little to meaningfully alter the course of climate change.

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