UK government proposes expanding ban on destructive bottom trawling

he government is considering a wider ban on bottom trawling, a destructive fishing method, across English waters. If implemented, the amendment would increase the ban on bottom trawling from 18,000km2 to 48,000km2 of the UK’s protected offshore areas. Read more here.

UN backed global research movement shows benefits of tracking ocean giants for marine conservation

A team of international scientists has tracked over 100 marine megafauna species, identifying the most critical locations in our global oceans for better marine conservation efforts, according to new research from The Australian National University (ANU). Read more here.

Whale’s mouth entangled in 500 foot rope: It needed ‘complex’ rescue, video shows

A humpback whale entangled in a long rope — stretching more than the length of a football field — was recently rescued off the coast of Australia. Read more here.

Coastal connections lead local cleanup, one fishing line at a time

Coastal Connections, a Vero Beach–based nonprofit, held a volunteering opportunity for residents to help tackle the fishing line debris problem by sorting and recycling fishing line from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. just outside the Wabasso Bait and Tackle Shack in Vero Beach on June 21. Read more here.

Volunteers sought for Marine Institute to help rescue sea turtles, care for corals

The Marine Institute at Maui Ocean Center is seeking Maui-based volunteers who are passionate about ocean conservation and willing to dedicate at least three hours a week assisting with coral restoration and endangered Hawaiian sea turtle conservation. Read more here.