Ocean Conservation News – 07/05/2023

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European holiday hotspot is a major danger to seabirds

https://metro.co.uk/2023/07/04/european-holiday-hotspot-is-a-major-danger-to-seabirds-19066035/?ico=mosaic_tag

The Mediterranean and Black seas are among the most dangerous areas for threatened seabirds where they are at the greatest risk of ingesting or being entangled in plastic pollution, research suggests.

Vampire Fish resurge in Great Lakes post pandemic

https://thesuntimesnews.com/g/chelsea-mi/n/167172/vampire-fish-resurge-great-lakes-post-pandemic

According to The Wall Street Journal, fishery managers have observed an increase in the population of the parasitic sea lamprey, aka Vampire Fish, across the Great Lakes, startling some anglers.

This year, declare your independence from single use plastics

https://kiowacountypress.net/content/year-declare-your-independence-single-use-plastics

This Fourth of July, ocean conservation groups want Americans to declare their independence from single-use plastics.

First three marine areas received highest levels of protection

https://www.miragenews.com/first-three-marine-areas-receive-highest-levels-1040568/

The first three Highly Protected Marine Areas in England are now under the highest level of protection in our seas, as their designations come into effect today (5 July).

Threatened seabirds get a life raft in Maryland

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/threatened-seabirds-get-a-life-raft-in-maryland/

Every spring for the last three years, staff at the MCBP, Audubon Mid-Atlantic, and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) have towed the nesting raft into the brackish blue water of Chincoteague Bay, a narrow slice of ocean situated between the state’s mainland and a chain of barrier islands.

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