UBS, Blue finance tie up for PH marine protection
The Swiss bank last week said that the UBS Optimus Foundation would invest $600,000 to empower several marine protected area (MPA) networks.
The rush for nickel: ‘They are destroying our future’
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66131451
Two men are carrying torches and homemade arrows as they slip into the ocean at night on an Indonesian island.
Dolphin age, pod health revealed with drone photos
Using unoccupied aerial system (UAS), or drone photography, researchers from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) are now able to determine the age-structure of free-ranging dolphin groups.
Crunch talks due on deep-sea mining controversy
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66135308
Controversial proposals to allow deep-sea mining will be centre-stage at global talks in Jamaica from Monday.
This AI powered robot fish explores mysterious organisms under the sea
There’s an amazing new fish-like robot called Belle that is exploring the ocean and gathering important information without causing any disturbance to marine life. This robot has the potential to revolutionize the way we study underwater creatures and understand the impact of factors like overfishing and climate change.