Ocean Conservation News – 07/18/2023

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Baby sea turtles found stranded on Anna Maria Island

https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/manateecounty/sea-turtles-stranded-hole-anna-maria-island/67-3748f392-d400-442e-99ee-2bb871c0f2cf

On Sunday morning, a code enforcement officer found four hatchlings stuck in a large hole on Holmes Beach.

Lost of sea ice putting migrating beluga whales in danger

https://abcnews.go.com/US/beluga-whales-migrating-arctic-loss-sea-ice-climate-change/story?id=101162277

The annual great beluga migration is underway, but the whales are facing increasing dangers as the climate warms and human activity decimates their habitat.

Most plastic pollution on coral reefs come from fishing, new study shows

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/most-plastic-pollution-coral-reefs-063100404.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHMiMOHIfz3CSiLYB_zPZ0PTa28blR93zfiipeft-jP86OeVUI9_n7dF4WQOyhzS8CEPMWrsJy-F_Q7j7DlDEhaYv2W_uMgytxPX6Fa3G0qqaMCAHaOxHSD1r7q-Z5wMVL4ZgT-1Xr52l3hjPDisaR66nN3_h13V3zchtDRiwWJG

A Marine Biologist from the University of Oxford has authored a study showing that most plastic pollution on coral reefs comes from fishing.

Climate groups, states back deep sea mining moratorium

https://www.argusmedia.com/en//news/2469642-climate-groups-states-back-deepsea-mining-moratorium

Climate groups and a number of countries are urging the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to declare a moratorium on deep-sea mining, as the ISA holds its council and assembly meetings this month.

Research shows animals abandoning deep sea mining testing areas due to sediment pollution

https://www.mining-technology.com/news/marine-animals-deep-sea-mining-testing-areas/

Environmentalists and marine biologists are concerned about the potential impacts of delays to deep-sea mining regulation.

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