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Ocean Conservation News – 07/20/2023

by Camille Quintos
Unrecognizable Indian fishermen catching fish on sea shore

Divers collect 105 kg of trash, rescue batfish in KK waters

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/07/20/divers-collect-105kg-of-trash-rescue-batfish-in-kk-waters

Thirty-six volunteer divers braved strong winds and choppy seas to retrieve trash in an underwater clean-up at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, some 3km from here.

Scientists: Fishing boats compete with whales and penguins for Antarctic krill

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/07/scientists-fishing-boats-compete-with-whales-and-penguins-for-antarctic-krill/

Scientists and campaigners recently documented huge krill fishing vessels plowing through pods of whales feeding in Antarctic waters, a permitted practice they say deprives the whales of food.

Research shows new ways the fishing industry is destroying coral reefs

https://vegnews.com/vegan-news/fishing-industry-coral-reefs

Over the last few decades, human activity has put the ocean and its ecosystem under immense pressure through a combination of overfishing, plastic pollution and rising emissions.

Rehabilitated sea turtles released back into ocean at Jones Beach

https://longisland.news12.com/rehabilitated-sea-turtles-released-back-into-ocean-at-jones-beach

Endangered sea turtles that were rehabilitated on Long Island returned Wednesday to their natural habitat.

New critical habitat proposed for Hawaii’s green sea turtles

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2023-07-19/new-critical-habitat-designation-proposed-for-hawaiis-green-sea-turtles

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have proposed to designate more than 2,000 acres of land across the Hawaiian archipelago as critical habitat for the threatened green sea turtle.

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