Pop up bar offers free cocktails in exchange for litter

https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2023/07/the-kraken-rum-launches-pop-up-bar-giving-out-free-cocktails-in-exchange-for-litter/

The Kraken Rum is ditching cash this weekend in favour of bags of litter, offering a round of free Kraken Rum cocktails in exchange for rubbish removed from one of Britain’s beaches.

In hot water: Florida ocean hits hot tub level, may have set record as coral dies

https://ksltv.com/570798/water-at-tip-of-florida-hits-hot-tub-level-may-have-set-world-record-for-warmest-seawater/

The water temperature on the tip of Florida hit hot tub levels, exceeding 100 degrees (37.8 degrees Celsius) two days in a row. And meteorologists say that could potentially be the hottest seawater ever measured, although there are some issues with the reading.

New report highlights recommendations for strengthening the management of sea turtles in Vanuatu

https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/646431572/new-report-highlights-recommendations-for-strengthening-the-management-and-conservation-of-sea-turtles-in-vanuatu

The loggerhead, olive ridley, green, hawksbill and leatherback turtles are all listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as threatened species.

Propeller wounds on whale spark calls for Hong Kong public to stay away from mammal

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3228916/propeller-wounds-whale-spark-calls-hong-kong-public-stay-away-mammal

Experts urge people not to rent boats to go whale watching to avoid causing further injuries to the mammal.

Lancashire no swim warnings on four beaches as sewage dumped into ocean

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/lancashire-no-swim-warning-beach-27388481

Surfers Against Sewage has issued the warning after it reported that sewage has been discharged into the sea.