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Ocean Conservation News – 08/09/2023

by Camille Quintos
Aerial Photography Of Body Of Water

Divers scour reef behind Ocean Institute in recognition of International Scuba Day

https://www.ocregister.com/2023/08/07/divers-scour-reefs-behind-ocean-institute-in-recognition-of-international-scuba-day/

The Clean the Reef event was a collaboration between the institute, LostWinds Dive Shop, OC Free Divers and North County Depth Finders.

The state of the largest coral reefs in the world

https://theweek.com/feature/briefing/1025520/the-state-of-the-largest-coral-reefs-in-the-world

Coral reefs are experiencing ocean acidification and coral bleaching, including Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Oceans heat up. So does concern for protecting fish

https://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0807/Oceans-heat-up.-So-does-concern-for-protecting-fish

Last year was their warmest to date, in records going back to the 1800s. Further records have been smashed this year, with global sea surface temperatures reaching unprecedented levels every month so far since May.

Novel research takes marine conservation tools to a new dimension

https://phys.org/news/2023-08-marine-tools-dimension.html

In the new article “Incorporating multidimensional behavior into a risk management tool for a critically endangered and migratory species” published in Conservation Biology, researchers combined data on the diving behavior of East Pacific leatherbacks with data on fishing effort.

Specialists discuss ocean conservation issues in Fiji

https://english.news.cn/20230808/99378ddf071d49e8a96475d3698786ee/c.html

Fiji is setting the bar for ocean conservation with the Blue Prosperity Marine Spatial Planning Workshop underway in Nadi, the country’s third-largest city.

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