Ocean Conservation News – 09/13/2022

News Spotlight: Sea creatures could harbor the next generation of medications, but are they at risk?

https://www.conservation.org/blog/news-spotlight-sea-creatures-could-harbor-the-next-generation-of-medications-but-are-they-at-risk

Increasingly, scientists are unlocking a new, natural medicine chest: the sea.

EU slammed over failure to protect marine life from destructive fishing

fishinghttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/eu-slammed-over-failure-to-protect-marine-life-from-destructive-fishing

The analysis, issued on Monday, follows a scathing report from the European court of auditors two years ago, which warned that the EU had failed to halt marine diversity loss in Europe’s waters and to restore fishing to sustainable levels.

Over 1 million sea turtles poached, study finds

https://phys.org/news/2022-09-million-sea-turtles-poached-decades.htmlhttps://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/poached-sea-turtles-study/

A new study by scientists from Arizona State University, published in the journal Global Change Biology, states that over 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed from 1990 to 2020, highlighting the need for added protection.

NFWF announces $1.5 Million in grants from Coral reef conservation fund

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nfwf-announces-1-5-million-153000403.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAESzlYVrmMxVtnfyg_hhyT-t91PjlCf5_mb7XIMeChGWBWhmEe5AOL6YgiYgWt41Vj8KEvmRUDGyn9oiu1uNwgsjuYRGnT_0s9DZa7TKDYIaMHK-5MjCPJlYdT5hgYXYsC3YoRKzzBhLbX0x44asi01SNVQ32G_9IalUVSFzkTiMhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/nfwf-announces-1-5-million-153000403.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAESzlYVrmMxVtnfyg_hhyT-t91PjlCf5_mb7XIMeChGWBWhmEe5AOL6YgiYgWt41Vj8KEvmRUDGyn9oiu1uNwgsjuYRGnT_0s9DZa7TKDYIaMHK-5MjCPJlYdT5hgYXYsC3YoRKzzBhLbX0x44asi01SNVQ32G_9IalUVSFzkTiM

Eight grants will address threats and develop tools for restoration and management of coral reefs in U.S. Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific waters

700 SCUBA divers needed for Portugal Clean

https://divernet.com/scuba-news/700-divers-needed-for-portugal-clean-up/

Portugal-based marine-conservation charity Oceanum Liberandum hopes to host 700 scuba divers in the world’s biggest-ever underwater clean-up event on 24 September.