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Ocean Conservation News – 09/14/2022

by Camille Quintos
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“Mind-blowing” marine heat wave puts Mediterranean ecosystem at grave risk

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/mind-blowing-marine-heat-waves-put-mediterranean-ecosystems-at-grave-risk/

A recent study reveals the widespread effects of climate change-driven marine heat waves on the ecological communities of the Mediterranean Sea.


Scientists urges EU to ban destructive fishing practices in protected areas

https://www.businessgreen.com/news/4056252/scientists-urge-eu-ban-destructive-fishing-practices

More than 250 scientists have called on European institutions to ban destructive fishing practices by 2030 in Marine Protected Areas


ADEX Singapore 2022 starts this Friday

https://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-scuba-ocean-news/adex-singapore-2022-starts-friday/

Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) returns to Singapore on Friday—after a two-year hiatus due to COVID. The three-day event is back at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre—inside Singapore’s iconic Marina Bay Sands integrated resort—and once again welcomes divers, aspiring divers, and non-divers to enjoy a varied program of fun activities.

Turning motion in the ocean into incredible wave energy

https://inhabitat.com/turning-motion-in-the-ocean-into-incredible-wave-energy/

Sea Wave Energy Limited (SWEL) is a research and development company based in Cyprus and the U.K. They designed and developed a wave energy converter (WEC) called the Wave Line Magnet, which converts energy from ocean waves to store for later use.


URI’s graduate school of Oceanography to host Science Saturday on Sept. 24

https://www.uri.edu/news/2022/09/uris-graduate-school-of-oceanography-to-host-science-saturday-on-sept-24/

All are invited to a family-friendly day on Sept. 24 at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus and numerous other organizations, which together create a world-renowned community of coastal and ocean scientists, engineers, policy experts, and educators.

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