Sea turtles swim easier as poaching declines
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02983-3
An estimated 1.1 million sea turtles were illegally harvested from 1990 to 2020 — but today poaching poses less of a threat to these endangered reptiles.
New Global Fisheries Transparency Coalition releases charter for public comment
The ten principles, which address the lack of transparency in vessel information, fishing activity, and fisheries governance and management, pinpoint the most essential transparency priorities needed to increase equity in fisheries and combat illegal fishing and human rights abuses at sea.
Relion Battery joins the Conservation Alliance
https://boatingindustry.com/news/2022/09/20/relion-battery-joins-the-conservation-alliance/
RELiON Battery, a part of the Navico Group, has announced a partnership with The Conservation Alliance, an organization of like-minded businesses whose collective contributions support grassroots environmental organizations.
Breef Summer Camp takes marine education to the islands
https://ewnews.com/breef-summer-camp-takes-marine-education-to-the-islands
Under the theme “Ocean Champions”, the Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation summer Sea Camp programme reached more than 100 children on the islands of New Providence, Exuma, Eleuthera, and Andros.
Northeastern wins court decision to expand marine center
A Superior Court judge has ruled in Northeastern’s favor regarding the university’s proposed expansion of its Marine Science Center in Nahant, Massachusetts.