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Ocean Conservation News – 09/22/2022

by Camille Quintos
Stripe clownfish swimming among corals

Technology system aims to protect whales from ships

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/technology-system-aims-to-protect-whales-from-ships/6767309.html

Scientists have developed a technology-powered mapping tool to prevent ships from hitting whales in areas of America’s west coast.

In Belize, a proposed limestone mine threatens conservation legacy

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/in-belize-a-proposed-limestone-mine-threatens-conservation-legacy-commentary/

Community resistance to the planned mine and its likely negative effects on the area’s natural beauty and tourism economy has been increasing.

About 230 whales beached in Tasmania

https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/09/22/news/world/about-230-whales-beached-in-tasmania/1859362

About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania’s west coast,just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off Australia’s southeastern coast.

Indonesia to update conservation for aquarium favorite cardinal fish

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/09/indonesia-to-update-conservation-efforts-for-aquarium-favorite-cardinalfish/

Indonesia’s fisheries ministry says it is working on a new conservation road map for Banggai cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni), a popular species in the aquarium trade globally that is found only in the waters around the country’s Banggai Archipelago.

“ A huge achievement”: Vision for vast network of West Coast marine protected areas unveiled at last

https://theturtleislandnews.com/index.php/2022/09/21/a-huge-achievement-vision-for-vast-network-of-west-coast-marine-protected-areas-unveiled-at-last/

The blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas across the northern third of Canada’s West Coast is being unveiled after more than a decade of work.

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