Fiji assesses coral reefs for sustainable future
https://english.news.cn/20231004/aa478b645bf34e9ba89014b6498c82a7/c.html
The first-ever nationwide assessment of Fiji’s coral reefs has been completed covering 282 locations in efforts to ensure the ocean is healthy for future generations, according to a Ministry of Fisheries official on Wednesday.
Nordic alliance champions regenerative community aquaculture
https://thefishsite.com/articles/nordic-alliance-champions-regenerative-community-aquaculture
The collaborative initiative, which aims to give communities the means of production of seafood through low-impact regenerative aquaculture, has recently received a grant of €1 million to establish a Northern European network.
Countries pledge $12B to help coral reefs recover
The “Coral Reef Breakthrough” was announced by a network of nations that account for three-quarters of the world’s coral reefs.
Warming beaches threaten Yemen sea turtles’ future
https://phys.org/news/2023-10-beaches-threaten-yemen-sea-turtles.html
Studies in several coastal regions of southern Yemen “have shown that there are 90 percent more female sea turtles than males”, said Jamal Baouzir, director of the biodiversity department at the University of Aden.
Air Force base could threaten Florida’s endangered Rice’s whale
https://www.wuft.org/news/2023/10/03/air-force-base-could-threaten-floridas-endangered-rices-whale/
The Rice’s whale, also known as the Gulf of Mexico whale, was previously considered a Bryde’s (pronounced broodus) whale. The Rice’s whale has an estimated population of less than 50, making it an endangered animal.