Major change to Aussie’s City beaches in wake of fatal shark attacks
Shark fishing will effectively be banned across all the beaches in one major Aussie city in the wake of two fatal shark attacks in three years.
New Caledonia protects 10% of its ocean
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-caledonia-protects-10-of-its-ocean/
The government of New Caledonia just announced it has highly protected 10% of its waters in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. In the new highly protected areas, fishing and other extractive activities, such as mining and drilling, are prohibited.
Ocean activist saved 1,000 seals and even built them a hospital
The volunteer for “British Divers Marine Life Rescue” spent nine months caring for injured seals in her Airbnb, but now she and other volunteers have built a fully functioning seal hospital from the ground up in Cornwall.
With record ocean temps, is the Great Barrier Reef facing catastrophe?
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/10/will-we-lose-most-of-the-great-barrier-reef-by-february/
The inaugural international edition of the famed South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and conference took place from October 15-22, 2023 in Sydney and Mongabay spoke with some of the most interesting presenters there.
Legal revision improves marine environment protection
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202310/25/WS653878aca31090682a5ea91b.html
China will ramp up environmental monitoring and impose more penalties for violations as the country strives to enhance marine conservation, according to a revision to the Marine Environment Protection Law.