Marine conservation project restores 50,000 native oysters in Wales

A major milestone in UK marine restoration has been reached as 50,000 native oysters from Câr-y-Môr were deployed into the Daugleddau Estuary in Pembrokeshire – forming the foundations of natural, living reefs that will filter coastal waters, store carbon, and provide shelter for marine life. Read more here.

Marine heatwave leaves critical Florida corals “functionality extinct”

Following a record-breaking marine heatwave in the summer of 2023 and the ninth mass coral bleaching event on record for the region, staghorn and elkhorn corals have been reduced to populations so small, they can no longer reproduce. Read more here.

‘Circular seabird economy’ critical for oceans, island and people

New light has been cast on one of nature’s most elegant feedback loops as scientists throw the spotlight on the role of seabirds as powerful connectors between ocean and land. Read more here.

Mexico adopts protections for Atlantic sharks

These are the vulnerable bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) and silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), the critically endangered oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus), the endangered shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus), and hammerhead sharks (genus Sphyrna) — with the exception of the endangered bonnethead (Sphyrna tiburo). Read more here.

Divers volunteering for coastal clean up

Thirty volunteer divers, shore support teams, and at least one fishing vessel will participate on October 26, in the 2nd Underwater Cleanup at the Recife do Algarve Marine Natural Park – Pedra do Valado, between 9:00am and 1:00pm. Read more here.