Australia’s protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040

New research has found that even Australia’s most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme ocean impacts by 2040, increasing threats to thousands of plant and animal species. Read more here.

Mauritius rethinks coral restoration as reefs suffer from another mass bleaching

The island nation of Mauritius is home to nearly 250 kinds of corals, but saw 80% of its corals bleached in the latest mass bleaching caused in part by climate change. Read more here.

Report calls for $14 billion investment to protect and restore kelp forests worldwide

An international team is calling for a US $14 billion investment to protect and restore one of the planet’s most valuable and overlooked marine ecosystems, kelp forests. Read more here.

UK fish stocks in trouble as catch limits exceed scientific advice

Nearly half of the United Kingdom’s most commercially valuable fish populations are either overexploited, critically low or both, according to a new report warning that the government continues to set catch limits above scientific advice. Read more here.

In Mauritius, an NGO is tracking the sex life of corals to save them

Mauritius will soon be home to one of the largest projects in the Western Indian Ocean aimed at restoring corals through sexual propagation. Read more here.