Egypt’s coral reefs are necessary to preserve ocean’s ecosystems
https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/egypts-coral-reefs-are-necessary-to-preserve-oceans-ecosystems/
An international group of marine scientists has published a letter in Science that is a call to action for policy makers, government agencies and ocean conservation groups to take major steps to preserve Egypt’s 1800 km of coral reefs.
New Commonwealth grants available for ocean projects
https://thecommonwealth.org/news/new-commonwealth-grants-available-ocean-projects
The Commonwealth Secretariat has today announced the first call for proposals under the newly established Commonwealth Blue Charter Project Incubator.
Pew among organizations making an expansive commitment to map Indian Ocean seagrass
Project will seek to enable countries to include these habitats in climate conservation policies.
Marine Conservation Society says there’s a 42% increase in beach litter
The results of the annual 2022 Great British Beach Clean show that Scottish shoreline litter has increased by 42 per cent but a Caithness-based eco group questions the veracity of these statistics.
The Ocean Foundation launched website to provide updates on harvest strategies
The Ocean Foundation (TOF) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have launched Harveststrategies.orgto provide information on current developments and implementations of global harvest strategies.
