Ocean Conservation News – 11/23/2022

Photo by Daniel Torobekov from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-people-underwater-with-sharks-10498903/

Heal the Ocean works to prevent water pollution on the coast

https://www.noozhawk.com/article/heal_the_ocean_works_to_prevent_water_pollution_along_the_coast

The organization focuses on wastewater infrastructure – sewers and septic systems, as well as ocean dumping practices that have contributed to ocean pollution that closes Santa Barbara beaches.

Oceana Canada audit: Government’s failure to improve fisheries

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/11/22/2560526/0/en/Oceana-Canada-Audit-Government-s-Failure-to-Improve-Fisheries-Management-Performance-Continues-to-Cost-Canada-s-Wild-Fish-and-Coastal-Communities.html

Despite millions in new investments, Fisheries and Oceans Canada has so far failed to rebuild Canada’s fisheries to support marine ecosystems, coastal communities, and seafood economies.

Tiger sharks helped discover the world’s largest seagrass

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/tiger-sharks-discover-worlds-largest-seagrass-ai

Scientists equipped sharks with cameras to map a carbon reservoir half the size of Florida.

‘Landmark vote’ gives a boost to threatened sharks

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63670072

Nearly 200 countries have voted to add a raft of sharks to the list of species protected under global trade rules.

Crime scene tactics helping to save our oceans

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63670072

Forensic technology is being used to protect our oceans, with potential to impact the seafood we eat.

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