Action Day focuses on role of ocean in fighting climate change

http://sdg.iisd.org/news/action-day-focuses-on-role-of-ocean-in-fighting-climate-change/

Ocean Action Day at the Sharm el-Sheikh Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP 27) in Egypt brought together representatives of governments, businesses, experts, and practitioners to assess existing Ocean and climate action, and identify gaps that must be addressed.

China and Russia continue to block protections for Antarctica

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-and-russia-continue-to-block-protections-for-antarctica/

For the sixth year in a row, nations failed to agree on any new marine protected areas in the fragile Southern Ocean around Antarctica.

MCS to take legal action over ocean sewage spills

https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/mcs-taking-legal-action-to-protect-uk-from-sewage/

The Marine Conservation Society is announcing joining as co-claimant in a legal case against the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to protect English seas from sewage dumping.

Red Sea Global partners with The Ocean Race

https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/red-sea-global-partners-with-the-ocean-race-tj8canep

To shine a light on marine conservation and promote sailing to new audiences.

Mystic Aquarium to study seals and other marine life

https://www.bizjournals.com/rhodeisland/news/2022/11/29/mystic-aquarium-offshore-wind-study.html

Ørsted and Eversource, developers of Revolution Wind, are funding the research, which will study the effect of ocean-based wind turbines on marine mammals and sea turtles.