Ocean Conservation News – 12/12/2022

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Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/9/dugongs-other-species-facing-extinction-conservation-group-says

IUCN sounds alarm over the growing extinction threat to large marine mammals, abalone species and Caribbean corals.

New study highlights urgent need to safeguard coral reefs

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/12/221209135456.htm

New study finds very few deep reefs have any form of protection, and face a multitude of threats, set only to escalate in the near future.

Swiss watch brand adopts Saah reef to support marine conservation efforts

https://www.malaymail.com/news/life/2022/12/11/swiss-watch-brand-adopts-sabah-reef-to-support-marine-conservation-efforts/44653

Swiss company Ball Watch has highlighted its commitment to ocean conservation with its Adopt-A-Reef Campaign.

Doomed deep sea miner The Metals Company under huge pressure

https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/doomed-deep-sea-miner-the-metals-co

The push to launch the Deep sea mining industry received another blow on Monday, December 5, when the Nasdaq stock exchange issued a delisting notice to Canadian miners The Metals Company (TMC).

How tackling invasive species on land can spark ‘stunning’ improvements at sea

https://phys.org/news/2022-12-tackling-invasive-species-stunning-sea.html

Restoring islands devastated by invasive species and helping coastal “connectors” like seabirds boosts nature on land and at sea—and may be a new way to increase resilience to climate change, researchers said Monday.

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