Nations adopt Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity framework
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/nations-adopt-kunming-montreal-global-biodiversity-framework/
After multiple delays due to COVID-19, nearly 200 countries at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) in Montreal sealed a landmark deal to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.
Plymouth National Marine Aquarium takes n Maldives turtle
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-devon-64026204
A turtle that lost a flipper after getting caught in a fishing net off the Maldives has been rehomed in the UK.
Fisherman urged to rejoin talks ver ocean plan
A government official urged fishermen to “come back to the table” after a major representative group snubbed an offer to join conservation talks.
Sustainable aquaculture pioneer forever oceans completes environmental footprint assessment
Assessment conducted by The Nature Conservancy projects Forever Oceans Kanpachi as a low carbon fish; the company commits to be Scope 1 & 2 carbon neutral by 2027.
Maine lawmakers using federal spending bill to delay lobster restrictions
Maine’s congressional delegation is using the $1.7 trillion federal spending bill to try to delay for six years new protections for endangered whales to protect Maine’s lobster industry.
