Endangered whales steer some ship captains to frustrations

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2022/12/26/endangered-right-whales-return-to-florida-as-expanded-slow-zones-considered/69723810007/

As endangered right whales make their way back to Florida waters, proposed federal slow-speed zones for ships off Florida and elsewhere in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean continue to generate controversy.

Scientists freeze Great Barrier Reef coral

https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/scientists-freeze-great-barrier-reef-coral/6887550.html

Scientists working on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have successfully tested a new method for freezing and storing coral larvae.

Fishers in Flores Sea opt to limit harvest of overexploited sea cucumbers

https://news.mongabay.com/2022/11/fishers-in-flores-sea-opt-to-limit-harvest-of-overexploited-sea-cucumbers/

Fishers on Indonesia’s Sapuka island have decided to regulate their sea cucumber harvests.

How an underwater film inspired a marine protected area off Kenya’s coast

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/23/africa/jahawi-bertolli-underwater-kenya-c2e-spc-intl/index.html

Famous for its sprawling nature reserves that are home to all “Big Five” animals, Kenya’s 882 miles of coastline along the Indian Ocean are often overlooked.

Dolphins delight with return to B.C waters

https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/dolphins-delight-with-return-to-b-c-waters-but-some-see-invasive-species/

After 100 years of absence, large numbers of Pacific white-sided dolphins are back in the northern part of British Columbia’s Salish Sea.