Conference opens to draft first-ever treaty on ocean’s biological diversity
https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/08/1124702
This new treaty will aim to address the conservation of marine biodiversity in areas of the ocean which are beyond the limits of States’ maritime zones.
Frost Science to pen national coral reef conservancy
https://www.miamitodaynews.com/2022/08/23/frost-science-to-open-national-coral-reef-conservancy/
(Frost Science) is set to create the first national coral reef conservancy, focused on education and research.
Scientist take a deep dive into how sharks use the ocean
https://news.stanford.edu/2022/08/19/scientists-take-deep-dive-sharks-use-ocean/
Researchers were able to gather information on how 38 species of sharks roam and live around bodies of ocean.
New Headquarters for the Ocean Research and Conservation Association (ORCA)
ORCA new headquarters will now be located in Vero Beach
Risk Index could help save vulnerable marine species from climate change
The study shows almost all marine life is already at risk, particularly species like sharks and pufferfish
