Three Nations Create Giant Reserves for Ocean Life
The presidents of Ecuador, Costa Rica, and Colombia announced historic protections to safeguard sea turtles, sharks, and a variety of other creatures off their coasts. Friday’s announcements add to a series of recent actions designed to safeguard whales, sharks, sea turtles, tuna, and other creatures off the coasts of Central and South America.
Namibia: Environment Ministry to Punish Illegal Sand Miners
The environment ministry says it will have no mercy with people who are caught mining sand, and those who are found guilty of the offence face 25 years imprisonment or a fine of N$500,000, or both.
International Coastal Cleanup: September 17, 2016
Join the world’s largest volunteer effort for our ocean by finding an International Coastal Cleanup event location near you.
Loving the Ocean Starts at Home
Individuals really can make a huge difference. With an estimated 80% of ocean pollution starting on land the best way to beat marine pollution is by preventing it from ever reaching the sea.
Successful conservation efforts pay off for humpback whales
Efforts to protect humpbacks from their most fearsome predator— human beings— are having an impact. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that most populations of humpback whales are being removed from the Endangered Species listing.
World Bank: Air pollution deaths costing global economy $225bn a year
Premature deaths caused by poor air quality cost the global economy around $225bn in lost labour income during 2013, according to a major new economic study published today by the World Bank and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
Nutrient pollution is changing sounds in the sea
Nutrient pollution emptying into seas from cities, towns and agricultural land is changing the sounds made by marine life — and potentially upsetting navigational cues for fish and other sea creatures, a new study has found.
Labor Day beach cleanup yields 355 pounds of garbage from beaches along California’s Central Coast
Volunteers also saw a surprising shift from past cleanup efforts. Beaches that are typically considered party spots seemed tamer and tidier than usual. Beaches that are lesser known and more secluded, in contrast, were overrun with trash.
Sargassum Watch Warns of Incoming Seaweed
Sargassum beaching events in the Caribbean, West Africa, and other regions have received wide media attention, prompting action by regional governmental agencies and environmental groups seeking to understand this new phenomenon.