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Meet the Winners of the Fifth Annual Ocean in Focus Photo Contest
marinephotobank.com | 23 May 2013
Congratulations to Andy Murch for his grand prize winning photo essay titled "Gillnets: An Indiscriminate Fishery," chosen from a group of six finalists. For his essay, Murch focused on the wasteful practice of gillnet fishing, specifically in the halibut fishery of Baja California.

Seven major fisheries cleared by NOAA of harming iconic species
fishupdate.com | 22 May 2013
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has said that seven major Northeastern/Mid Atlantic fisheries will not jeopardize Atlantic sturgeon or listed marine mammals, sea turtles and Atlantic salmon.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Marine Management

A Day in the Delta (blog)
The Ocean Foundation | 21 May 2013
One recent Monday, I got to spend the day doing something outside, not in a conference room, not in my office, just out in one of North America's great natural wonders. Directly north of Mobile Bay, within a broad river valley that leads northward to the confluence of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers, lies a vast region of wetlands known by various names, including the Mobile-Tensaw delta, the Mobile Delta, or simply the Delta.

Atlantic Ocean | Biodiversity | Conservation

Hector's dolphins caught in nets
New Zealand Herald | 12 May 2013
Two Hector's dolphins have been captured by set nets during an electronic monitoring programme of the set net industry in Timaru.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Marine Mammals

Oman Joins Ramsar, Designates Nature Reserve
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 06 May 2013
2 May 2013: The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Government of Oman has acceded to the Convention, becoming its 167th contracting party. The wetland Qurm Nature Reserve was designated as its first Ramsar site.

Indian Ocean | Blue Carbon | Conservation

The readers' editor on ... a fishy tale of infestation and survival (opinion)
Guardian Unlimited | 05 May 2013
Sharks are much maligned and need our protection. Perhaps the phrase 'shark-infested' is one for the Guardian's cliche list.

Conservation | Fish

Fishermen want humpback whales off endangered list
New Zealand Herald | 04 May 2013
A group of Hawaii fishermen is asking the US federal government to remove northern Pacific humpback whales from the endangered species list, saying the population has steadily grown since the international community banned commercial whaling nearly 50 years ago.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Marine Mammals

Kiribati Joins Ramsar, Designates Coastal Wetland
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 03 May 2013
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Government of Kiribati has acceded to the Convention, becoming its 166th contracting party. The coastal wetland No'oto-North Tarawa was designated as its first Ramsar site.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Small Island Developing States

Father of crocodile hunter Steve Irwin launches campaign to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The Independent UK | 28 Apr 2013
The father of crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has launched a multimillion pound campaign to save Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Coral

Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues
youtube.com | 16 Apr 2013
Music: Gary Cox, lyrics: Bill Dennison. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia.

Blue Carbon | Conservation

Puerto Rico moves to protect turtles
BBC | 14 Apr 2013
Puerto Rico introduces a new law protecting a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the leatherback turtle.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Governance

Report highlights 'lack of clarity' with English MCZs
fishupdate.com | 12 Apr 2013
A parliamentary report highlighting a chronic 'lack of clarity?' with English marine protection plans sends a strong signal to the Scottish Government about its proposals for a marine protected area network to safeguard Scotland?s marine biodiversity, says Scottish Environment LINK.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Marine Protected Area

MPs criticise slow progress on seas
BBC | 11 Apr 2013
MPs have criticised the government for dragging its feet over plans to create zones to protect wildlife in the seas.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Governance | Marine Protected Area

Innovative solution of blue carbon helps manatees, dugongs, sea turtles, sea horses and many fish sp...
The Ocean Foundation | 10 Apr 2013
The natural coastal ecosystems of seagrasses, tidal marshes, and mangroves take up and sequester large quantities of carbon in both the plants and in the sediment below them. We have begun to refer to this sequestration capacity as Blue Carbon.

Blue Carbon | Conservation

Oceana joins Cabrera National Park Board
World Fishing | 09 Apr 2013
Global conservation organisation, Oceana, has been chosen to represent Spanish conversationalist organisations on the Board of Trustees of Spain's Cabrera Maritime Terrestrial National Park by Greenpeace, WWF, Amigo de la Tierra and Ecologistas en Acción.

Conservation

52 rescued sea turtles return to ocean at Little Talbot Island
jacksonville.com | 08 Apr 2013
The 52 sea turtles that flippered themselves into the surf Sunday at Little Talbot Island took an incredible journey from near death in New England to new beginnings in Northeast Florida.

Atlantic Ocean | Conservation

Protection extension recommended for Hector's dolphins
New Zealand Herald | 08 Apr 2013
New Zealand's endangered Hector's dolphin population could recover if protection measures were extended to 100m deep throughout its habitat, according to a new University of Otago review.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Marine Mammals | Marine Protected Area

Guest Article #16: The UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme (opinion)
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 03 Apr 2013
By Dr. Fanny Douvere, Coordinator, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Marine ProgrammeThe 1972 World Heritage Convention is founded on the premise that certain places on our planet are of Outstanding Universal Value and as such, should form part of the common heritage of humankind. On a planet of over 70 per cent ocean, a huge amount of our heritage is located in marine areas.

Conservation

Extra training for Northern prawn fishers
World Fishing | 02 Apr 2013
Fishermen from the Australian Northern Prawn Fishery have undertaken new TAFE-recognised training on best-practice fishing to help them reduce their bycatch and avoid protected species such as turtles.

Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Seafood Certification

A Billion Baby Turtles
The Ocean Foundation | 27 Mar 2013
If you've watched Animal Planet you know that odds are generally working against sea turtles.From the moment an egg is deposited in a sandy nest on a tropical beach, to the first time a baby turtle touches the sea, to decades later when she returns as an adult to lay her own eggs on very same beach, life is an endless series of life-and-death challenges for a sea turtle.

Conservation

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