#marine-conservation

#marine-conservation

This year has seen the most gray whale deaths in the San Francisco Bay in 25 years, with 21 confirmed dead, likely due to vessel strikes.

A Martin County Fire Rescue paramedic and a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer successfully rescued a large female loggerhead sea turtle trapped in rocks at House of Refuge Beach. The turtle, weighing about 300 pounds, was discovered by a local photographer who promptly notified the authorities. Together, FWC officers and firefighters lifted the turtle, enabling her safe return to the ocean unharmed. The incident emphasizes the importance of reporting injured wildlife to the appropriate authorities, as highlighted by the FWC's hotline for wildlife emergencies.

A pod of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, including one named Orae, struggles with increasing dangers from fishing gear and boats around Jeju, South Korea.

Luis Antonio Tono Lloreda freed a juvenile humpback whale caught in a fishing net by using intuitive interspecies communication, asking for permission from the mother whale first.

The Metals Company, based in Canada, created a U.S. subsidiary to mine Clarion Clipperton, and received a major boost in April when President Donald Trump issued an executive order asserting America's right to mine beneath the ocean wherever it chooses.

"Keep safety for yourself and shark in mind."

The AI integration is led by digiLab co-founder, Dr. Anhad Sandhu, focusing on using advanced AI solutions to change how coral restoration is conducted.

This is all a dream-part of a years-long vision of the Whale Sanctuary Project (WSP), which, since 2016, has worked to become the world's first ocean sanctuary for orcas born in captivity.

The Turtle Trail is an initiative by Tusk to raise awareness about marine turtle conservation, featuring life-size turtle sculptures created by notable artists across London.

Hundreds gathered as six gray seals were released back into the ocean after over two months of rehabilitation due to entanglement in fishing gear.

The SOMAR project aimed to raise awareness about the effects of human activities on marine ecosystems through an immersive XR experience.

This is a landmark project for Bray and the east coast. Our goal with Marine Life is to build a modern, interactive aquarium that inspires all ages and strengthens Bray's position as a leading destination.

The world is 71% ocean, but you wouldn't know it from looking at a standard world map. What's great about the new Ocean Map is that it encourages us to consider the world from a different perspective, one which reclaims the importance of the ocean on which we all depend.

The Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument is more than a place for fishing, it is vital to the cultural heart of the Pacific Peoples.

The Western Flyer, the fishing boat taken by John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts took on an expedition from Monterey to the Gulf of California that resulted in the book The Log from the Sea of Cortez returned to Monterey Saturday after a 70-year absence.

When I came up and started floating, I was scared that something might happen to my father too, that we wouldn't reach the shore in time, or that I would get hypothermia.

Lord's efforts in collecting and studying plastic waste are crucial in informing international policies on plastic management, demonstrating local action can contribute to global solutions.

"It's been an honor and a privilege to lead the Monterey Bay Aquarium for the past 40 years. When our founders first envisioned an aquarium focused on the marine life of Monterey Bay, we had high expectations. What we've achieved is so much more than anything we could have imagined."

According to Dr. Daniel Costa, a prominent marine mammalogist, the estimated population of California sea lions grew from 89,000 in 1972 to about 260,000 by 2024, demonstrating the success of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.