“Women of the Sea” is a project that explores the stories of more than 600 women who, driven by an emotional relationship with the sea, have decided to dedicate their lives to protecting the oceans. As part of the 2030 Agenda’s “Decade of the Ocean”, the initiative focuses on Sustainable Development Goals 5 (promoting gender […]
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Created by the University of the Algarve’s Marine Sciences Center, the Plant a Coral project aims to rescue specimens accidentally caught in fishing nets and increase scientific knowledge about the corals found off the Portuguese coast. A team from the University of the Algarve’s Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) has created “Plant a Coral”, a […]
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The sanctuary will conserve the resident population of more than 200 sperm whales living near the Caribbean island of Dominica and sequester carbon off the ocean floor. The Caribbean island state of Dominica is to create the world’s first marine protected area for sperm whales off the island. It is one of the few countries […]
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A new study analyzed surface plastic pollution data from 11,777 ocean stations in six major marine regions, covering the period 1979 to 2019. The presence of plastic in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels”. The conclusion is from a study led by 5 Gyres Institute, an American organization that campaigns to reduce plastic pollution, […]
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The Oceans Treaty signed on Sunday will allow the conservation of 30 percent of the high seas by 2030. The moment is historic. The United Nations has agreed to create a Treaty for Marine Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). After 36 hours of negotiations and almost twenty years of back and forth – […]
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