Week in Review: Save Cayman!, Scientist Study Predator-Prey Behavior, and More!
1. Save Cayman! Many of us here at Sea Save had the honor of diving in the beautiful, rich, and pristine waters in the Cayman Islands. The Government has recently proposed the construction of a Cruise Berthing Facility to increase cruise tourism in the area. The construction of the piers will have significant negative impacts on […]
Week in Review: Record-Beating Pacific Ocean Heat Seen Strengthening El Nino, Exploring Evolution Via Electric Fish, and More!
1. Record-Beating Pacific Ocean Heat Seen Strengthening El Nino El Nino has increased our sea surface temperatures over the 1997 record. Scientists from Australia’s Bureau of Meterology predicts that we will see this weather patter continue into 2016. According to NOAA, “in more than 135 years of global temperature data, four of the five […]
Week in Review: Five Nations Protect Arctic from Fishing, Shark Week 2015, and More!
1. Five Nations Sign to Protect Arctic from Unregulated Fishing Years ago, the Bering Sea “Donut Hole” was a popular fishing location for high-seas pollack catches. In 1999 an international agreement was made to ban fishing in the area to protect the species and the food chain of the area. This week, the US, […]
BLUE Ocean Film Festival and Conservation Summit
Sea Save Foundation strongly believes in the BLUE Ocean Film Festival mission, “To use the power of film, photography, entertainment, and science to educate, empower and inspire ocean stewardship around the globe.” The film has always been an integral part of the Sea Save Foundation mission, so we are proud to support this effort as […]
Week in Review: Managing Mining of the Deep Seabed, Worried About Sea Level Rise?, and More!
1. Managing Mining of the Deep Seabed In past Week in Review stories Sea Save has highlighted the increase in exploration to build our knowledge of the deep sea. In a proactive attempt, a group of scientists have set the groundwork for the future deep-sea environmental protection and mining regulations. According to the United Nations […]
Shark Bytes!
Sharky Bytes All the Sharky News that is Fit to Print Produced by: Brandon Bethea and Lisa Kubotera 1. Shark eDNA Study Could Be Conservation ‘Game-Changer’ Professor Mariani and research partner, Judith Bakker, from the University of Salford, are working on a new method of data collection on shark populations. Organisms, humans and sharks alike, are composed of […]
Week In Review: China and Brazil Set Climate Goals, Anti-Whaling Petition Approaches One Million Goal
1. US, China, and Brazil Commit to New Climate Change Goals On Tuesday, the United States, China, and Brazil made a public commitment to increase the use of renewable energy by 2030. The United States and Brazil will target to have 20% of electricity production from renewable sources. China also released an announcement that the government […]
