1. House Passes Bill Unravels Standing Ocean Protection Act   On July 11, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill,

1. NOAA Representative Supports Opening Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing     An internal document suggests the nation’s leading ocean science

1. More Business, Less Protection? Will NOAA Mission Statement Morph? Conflicting Reports: Yes? No? The United States’ top weather, climate, and

Week in Review June 22, 2018:   1. Trump Rescinds Obama Policy Protecting Oceans President Trump is repealing a controversial executive

Week in Review June 22, 2018:   1. Trump Rescinds Obama Policy Protecting Oceans President Trump is repealing a controversial executive

1. Algae Bloom Obliterates Two British Columbia Fish Farms Algae blooms killed around 250,000 salmon at two British Columbia fish farms

1. Whale Dies By Eating 18 Pounds of Plastic Bags     A pilot whale died off the coast of

1. Scientists Prove Sharks Travel Between Galapagos and Cocos Island   Scientists have long wondered if sharks that are seen near

1. Plastic Bag Found at Bottom of Mariana Trench  Using photos and videos from various dives over the past 30 years,

1. Bumble Bee Tuna CEO Charged with Fixing Prices   The CEO of Bumble Bee canned tuna, Christopher Lischewski, has

1. Do Warming Oceans Threaten Polar Species with Extinction?   Ocean warming will wipe out iconic polar species like the polar

1. Hawaiian Legislation Bans Sunscreen Harmful to Coral Reefs   To protect its coral reefs, Hawaii is the first state to

1. Plastic Straw Reduction Bill Examined by California Committee     On April 23 a bill that would result in the

1. Elegy for the Great Barrier Reef?     There’s no denying it: “Global warming has already radically — and possibly

1. 10-year-old, Spearheads Straw, and Single Use Plastic Phase-out     A ten-year-old Australian girl has convinced the Cairns Regional Council