1.  United States Withdraws From UNESCO, In World Heritage Site SSF Director, Ms. Bradley with UNESCO team at Cocos Island

1.  Federal Government Refuses to List Walrus as Threatened Species     The Trump Administration is denying walruses the status

1.  Mass Extinction Could Happen Within Decades   Previous mass extinction events – the last of which occurred 252 million

1.  Zinke Recommends Removing Protections from 10 National Monuments   Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is recommending shrinking the size of

1. Hurricane Irma – Is it Insensitive to Speak About Climate Change at This Time? A debate has arisen after Hurricane

1. Plastic Fibers Are Found in 83% of the World’s Tap Water A study found microplastics in 83% of the world’s

1. Shark Fins Sold in Canada Include Endangered Species Genetic testing of 71 shark fins purchased in Canada found specimens from

1. More Than 300,000 Farmed Atlantic Salmon Accidentally Released into Puget Sound An aquaculture company, blaming the solar eclipse, on a net

  1. Thousands of Illegally Caught Sharks Confiscated in the Galapagos A Chinese vessel illegally fishing in the protected waters of

1. Multiple Federal Agencies Concur: Climate Change will have a Drastic Impact Since 1980, the average annual temperature in the U.S.

1. Nations Start Talks Aimed at Protecting the High Seas     The United Nations diplomats have started talks to protect

1. Santa Barbara – First California City to Pass Resolution Against Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling     Santa Barbara is

1. Sea Save Joins International Community at Animal CITES Meeting   Sea Save Foundation is on site this week in Geneva,

1. Sea Save Foundation and Others at United Nations: Ocean Conference.  How Should We Govern the Open Ocean? The open

1. Hollywood Weighs in About Climate Change. There Are Options.   “Al Gore believes that Donald Trump will not halt the