1. Alaska’s Bristol Bay Protected from Drilling President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum protecting the waters of Alaska’s Bristol Bay

1. 270,000 Tons of Plastic Polluting Our Oceans    The most comprehensive study to date on plastic in the oceans

1. Warm Water Speeds Antarctic Melting   Antarctic glaciers are melting faster than expected because of warm water washing up

1. Hundreds of Lionfish, Caribbean Invasive Species, Found and Sacrificed on Wreck Lionfish are native to the Pacific and Indian

1. Scientific Research Tags Placed on Fish Can Make them Vulnerable to Predators   Scientists have been using sound-emitting tags

1. Satellite-to-Laptop Technology to Target Fish Poachers Conears. Future versions will show near-real-time data so that immediate action can be

1. Russia and China Block Proposal for World’s Largest Marine Protected Area A proposal to set up the world’s largest

1. Oceans Warmed More Than Previously Thought Due to a lack of temperature data, scientists have potentially underestimated the extent

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1. An Optimistic Outlook for the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal  The critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal is making a recovery!

1. Largest Walrus Gathering Blamed on Shrinking Sea Ice  As the sea ice shrinks due to climate change, walruses must

1. California First State to Ban Bags Single-use plastic bags are now officially banned in the state of California! This

World’s Largest Marine Reserve Created Some of the most pristine ocean ecosystems can be found thousands of miles into the

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