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How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures https://arstechni.ca/uEs6 #marineconservation #deepseafishing #oceanography #syndication #fisheries #Science

How new fishing tech can reduce bycatch of turtles and other creatures

Specially equipped nets can help save some species, while allowing fisherman to still catch others.

Ars Technica

Headlines Africa 2d ago

Gabon’s tiny turtles race against extinction as funding for protection dries up http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRl25C #SaveTheTurtles #MarineConservation #TurtleProtection #WildlifeConservation #GabonWildlife

Headlines Africa Mar 20

Africa: Kenya's Chance to Redefine Africa's Role in Global Ocean Diplomacy: [ISS] As host of the first Our Ocean Conference in Africa, Kenya could pursue a three-pronged strategy to achieve decisive ocean action. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRbdby #OceanDiplomacy #Kenya #OurOceanConference #SustainableOceans #MarineConservation

Headlines Africa Mar 13

South Africa seizes four Chinese fishing vessels in Its waters http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRTCG9 #SouthAfrica #FishingVessels #ChineseFishing #ExclusiveEconomicZone #MarineConservation

ICYMARE Conference Mar 6

Session 6.4 Genetic Insights and Tools for Marine Conservation and Management:
From DNA to Decisions hosted by Sara Krause
#ICYMARE2026Bremen #marinegenomics #marineconservation #conservationandmanagement #marinemanagement #earlycareerconference #oceandecade

ICYMARE Conference Mar 6

Session 6.3 Alternatives to Current Marine Conservation Schemes hosted by Julian Esteban-Cantillo
#ICYMARE2026Bremen #marineconservation #conservation #oceanconservation #earlycareerconference #oceandecade

Mongabay Feb 24

Two Panamanian environmental groups opposing the Puerto Barú port face defamation lawsuits from developers.

The groups warn the project would damage mangroves and threaten sharks and rays.

Authorities have seized their assets, including bank accounts and private nature reserve properties.

by Maxwell Radwin
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/panama-ngos-face-lawsuits-asset-seizures-in-fight-over-port-construction/

#news #activism #conservation #environment #marineconservation #protectedareas #wildlife

Panama NGOs face lawsuits, asset seizures in fight over port construction

For more than a year, dozens of environmental groups have been fighting the construction of a controversial port in Panama, arguing that it will harm marine life and the mangroves they depend on. Now, two of those groups have had their assets seized amid lawsuits filed by the port’s developer — a move environmental advocates […]

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AquaClaire Feb 24

@leafyhistory.bsky.social Do we know how this compares with lobster distribution around UK & Ireland nowadays?

#lobster #fisheries #seafood #MarineConservation

Positive News | Good journalism about good things Feb 16

Web of undersea cables poised to become marine observatory

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.positive.news/environment/conservation/web-of-undersea-cables-poised-to-become-marine-observatory/

Headlines Africa Feb 11

Africa: Fresh Report Warns Fish Fraud Extends to One Fifth of Global Catch: [UN News] Fish fraud is widespread in markets, grocers and restaurants around the world, but a growing number of innovative tools are turning the tide, according to a new report published on Tuesday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQtgHg #FishFraud #SustainableFishing #FoodSafety #MarineConservation #FAO