7 stories tagged with #marine-conservation, in publish-time order across the WeSearch catalog. Tag pages update as new stories ingest.
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'We're not greenies': Dive industry makes case for stronger ocean protections
Australia's dive industry has backed calls to expand no-fishing and no-drilling zones across the nation's oceans ahead of a federal review of marine parks.…
Tracking Lucero: Scientists follow a rare Eastern Pacific leatherback sea turtle
Fewer than 1,000 leatherback sea turtles remain in the Eastern Pacific, nesting along the coastline that runs from Mexico to Ecuador. Scientists have previously fitted tracking dev…
Even careful scuba divers can damage coral reefs
Hours of diving videos and hundreds of survey responses reveal the common diver mistakes that can cause irreversible reef damage.…
The ‘risky’ plan to take 31,000 Olympic swimming pools from beneath WA’s largest river
The state government says the draft plan to increase groundwater extraction is science-based and supportive of both industry and the environment. These experts are not convinced.…
Federal Law Requires US Seafood Imports to Not Threaten Marine Mammals. A Lawsuit Is Pushing the Government to Finally Act.
Bycatch is the biggest threat to whales and dolphins, but many seafood-exporting countries fail to take protective measure.…
More than 1,000 uncharted coral reefs mapped in vast, understudied northern Australia
Scientists have layered hundreds of satellite images to reveal more than 1,000 previously uncharted coral reefs in the turbid waters of northern Australia. The number is comparable…
After another fatal shark attack, experts say risk can never be eliminated
The approach to tackling shark attacks has changed dramatically since the 2013 catch-and-kill policy, with a focus on shark tagging and tracking. But it's never enough to stop fata…