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Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
News
Costa Rica bans fishing, transportation, sale of hammerhead sharks
UN Biodiversity Conference - Roughly 190 Nations agree to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030
CITES votes in favor of increased protections for 54 species of sharks
Costa Rica announces expansion of protections around Cocos Island
Ecuador announces protected swimway from the Galapagos Islands to Costa Rican waters
Mission Blue creates a “Hope Spot” covering the swimway from Cocos Island to the Galapagos Islands
UN plan calls for protecting 30% of land and sea to retain biodiversity
“Dark fishing” plunders the seas - estimated 14 million tons ($23 billion) worth of illegal catch.
IUCN lists oceanic white tips, great and scalloped hammerheads as critical endangered
Will China reign in lawless fishing practices on the high seas?
U.S. House of Representatives Passes the Shark Fin Elimination Act - Senate vote due next
United Nations Report on the State of Our Oceans - NY Times -9-25-19
United Nations Report: Species Extinction Rate Accelerating
Climate change, the “The Greatest Challenge that humans have ever faced.”
“Every scrap of biological diversity is priceless, to be learned and cherished, never to be surrendered without a struggle.”
E.O. Wilson
There are many simple ways to reduce your carbon footprint. While they may seem trivial, when 330 million Americans or 7.8 billion people on earth make small improvements, the changes add up.
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