Climate Change and the Future of Sailing
Earth’s climate and oceans are changing. What does human-induced climate change mean for the future of sailing?
Vaquita porpoise could survive … but only if illegal fishing stops immediately
DNA study finds rarest cetacean, only found in Gulf of California, has enough genetic diversity to recover – if gillnet ban is enforced Scientists studying the DNA of the world’s smallest cetacean and rarest marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, have made a surprising and bittersweet discovery. With a tiny population of fewer than 10 individuals […]
Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
Environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the world’s coral reefs — the ‘canaries in the coal mine’ of climate change.
A Million Little Pieces: The Race to Rebuild the World’s Reefs
Nearly half of these ocean ecosystems have been wiped out since 1950. One man is on a mission to reverse that—by speed-growing coral in hyperefficient nurseries.
To save the oceans, we need MPAs that emphasize actual protection of marine ecosystems (commentary)
If you are pessimistic about the state of our planet, let me surprise you with this: It is perfectly possible to rebuild life in our ocean to avoid ecological disaster. There is a way to make the ocean healthy again for the creatures that live in it and the humans who depend on them – […]
45,000 marine species are at-risk: What’s most vulnerable?
A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.
Actions to protect the ocean
The Ocean Race and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) are joining forces to help increase understanding of the ocean and inspire action to protect it. The partnership hopes to contribute to global ocean action, starting with the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France, and aims to increase international action and drive tangible commitments. […]
Iceland to end whaling in 2024 as demand dwindles
Japan’s return to commercial whaling in 2019 has left few buyers for Iceland’s meat Iceland, one of the only countries that still hunts whales commercially, along with Norway and Japan, plans to end whaling from 2024 as demand dwindles, the fisheries minister has said. “There are few justifications to authorise the whale hunt beyond 2024,” […]
Lac de Grand lieu, a protected lake area offered by Guerlain to the State
Located on the border between the Loire-Atlantique and the Vendée, Grand-Lieu and its network of three rivers constitute an amazing body of water that boaters can visit, without ever sailing on the lake itself.
Costa Rica Adds Nearly 53,000 sq km of Protected Waters to the Cocos Island National Park
On Friday, December 17th, 2021, Carlos Alvarado Quesada, President of Costa Rica, and Andrea Meza, Minister of Environment and Energy, signed a decree expanding the Cocos Island National Park, which lies at the heart of the Cocos Island Hope Spot. This move adds approximately 53,000 sq km (21,235 sq miles) of fully protected waters to […]
