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One of 29 species of coral trawled up from New Zealand's ocean floor over the last 18 months. Source - https://www.stuff.co.nz/
Trawl gear damages fragile coral reefs, so why is the Government sanctioning more hauls?
October 2, 2020

Vast fishing nets have hauled up 29 species of delicate coral from the still, dark depths of New Zealand's oceans. And conservationists are warning that the Government has abandoned protection of the sea bed in favour of expanding bottom trawling.

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Kausea Natano, Prime Minister, Tuvalu, addresses the General Assembly 75th session: General Debate Photo: UN Media
Pacific leaders united on Climate, Ocean and Security issues at the UNGA
October 1, 2020

The Pacific has presented a united front to world leaders at the UN General Assembly this year.

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Marine heatwaves are human-made. Credit - CC0 Public Domain
Marine heatwaves are human-made
October 1, 2020

Heatwaves in the world's oceans have become over 20 times more frequent due to human influence. This is what researchers from the Oeschger Center for Climate Research at the University of Bern are now able to prove.

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Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson announces the party's policy at Bastion Point. Photo: RNZ / Charlie Dreaver
Green Party wants to protect 30 percent of NZ oceans
September 25, 2020

The Green Party wants at least 30 percent of New Zealand's oceans to be protected by 2030. It also wants a 10 year moratorium on all forms of seabed mining. It's released its "Thriving Oceans Plan" at a campaign event at Bastion Point in Auckland today.

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Marine animals live where ocean is most breathable, ranges may shrink with climate change
September 17, 2020

As oceans warm due to climate change, scientists are trying to predict how marine animals—from backboned fish to spineless jellyfish—will react. Laboratory experiments indicate that many could theoretically tolerate temperatures far higher than what they encounter today.

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Polymetallic nodule. Credit: John Cancalosi Alamy
Deep-Sea Mining: How to Balance Need for Metals with Ecological Impacts
September 15, 2020

Slashing humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels will require billions of kilograms of metal: a single wind turbine can contain more than a metric ton of copper, and electric car batteries demand heaps of cobalt, nickel and manganese.

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Pacific talks ocean, climate change action with United Kingdom
September 4, 2020

Climate action and oceans realities for the Pacific have been the focus of a just-ended virtual tour of the region by the United Kingdom’s Minister for Pacific and the Environment, Lord Zak Goldsmith.

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UNEP and The Ocean Agency join forces with Adobe on new campaign for ocean protection. Photo credit: Adobe Photoshop Camera
UNEP and The Ocean Agency join forces with Adobe on new campaign for ocean protection
August 26, 2020

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and The Ocean Agency, in collaboration with creativity partner Adobe, today launched Ocean League, a new campaign that showcases the power of creativity in driving positive change for ocean protection and climate action.&nbsp

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Food from the sea: Sustainably managed fisheries and the future
August 20, 2020

Demand for food is set to rise substantially in the coming decades, which raises a question: How well can the ocean fill the gap between current supply and future need?

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More than half of world's oceans already being affected by climate change
August 19, 2020

More than 50% of the world's oceans could already be affected by climate change, with this figure rising as high as 80% over the coming decades, a new study has shown.

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