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Mission Blue Names Strait of Sicily and Tunisian Plateau a Hope Spot
Mission Blue has named the Strait of Sicily and Tunisian Plateau a new Hope Spot. The conservation group announced the designation on October 22, 2026, with WWF Mediterranean Marine Initiative leading the effort as its local champion. The area covers about 44,000 square miles (114,000 square kilometers) between the Mediterranean’s eastern and western basins. It […]
World’s Oldest Shipwreck May Have Been Found off Turkey
Archaeologists believe they have found the world’s oldest shipwreck off Turkey, with cargo dating back as much as 4,700 years. At about…
California Researchers Track Kelp as Forecast Super El Niño Develops
California researchers at UC Santa Cruz are diving Monterey Bay every week to track how giant kelp forests respond as El Niño…
Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Returns to Washington, DC on September 26
Ocean Conservancy’s yearly International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) holds its Washington, DC event on the Anacostia River this year, on Saturday, September 26,…
NOAA’s Fall 2026 Pacific Ocean Expeditions
NOAA Ocean Exploration has three Pacific expeditions running this fall, starting September 22, 2026, focused on mapping unexplored seafloor, deep coral monitoring,…
Jersey Expands Marine Protection to 21.7% of Its Waters
Jersey, a Channel Island near the coast of France, has more than tripled the share of its territorial waters protected from trawling…