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State of the Oceans Alarms World Leaders

July 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off

LISBON, Portugal, July 1, 2022 (ENS) – Heads of state, world leaders, and government officials wrapping up their week-long meeting in Lisbon at the UN Ocean Conference admitted to being “deeply alarmed by the global emergency facing the ocean.” Across the planet, coastal erosion, rising sea levels, warmer and more acidic waters, marine pollution, overexploitation of fish populations and a steep decline in marine biodiversity are getting worse… […]

U.S. Pressures Mexico to Curb Illegal Fishing of Gulf Waters

February 18, 2022 News Editor Comments Off

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas, February 18, 2022 (ENS) – “They’ll come into U.S. waters, they’ll fish, they’ll grab as much snapper as they can and they’ll go head back south before we can detect ’em. The average catch they’ll have on board is 1,000 to 3,000 pounds of snapper,” commanding officer of Coast Guard Station South Padre Island, Lieutenant Commander Dan Ippolito told reporters last year. […]

WISCONSIN: Largest Unprotected Forest Sold for Conservation

October 21, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

RHINELANDER, Wisconsin, October 21, 2021 (ENS) – The Conservation Fund has purchased 70,000 acres of forested land in central Wisconsin from The Forestland Group to safeguard wildlife habitat and water […]

MINNESOTA: Zebra Mussels Invade Woman Lake, Famous for Its Fish

October 9, 2021 News Editor Comments Off

LONGVILLE, Minnesota, October 9, 2021 (ENS) – For the first time, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has sounded the alarm to notify the public the agency is fighting invasive […]

World’s Best Wild Salmon Run Protected From Huge Mine

November 30, 2020 News Editor Comments Off

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, November 29, 2020 (ENS) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has denied a permit to the proposed Pebble Mine, a giant copper and gold mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska that would threaten the world’s largest, most valuable wild salmon fishery. The decision met with approval from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in Congress as well as environmental groups, but the mining company was “dismayed” by the ruling. […]

Coronavirus Concerns Shape World Oceans Day 2020

June 8, 2020 News Editor Comments Off

NEW YORK, New York, June 8, 2020 (ENS) – The World Oceans Day Theme for 2020 is “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean,” but the coronavirus pandemic is top-of-mind today as the world focuses on the health of the oceans. “Oceans and fishing have been dramatically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic,” Andy Sharpless blogged today to mark World Oceans Day 2020. […]