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Ivory Coast announces the creation of its first Marine Protected Area (MPA)

The MPA will cover 2,600km2 (1,000 square miles) of pristine ocean off the coast of Grand-Béréby, protecting marine biodiversity including threatened shark and turtle species.

ecoSPEARS to deploy clean water technology at Port of San Diego

SPEARS is an innovative, in-situ technology that absorbs PCBs “like a sponge”, from contaminated sediment in a safe and environmentally-friendly manner.

The most consumed species of mussels contain microplastics all around the world

The Bayreuth team investigated the microplastic load of four mussel species

MSC Cruises signs new maritime Single-Use Plastic Charter

The cruise line in 2019 eliminated 97 million items of plastic

Research expedition begins to measure world’s largest system of ocean currents

Royal Research Ship (RRS) Discovery has departed Southampton to measure one of the world’s largest system of ocean currents, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

Study: Seaweed-munching crabs could help save coral reefs

Herbivorous crabs can be used as another tool for coral reef restoration.

New microplastic collection device on MOL’s wood chip carrier

MOL & Miura to Conduct Demonstration Test with Microplastic Collection Device Installed on Newbuilding Wood Chip Carrier

Scientists organize to tackle crisis of coral bleaching

An international consortium of scientists has created the first-ever common framework for increasing comparability of research findings on coral bleaching.

First discovery in 120 years: a new coral reef in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Also, researchers have successfully mapped the entire SwainSlide underwater landslide.

IMO Environment Committee approves amendments to cut ship emissions

Draft amendments to the MARPOL convention would require ships to combine a technical and an operational approach to reduce their carbon intensity.

U.S. coral reefs’ health assessed for the first time on a national scale

Condition status score is ‘fair,’ but reefs are vulnerable and declining

The plastic rivers of Asia play a key part in the fight against plastic in the ocean

Near half of the global plastic leakage from land to sea comes from a few countries in Southeast Asia.

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