Hector's dolphins caught in nets
New Zealand Herald | 12 May 2013
Two Hector's dolphins have been captured by set nets during an electronic monitoring programme of the set net industry in Timaru.
 Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Marine Mammals

The readers' editor on ... a fishy tale of infestation and survival (opinion)
Guardian Unlimited | 05 May 2013
Sharks are much maligned and need our protection. Perhaps the phrase 'shark-infested' is one for the Guardian's cliche list.
 Conservation | Fish

Kiribati Joins Ramsar, Designates Coastal Wetland
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) | 03 May 2013
The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Government of Kiribati has acceded to the Convention, becoming its 166th contracting party. The coastal wetland No'oto-North Tarawa was designated as its first Ramsar site.
 Pacific Ocean | Conservation | Small Island Developing States

Seagrass Blue Carbon Blues
youtube.com | 16 Apr 2013
Music: Gary Cox, lyrics: Bill Dennison. Copyright Commonwealth of Australia.
 Blue Carbon | Conservation

Report highlights 'lack of clarity' with English MCZs
fishupdate.com | 12 Apr 2013
A parliamentary report highlighting a chronic 'lack of clarity?' with English marine protection plans sends a strong signal to the Scottish Government about its proposals for a marine protected area network to safeguard Scotland?s marine biodiversity, says Scottish Environment LINK.
 Atlantic Ocean | Conservation | Fisheries | Marine Protected Area

Innovative solution of blue carbon helps manatees, dugongs, sea turtles, sea horses and many fish sp...
The Ocean Foundation | 10 Apr 2013
The natural coastal ecosystems of seagrasses, tidal marshes, and mangroves take up and sequester large quantities of carbon in both the plants and in the sediment below them.  We have begun to refer to this sequestration capacity as Blue Carbon.
 Blue Carbon | Conservation

52 rescued sea turtles return to ocean at Little Talbot Island
jacksonville.com | 08 Apr 2013
The 52 sea turtles that flippered themselves into the surf Sunday at Little Talbot Island took an incredible journey from near death in New England to new beginnings in Northeast Florida.
 Atlantic Ocean | Conservation

Guest Article #16: The UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme (opinion)
biodiversity-l.iisd.org | 03 Apr 2013
By Dr. Fanny Douvere, Coordinator, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Marine ProgrammeThe 1972 World Heritage Convention is founded on the premise that certain places on our planet are of Outstanding Universal Value and as such, should form part of the common heritage of humankind. On a planet of over 70 per cent ocean, a huge amount of our heritage is located in marine areas.
 Conservation

A Billion Baby Turtles
The Ocean Foundation | 27 Mar 2013
If you've watched Animal Planet you know that odds are generally working against sea turtles.From the moment an egg is deposited in a sandy nest on a tropical beach, to the first time a baby turtle touches the sea, to decades later when she returns as an adult to lay her own eggs on very same beach, life is an endless series of life-and-death challenges for a sea turtle.
 Conservation

Seagrass Awareness and the SeaGrass Grow Campaign (blog)
The Ocean Foundation | 25 Mar 2013
We are into the third week (one more week left!) of Florida's Seagrass Awareness Month and the Seagrass Recovery crew wanted to showcase one of our partners, The Ocean Foundation, who is helping us in our efforts to conserve and promote seagrass ecosystems.
 Atlantic Ocean | Blue Carbon | Conservation