

Source: Yahoo! News
Author: Maria Gallucci
Ocean conservation efforts took a significant step forward on Friday when a measure to protect 30 percent of the world’s oceans by 2030 passed during a major meeting in Hawaii.
Continue reading Marine conservation efforts just took a major step forward
Source: New York Times
Author: Julie Hirschfield Davis
WASHINGTON — President Obama is set to vastly expand a marine sanctuary northwest of the main Hawaiian Islands, White House officials said Thursday, creating the world’s largest protected marine area as he seeks to cement his environmental legacy in his last months in office.
Continue reading Obama to Create World’s Largest Marine Reserve Off Hawaii
Source: Mongabay
Continue reading Sites Targeted For Deep-Sea Mining Teeming With New Species
Source: Centre for Biological Diversity
SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. government today over its first-ever approval for large-scale deep-sea mining, a destructive project between Hawaii and Mexico that would damage important habitat for whales, sharks and sea turtles and wipe out seafloor ecosystems.
Continue reading Landmark lawsuit challenges U.S. approval of deep-sea mineral mining