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Consortium to Decarbonize Corridor Between Canada, Japan, and South Korea

Published Apr 17, 2024 5:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

  As momentum gains for the concept of green corridors, a consortium of carriers, terminals, and ports from North America,...

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A New Global Coral Bleaching Event is Under Way, and May Be the Worst Yet

Published Apr 16, 2024 12:35 AM by The Maritime Executive

  Reports of serious coral bleaching at Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the coast of Florida, and the South Pacific ha...

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What We Know (And Don't Know) About the Ocean's Soaring Surface Temps

Published Apr 10, 2024 8:20 PM by The Conversation

  [By Alex Sen Gupta et al.] Over the last year, our oceans have been hotter than any time ever recorded. Our inst...

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Chinese Trawlers and Warming Waters Fuel West African Fishery Crisis

Published Apr 9, 2024 9:17 PM by The Conversation

  [By Robert Paarlberg] Average fish catches by traditional fishing communities along the West African coast have decli...

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NGO Sues UK Government Over International Fishing Quotas

Published Mar 24, 2024 11:12 AM by The Maritime Executive

  UK’s environmental group Blue Marine Foundation has sued the British government for setting fishing quotas above s...

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IMO Moves Forward (Slowly) With Framework for Net-Zero Fuels and Fees

Published Mar 22, 2024 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The eighty-first session of the Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organizat...

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Earth's Oceans Continue Yearlong Streak of Heat Records

Published Mar 18, 2024 11:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  When the ocean's average surface temperature hit a new record high in March 2023, it set off alarm bells in the scie...

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Saving Biology With Blue Biotechnology

Published Mar 17, 2024 6:09 PM by Abhay H. Pande and J. Anakha

  [A PDF version of this article with all citations and references may be found at the end of the page] The significanc...

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Huntington Beach Slick May Have Been From a Natural Seep

Published Mar 11, 2024 9:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded its response to a large oil sheen off the coast of Orange County, California, and the...

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The Mission to Make South Carolina's Coast the Cleanest in the U.S.

Published Mar 11, 2024 4:24 PM by Sean Hogue

  Thanks to its pristine beaches, the South Carolina coastline is a popular sailing destination. It is home to the Grand S...

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