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Sharks, rays and chimaeras are overfished and heading for extinction. More than 300 scientists have published 20 years of data in a landmark global report that details the biology, fisheries, trade, conservation efforts and policy reforms for these marine animals across 158 countries and jurisdictions. It’s a global wake-up call: we need to address overfishing and bycatch – and urgently. But there is also hope. We have the information to hand, and the dedication of so many has brought us to a historic moment when we can steer towards sustainability.

YOU Can link to three blogs at this website :   OCEAN WEEK IN REVIEW, THE VOICE OF COCOS, and It's Your Ocean...

OCEAN WEEK IN REVIEW

Excerpt:

Sea Save Foundation’s publication, “The Ocean Week in Review,” is a crucial weekly digest that encapsulates vital oceanic news for its ever-growing readership. Having published over 520 editions with 15,000 story summaries, each edition offers succinct, four-sentence narratives accompanied by illustrative photographs and further reading hyperlinks, making it easily consumable during daily commutes. Released every Friday on its dedicated blog and across multiple social media platforms, the content is meticulously researched and vetted, drawing from reliable news sources and translating often complex scientific jargon into captivating, layman-friendly language. This initiative not only keeps its audience informed about the latest in oceanic breakthroughs, challenges, and advocacy but also empowers them with the knowledge to support and champion the cause of preserving our oceans.

DNA BOTTLENECK OF ELEPHANT SEALS EFFECTING CURRENT POPULATION

WILDLIFE ORG - ELEPHANT SEAL DNA BOTTLENECK

Will all elephant seals look alike?

It could happen.

This is one of the many reasons that diminishing populations of animals and threats of extinction make bringing the species back difficult to impossible!

SEA OTTERS IN NATURE - CLEAN - INSULATED - FLOATING

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SEA OTTER INFORMATION

Twenty two years old is an average lifespan in the wild for SEA OTTERS, an aquatic member of the weasal family who was once hunted to near extinction for their fur.

EXTINCTION : DO BIG OR SMALL SEA CREATURES DIE OFF FIRST?

CBS NEWS - SURVIVAL OF THE SMALLEST IN THE SEA

EXCERPT:
Almost none of the genera that have species averaging 0.4 inches long are threatened with extinction, But 23 percent of those that are 3.9 inches are threatened, 40 percent of those that are 39 inches are endangered and 86 percent of those that are 32.8 feet are vulnerable, Payne said.
These are species that are not extinct yet, but are on the respected Red List of threatened and endangered species created by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

YOU EAT FISH? ARE YOU CONTRIBUTING TO THE EXTINCTION OF SPECIES?

According to SEAFOOD FOR THE FUTURE ORG, which is part of the nonprofit, AQUARIUM OF THE PACIFIC  http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/seafoodfuture  THE WORLD HUMAN POPULATION IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED 9.5 BILLION by 2050.  Seafood is among the healthiest sources of protein on the planet.  Wild capture seafood harvests have LEVELED OFF and CANNOT MEAN THE DEMAND.... More than # BILLION people on the planet DEPEND ON SEAFOOD as their primary source of protein...

and WE HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY and SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE to PRODUCE
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE FARMED FISH.

It's called AQUACULTURE!

Go to this link and read about eating jelly fish, and the smallest porpoise on earth that is about to go extinct...the VAQUITA.

Fishing practices DO effect all ocean life.  

ENDANGERED SPECIES - AN IMPORTANT ISSUE

While we're concerned about drought on land and having enough water for drinking, bathing, cooking... never mind watering lawns!  And having enough fresh water so that farmers can water their crops and their animals will have enough too ... so we can eat... live... is of utmost importance,  there is always evidence of environmental changes that effect FISH and SEA CREATURES in fresh and salt water.  Over the next few days I'll be posting links to some important news articles that cover these issues.

COASTAL CODE : SCIENTIST MAKE TWO MONTH EXPEDITION TO SAVE ENDANGERED FISH

"The future may be getting brighter for a medley of Pacific Ocean creatures long known to be hapless victims of accidental fishing, in particular several species of tuna which may be on the brink of extinction for being caught in nets not meant for them."

Link to the story... and think again about eating that tuna from a can!