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Funding the Ocean Newsletter – June 2019

June is always a time of buzz and excitement around ocean conservation, with events taking place all over the globe kicking off with World Oceans Day. It’s an energizing month, when we come together as a global community to discuss the challenges, and more importantly, innovative solutions to address the biggest problems affecting ocean health.

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Funding the Ocean Newsletter – June 2019

G20 Environment Ministers Adopt Framework to Tackle Marine Litter

WTO Fisheries Negotiations: Failure Is Not An Option

‘Boaty McBoatface’ maps deep ocean water

Spring-boarding from Ocean Conservation to Sustainable Development: The Barcelona Convention

UN oceans treaty ‘essential’ to combat ‘unprecedented pressure’ on the world’s seas – UN chief

10 Years of Science and Stewardship in Pacific Marine National Monuments

Turning the tide: Empowering women to protect our oceans, future

Using Open Source AI To Map Global Pollution Through Imagery

GEF Council and CSOs Discuss Partnership Model, Plastic Pollution Solutions

WMO adopts new ocean agenda

During Capitol Hill Ocean Week, The U.S. House Passed Four Bills To Study Changing Ocean Chemistry

Little fish, big impact: How the loss of herring hurts more than our oceans

Celebrating women scientists in World Heritage marine sites

Consumers urged to boycott yellowfin tuna from Indian Ocean over unsustainable fishing

Crucial to life, oceans get chance in climate spotlight

World Bank Report Recommends Actions for Sustainable Blue Economy in the Caribbean

Blue bonds: What they are, and how they can help the oceans

Congress mulls $51.5 million to study ocean acidification’s effects on Indian River Lagoon

Tiny plastic debris is accumulating far beneath the ocean surface

U.S. Lags in Plastic Bag Regulation, Report Finds

Overwhelming support for more ambitious Canadian ocean protection targets, new survey finds

Antigua and Barbuda Launch Declaration to Encourage Action on Plastic Pollution

Think plastics are bad for the environment? Take a look at what surfboards are doing

Most of the ocean floor is a mystery, but this technology could help map it

Winners Announced in $7M Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE for Advancements in Autonomous Ocean Exploration

UK’s ‘blue belt’ now twice the size of England as 41 marine conservation zones added to the zone

Right whales were in the wrong place because of the wrong climate

We’re Buying into A Giant Lie About Plastic

Ocean Protection Council Awards $9.5 Million for Marine Protected Area Monitoring