March 23, 2021 By Tatiana Schlossberg The New York Times
Companies are trying to prove that conservation, sustainable fishing and carbon sequestration are profitable.
What’s Good for the Ocean May Also Be Good for Business
Sharks ‘Critical’ to Restoring Damaged Ecosystems, Finds Study
March 22, 2021 By Karen McVeigh The Guardian
Research in Australian bay shows absence of apex predators can exacerbate extreme climate damage.
One Of Biden’s Biggest Climate Change Challenges? The Oceans.
March 18, 2021 By Lauren Sommer NPR
Ocean scientists say the Biden Administration is taking office at a critical time. Sea levels are rising, fish are migrating away from where they’re normally caught, and the water itself is becoming more acidic as it absorbs carbon dioxide that humans emit.
Tiny Town, Big Decision: What Are We Willing to Pay to Fight the Rising Sea?
March 14, 2021 By Christopher Flavelle The New York Times
On the Outer Banks, homeowners in Avon are confronting a tax increase of almost 50 percent to protect their homes, the only road into town, and perhaps the community’s very existence.
Satellite Imagery Shows Northern California Kelp Forests Have Collapsed
March 11, 2021 By Alex Fox Smithsonian Magazine
The coastal waters of Northern California are changing. A decade ago, hundreds of miles of the rugged seaside were flanked by thick, swaying underwater forests of amber-green bull kelp that were home to fish, abalone and a host of other species. Now, those forests have been nearly wiped out by a series of environmental events that have been falling like ill-fated dominos since 2013.