May 11, 2020 By Alex Davies Wired
Travel restrictions are blocking some marine workers from reaching their assigned ships. That’s forcing others on extended tours.
The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore
COVID-19 Is Not All Good for Wildlife
May 6, 2020 By Brian Owens Hakai Magazine
Deer in Japanese subways, goats taking over a Welsh village. Since most people started staying at home to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet has been full of stories about how “nature is healing”; how the temporary absence of humans is giving wildlife the time and space to roam. So it’s logical to assume that the closure of many beaches around the world would be a great benefit to nesting sea turtles. But the reality is more complicated.
As COVID-19 Batters Fishery, Indonesia’s Sharks Get a Respite
May 4, 2020 By Basten Gokkon Mongabay
Conservationists see an opportunity to strengthen oversight of the shark trade in Indonesia as fishing activity grinds to a halt amid the COVID-19 outbreak. West Nusa Tenggara province, home to one of the world’s biggest shark and ray markets, saw its trade in the species in the first quarter of 2020 drop by 68% from a year earlier, to less than 1,900 kilograms (4,200 pounds). Much of the shark and ray products from the province are exported to China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the U.S. and elsewhere.
Opinion: A Healthy Ocean Can Help Fight Pandemics
May 4, 2020 By Torsten Thiele, Marie-Christine Imbert, Timothy Bouley chinadialogueocean
Covid-19 is forcing the world to rethink our economies, supply chains and science. Widespread inconsideration of biology and ecology in planning have in part led to the challenging circumstances we are now in.
Commercial Whaling May Be Over in Iceland
May 1, 2020 By Kieran Mulvaney National Geographic
As public opinion changes and consumption of whale meat declines, commercial whaling may be one step closer to a permanent end in Iceland and possibly the world. For the second year in a row, Iceland, one of three remaining whaling nations, will not hunt any whales.