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In Post-Trump Reversal, U.S. Joins Call for Global Plastics Treaty

Eat Blue
February 15, 2022

The United Sates and France have joined in an alliance to call for an international treaty for plastic pollution. Both countries plan to launch these negotiations at the upcoming 5th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA)

Ocean Health

Blue Economy, Clean Waters, Coastal Protection, Ocean Optimism, Ocean Solutions

ADB Calls for Innovative Financing for Ocean Health Improvement

Eat Blue
January 31, 2022

Yesterday, The Asian Development Bank (ADB) called for scaling up the finance flows and funding into ocean health improvement in Asia and the Pacific to combat the growing threats from unchecked pollution into rivers,

Economic Impact, Human Health, Ocean Health

Blue Economy, Clean Waters, Coastal Protection, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Optimism

$50M gift aims to improve Hawaiʻi’s ocean health

Eat Blue
January 27, 2022

The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) has announced a seven-year $50 million donation that will support multiple research goals within the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine

Animal Welfare, Economic Impact, Human Health, Ocean Health

Biodiversity, Coastal Protection, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Optimism, Ocean Solutions

Rare blanket octopus spotted in ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter off Australian coast

Eat Blue
January 18, 2022

A rare blanket octopus has been spotted in a ‘once in a lifetime’ encounter off Australian coast. Jacinta Shackleton, a videographer, photographer, and content creator for Queensland’s Tourism and Events, has been observing the

Animal Welfare, Ocean Health

Ocean Optimism

New Anchovy Protections Will Help People, Wildlife, and Ocean Health

Eat Blue
January 6, 2022

Anchovies are a key part of the Pacific Ocean’s food web. They are nutrient-rich fish that are important prey for more than 50 species of marine wildlife, from albacore tuna and chinook salmon to

Animal Welfare, Economic Impact, Ocean Health

Biodiversity, Ocean Conservation, Ocean Optimism, Ocean Solutions