Meet Our 2026 Knauss Fellows - WHOI Sea Grant The National Sea Grant Office has selected 49 finalists from 26 Sea Grant programs across 26 states for the 2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program. WHOI Sea Grant has three finalists among this year's cohort: Shari Rohret, Nicole Vandale, and Nadège Aoki. Sea Grant's Knauss Fellowship places early-career…

🚨💰 Meet our 2026 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Fellows! 

This could be YOU - applications for 2027 are now open.
Apps due to WHOISG June 3, 5pm EST
https://seagrant.whoi.edu/meet-our-2026-knauss-fellows/

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Australia and the Southeast Indian Ocean: A regional compendium of Important Shark and Ray Areas 158 Important Shark and Ray Areas Identified Across Australia and the Southeast Indian Ocean ​ New scientific map highlights critical habitats for threatened and endemic species ​A major...

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158 Important Shark and Ray Areas Identified Across Australia and the Southeast Indian Ocean

Read the press release here: www.iucnssg.org/news/austral...
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#shark #ray #chimaera #ISRA #conservation

Mandatory camera monitoring for trawlers working Great Barrier Reef Marine Park More than 160 trawlers will be fitted with Queensland government-owned cameras over the next six years to monitor the unintended catch of endangered species, such as sea snakes and sawfish.

Cameras to become mandatory on trawlers to monitor the bycatch of endangered marine species such as #seaturtles in Great Barrier Reef Marine Park www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...

Turtle protection plan celebrated in Queensland - Inside State Government The Queensland Government is celebrating the success of its Raine Island Recovery Project, which saw thousands of turtles counted, rescued, tagged, relocated and hatched on the island as part of a col...

Raine Island Recovery Project for green #seaturtles celebrated as a success in Australia www.insidestategovernment.com.au/turtle-prote...

100 nests in just 40 days: Chennai coast sees record Olive Ridley surge CHENNAI: Olive Ridley turtle nests along the Chennai coast have crossed the 100-mark in just 40 days this season, the fastest pace recorded in three decades, ac

Number of nesting #seaturtles on Chennai coast this season increasing at a fast pace www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/st...

Abandoned tuna-fishing devices pollute the Galápagos Marine Reserve SANTA CRUZ, GALÁPAGOS ISLANDS, Ecuador — “Good morning,” Walter Borbor, a social media-famous fisher, says to his followers in a 2022 Instagram video. “What we have here is a plantado.” He points to…

Lost fish aggregating devices threaten the Galápagos Marine Reserve, where drifting plastic can damage reefs and entangle wildlife.

In Ecuador, agencies are working to keep FADs out — and remove those that slip in.

DJ the loggerhead turtle's inspiring journey across a thousand kilometres of ocean DJ, a loggerhead sea turtle, is exploring the ocean after 14 years of rehabilitation.

After 14 years in rehab, this loggerhead #seaturtle is exploring the coastline of South Africa iol.co.za/news/environ...

Chennai gets the first Sea Turtle Conservation Centre Chennai gets the first Sea Turtle Conservation Centre at Guindy, under the TN‑SHORE project.

I look forward to visiting this in the future- a new #SeaTurtle Conservation Centre for Chennai yocee.in/chennai-gets...

Rare loggerhead turtle washed up during storm The warm-water turtle is assessed and taken to a specialist centre for treatment.

An unusual find- juvenile loggerhead #seaturtle on a beach in the UK au.news.yahoo.com/rare-loggerh...

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Join 800+ ocean conservationists in Edinburgh, Nov 13-17, 2026 to Make Marine Science Matter.

Submit symposia, workshops, focus groups, art & conservation projects + nominate plenary speakers by March 6.

Details: conbio.org/mini-sites/i...

#seaturtle conservation activities on the Aceh coast, Indonesia rri.co.id/en/archipela...

Crushed turtles prompt warning to stay off dunes Drivers are being asked to show care on beaches after turtle hatchlings were reportedly found crushed in vehicle tracks. Loggerhead and green turtles are in their nesting season, which runs from Novem...

Keep vehicles off the dunes to help nesting #seaturtles and their hatchlings www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au/2026/01/30/c...

Nearly 1,000 freshwater turtles recorded along Brahmaputra in Kaziranga - The CSR Journal Nearly a thousand freshwater turtles belonging to seven different species have been documented along the Brahmaputra river stretch within Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve (KNPTR), underlining...

Nearly 1,000 freshwater #turtles from 7 species recorded along Brahmaputra R in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, India thecsrjournal.in/freshwater-t...

It’s nesting season for Olive Ridley turtles’ across Maharashtra coastline: 407 nests recorded so far; previously tagged Olive Ridleys return Deriving their name from the olive hue of their shells, Olive Ridley turtles are amongst the most abundant sea species, yet remain vulnerable and are protected under Schedule 1 of India’s Wildlife Pro...

Flipper tags helping us understand where and when olive ridley #seaturtles nest in state of Maharashtra, India indianexpress.com/article/citi...

Oliver Ridley turtle Kayal lays 272 eggs in two trips to Chennai's Marina beach The project uses satellite tags to monitor migrations, revealing how these endangered sea turtles favour Tamil Nadu's beaches for breeding.

Satellite tracking showing beach fidelity and inter-nesting habitat of olive ridley #seaturtle at Chennai, India www.indiatoday.in/science/stor...

ICT, WNPS unite to protect sea turtles along Colombo coast Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has entered into a three-year partnership (2025–2028) with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) under the Turtle and Coastal Health United...

Partnership to protect sea turtles along Colombo coast, Sri Lanka island.lk/ict-wnps-uni...

Saudi Arabia advances sea turtle conservation with landmark tracking program JEDDAH: Hawksbill turtles are among the world’s most endangered marine species and are listed as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Their populations have plu...

Looking forward to these sat tracks of green and hawksbill #seaturtles in the Red Sea www.arabnews.com/node/2629516...

Success in breeding endangered freshwater #turtles at Aussie Ark Conservation www.skynews.com.au/australia-ne...

Olive Ridley Turtles’ nesting picks up pace along TN’s coastal delta | Australia India News

Nesting by olive ridley #seaturtles is gradually increasing along the coast of Tamil Nadu, India. Very interested to see what the nesting numbers are this year after record 2025 indianews.com.au/olive-ridley...

Looking for an internship at the heart of global migratory species conservation? The CMS Secretariat in Bonn, Germany is offering 2 full-time internships (3-6 months) in 2026:

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🌊 🐟🦭🐋🐧 I have a PhD position available (4 years, start Mid-2026) at NRM Stockholm to work on the macrogenomics of sea warming.

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#PhD #MarineGenomics #ClimateChange #EvolutionaryBiology #PopGen #Bioinformatics #conservationgenomics

Rehabbed olive ridley #seaturtle released on west coast of India heading offshore into the Arabian sea www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumba...

Applications close 7 Jan for this funded PhD on Seagrass Disease Ecology 🌱 Study impact of Phytophthora gemini on seagrass & restoration success. Lab + fieldwork @thembauk.bsky.social @plymuni.bsky.social & OCT.
Combine microbiology, ecology & restoration science
👉 jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK439/p...

Want to share your work at Oceans Past XI?
Want some funding to get to the conference as an early-career researcher?
The abstract submission and ECR funding application
deadlines have been extended!
Visit oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ for all the information!

The entire area became prosperous thanks to these giant turtles. TPO - After discovering the rare spiny softshell turtle in a stream, for nearly two decades, people in Cat Thinh commune (Lao Cai province) have transformed their lives by raising this specialty anima...

A spiny softshell #turtle breeding cooperative has proved prosperous in VietNam www.vietnam.vn/en/ca-vung-d...

There's a seasonal closure for fisheries in waters adjacent to olive ridley #seaturtle arribada beaches in Odisha, India www.uniindia.com/news/east/cr...

Drone captures incredible predator behaviour on deserted Aussie beach An adventurer has revealed what it's like to walk into the territory of these feared predators. Find out more.

Crocodile predation on nesting flatback #seaturtle in Western Australia au.news.yahoo.com/drone-captur...

Royal reserve launches satellite tracking of endangered Red Sea turtles TABUK: In a milestone for marine conservation, the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve has launched a live satellite-tracking program for hawksbill and green turtles, including the first known ta...

Satellite tracking more hawksbill and green #seaturtles in the Red Sea to better understand foraging grounds, migratory corridors, and nesting sites www.arabnews.pk/node/2625727...

At Agonda, season’s 1st olive ridley comes 17 days earlier than last year | Goa News - The Times of India Canacona: The first olive ridley turtle of the season arrived at Agonda beach on Thursday. It headed towards the north of the beach, laid 145 eggs, an.

Olive ridley #seaturtle nesting in Goa has started for 2025/26 timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/at-...

We're hiring!

We are seeking two Postdoctoral Research Assistants/Scientists to join our new Microplastics and Marine Pollution Group.

These roles are part of the UKRI-funded MICROMIX project, led by Dr Alice Horton, investigating how microplastics and other stressors impact marine ecosystems.