The US government this week announced it will invest nearly US$50 million (~€45.7 million) from the Inflation Reduction Act to make infrastructure improvements to facilities at six national marine sanctuaries across the country.
Researchers have found that over the last decade, multiple Pacific Marine heatwaves have had a dire impact on the ecosystems of California's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
A sibling team of scientists is predicting that certain Atlantic Ocean currents will shut down around the year 2060 if current greenhouse gas emissions persist.
The US National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing to designate a certain area in the Gulf of Mexico as a "critical habitat" for the endangered Rice's whale.
Researchers from across the globe are sounding the alarm about the possibility that half the world's oceans will experience heatwave conditions by September of this year.