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The Ocean Race and Mission Blue team up to inspire ocean protection

The Ocean Race, the round-the-world sailing competition known as the toughest test of a team in sport, and Mission Blue, an NGO dedicated to exploring the ocean and driving its protection, are coming together to accelerate action to safeguard the seas.
At the heart of the new collaboration are two ambitious goals for a healthy ocean: establishing a Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights and protecting 30% of the ocean by 2030.
 

 

Through its Racing with Purpose programme, established in collaboration with Founding Partner 11th Hour Racing, The Ocean Race has been working for over 18 months to build support with decision-makers and governments across the world for a Universal Declaration of Ocean Rights, which would establish the ocean as a legal entity and put in place a global framework for protecting the seas.…

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Webinar: Capturing Hope: The Role of Photography in Ocean Conservation

Thank you for joining us on November 9th, 2022 at 11:00 PST!
With just one picture, photographers have the power to bring the beauty and vulnerability of wildlife to the public’s attention to evoke new perspectives and action from their audience.
In this discussion, moderated by Max Bello, each panelist shared their favorite photos that they’ve captured that tell a meaningful conservation story. The panelists also shared their experiences capturing great photos of marine life in an unintrusive, ethical way.
 

Our Panelists:
Dr. Sylvia Earle, Founder of Mission Blue and National Geographic Explorer in Residence
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Christian Vizl, Underwater photographer and conservationist. Among other work he is known for his black and white photographs of marine life that highlight brilliant contrast and texture under the water.…

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The Great Fringing Reef Named First Hope Spot in the Red Sea

EGYPT, RED SEA –
The Great Fringing Reef of the Red Sea in Egypt is a world-renowned coral reef system supporting a brilliant cornucopia of marine life. These reefs, especially those in the Northern Red Sea in Egypt are particularly unique, having been identified as some of the most climate-tolerant in the world (as identified by the 50 Reefs scientific study among others). Scientists believe that the Great Fringing Reef of the Red Sea still has the potential to survive the currently projected ocean temperature rising and could be the key to repopulating surrounding reefs, with the possibility of eventually pulling corals from the edge of near-extinction. Currently, about 50% of the reefs of Egypt’s Great Fringing Reef live within marine protected areas, but Richard Vevers, CEO of The Ocean Agency and Dr.…

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“The Whale’s City” South San Jorge Gulf in Argentina Named a Mission Blue Hope Spot

Image: Southern right whale mother and calf (c) César Gribaudo
SOUTHERN PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 18th, 2022) –
Looming over the waters of the South San Jorge Gulf Hope Spot in southern Patagonia, Argentina are rolling green hills and a winding road that traces the coastal edges of Santa Cruz province. The only city along the Gulf is Caleta Olivia, home to 50,000 people who, known to them or not, share a blue backyard with creatures like whales, dolphins and other species. César Gribaudo, CEO of Patagonia Red Global, likes to call his home “Ciudad de las Ballenas” – “City of the Whales”. He began conducting research on the marine life in the area in 1986 and he and his partners’ work remains some of the very little scientific research done on the whales and other marine life in the Gulf.…

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New Marine Protected Area Announced in Israel’s Palmahim Slide Hope Spot

Image: Minister Tamar Zandberg, center (white shirt) at the signing ceremony (c) Yaniv Cohen, Nature and Parks Authority
PALMAHIM NATIONAL PARK, ISRAEL

In a historic move on September 21st, 2022, Tamar Zandberg, Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection, signed a decree declaring a new marine reserve in the Mediterranean Sea named Glishat Palmahim. Quoted from an official statement from the Ministry, “This is a unique reserve of its kind within the exclusive economic zone [EEZ] of Israel in the Mediterranean Sea. This area doubles the marine protected areas in Israel.” The MPA is located in the Palmahim Slide Hope Spot, launched by Mission Blue in July 2022.
 
 
The Hope Spot Champions and their organization The Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) have been promoting the reserve for four and a half years, starting with publishing the first proposal for the reserve in 2018 and succeeding in assimilating the proposal in the MSP published by the government in 2020.…

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Hope in Australia Webinar

 
Thank you for attending the Hope in Australia webinar on September 13th, 2022! Below are the website, contact information and social media links for our participating Australian Hope Spot Champions. Happy ocean loving!

Sydney Coast Hope Spot:
Website: oceanloversfestival.com  
Email:  
Instagram: @oceanloversfestival
Facebook: facebook.com/OceanLoversFestival
 
Gold Coast Bay Hope Spot:
Website: hhr.org.au
Email:
Instagram: @humpbacks_and_highrises
Facebook: facebook.com/HumpbacksandHighrises
 
Houtman Abrolhos Hope Spot:
Website: dbca.wa.gov.au
Email: bradleyclan2+
 
Great Southern Reef Hope Spot: 
Website: greatsouthernreef.com
Email:
Instagram: @greatsouthernreef
Facebook: facebook.com/greatsouthernreef
 
Kangaroo Island North Coast Hope Spot:
Website: kangarooislanddolphinwatch.com.au
Email:
Instagram: @kivhdolphinwatch
Facebook: facebook.com/kivhdolphinwatch
 
Salisbury Island Hope Spot:
Website: findingsalisbury.com
Email:  
Instagram: @finding_salisbury
Facebook: facebook.com/SalisburyIsland
 
Great Barrier Reef Hope Spot:
Website: citizensgbr.org 
Email: …

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Research Expedition in the Galápagos Marine Reserve Focuses on Overlooked Species and Habitats

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Image: Dr. Sylvia Earle is about to go in the submersible for an exploratory dive in the twilight zone a couple of miles off Wolf Island © Rolex/Franck Gazzola 
The Galapagos Islands Hope Spot, Ecuador (August 16th, 2022)

A multi-institutional team of scientists led by legendary oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer, Dr. Sylvia Earle (Mission Blue) carried out a two-week expedition in the Galápagos Marine Reserve on board the M/V Argo to rediscover and evaluate some of the largely overlooked habitats and species in the reserve, as the Reserve approaches its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2023. “Galapagos will always be a special place,” explained Dr. Earle. “It was here that I discovered cold water kelp communities on the equator fifty years ago, and it was Galápagos that, years later, inspired our Mission Blue Hope Spots initiative.”…

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New Hope Spot in Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Highlights Need for Increased MPA Support in Philippines

PHILIPPINES (AUGUST 11TH, 2022)

International marine conservation nonprofit Mission Blue recognizes Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park as a Hope Spot, with Katherine “Trin” Custodio, Executive Director of WWF-Philippines and Angelique Songco, Protected Area Superintendent of Tubbataha Management Office as the Hope Spot Champions.
Dr. Sylvia Earle, founder of Mission Blue says, “I salute Trin Custodio, Angelique Songco and their partners for doing what is in their power to push for increased protection for the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park. Thank you for giving a voice to the hundreds of fish species, the coral, the whales, the sea turtles and many more who call these waters home.”
 
 
Tubbataha Reefs is the only exclusively marine World Heritage site in Southeast Asia and for more than two decades has shown resilience against wide-scale coral bleaching events and damage from destructive fishing practices.…

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New Champions of George Town Hope Spot Urge for Greater Protection of Harbor Waters

George Town, Great Exuma, Bahamas

In 2019, the Cayman Islands government had plans to build a multi-port cruise ship berthing facility in the heart of the George Town Harbor. The environmental impact assessments identified that this project would have a devastating effect on most of the marine ecosystems in the area. After intensive campaigning, community objection, and the recent changes in the cruise ship industry, the proposed project was canceled. Shortly after, the harbor was designated as a Mission Blue Hope Spot, representing hope for a healthy future for the island. Currently, there is no legislation that fully protects the Hope Spot from construction or development, but Chloe Bentick-Lalli, a local Caymanian student with the organization Protect Our Future, and Jon Schutte are dedicated to challenging the government to commit to comprehensive, thorough protection for the island.…

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Saving China’s Marine Life, the New Hope Begins in Hong Kong’s Waters

Featured image: Sham Wan
HONG KONG (July 26th, 2022)

Marine conservation nonprofit Mission Blue has declared Hong Kong South a Hope Spot in recognition of the commitment to push for a formal marine protected area (MPA) from Hope Spot Champions Sharon Kwok Pong, Dr. Robert Lockyer, and Professor John Wong, with local NGO AquaMeridian Conservation & Education Foundation (AquaMeridian).

Since 2015, Aquameridian has been working hand in hand with community NGOs and the local government to increase the level of protection offered to the local endemic species including finless porpoises, sea turtles, horseshoe crabs, and the iconic Chinese white dolphins.
 
 
Hong Kong once was home to more than 6,000 species of marine life, including more than 100 species of coral, and transient large cetaceans and two resident dolphins, the shy finless porpoise and the iconic white dolphin.…

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