- Guide and case studies for incorporating climate into marine spatial planning available
- Seychelles expects first phase of marine spatial plan to be developed by end of year
- Small-scale fishers in Gulf of California initiate MSP process
- South African parliament considering MSP bill
- Summaries of MSP progress in Europe available
- Short, engaging video explains MSP to stakeholders and public
- Japan and China successfully extract methane hydrate from seafloor
- Rate of global sea level rise increasing due to melting of the Greenland ice sheet
- Persistent broad scale ocean acidification found off US west coast
- Task force advocates steps for US ecosystem-based fisheries management
- US announces withdrawal from Paris climate agreement, resists linking climate change to ocean health
- Legal analysis of US president Trump's executive order on offshore drilling
And just for fun, well, really it’s pretty educational, we leave you with this comic from The Oatmeal about how/why people maintain their political beliefs even in the face of contradictory evidence.