- Scientists describe a new deep reef marine zone – the rariphotic
- Ecosystem-based MSP process underway for Azores, Madeira, and Canary Islands
- UNEP launches portal of global and regional marine and coastal data resources
- New high-resolution, publicly-available dataset captures activity of more than 70,000 fishing vessels, including majority of large industrial fishing vessels
- New climate resilience tool helps discover, visualize, and analyze climate and socioeconomic datasets globally
- Paper outlines roles for ocean businesses in implementing Sustainable Development Goals and advancing blue growth
- World’s first commercial floating offshore wind farm performing well in initial months
- Interview with expert on new phenomenon of “annihilation trawling”, non-targeted bottom trawling
- UK releases new report on future trends, challenges, and opportunities from the sea
- Ocean Atlas provides short summaries and good graphics of major threats to ocean ecosystems
- Expert input on cumulative impact tools for MSP summarized
- New online mini-course provides overview and case studies of coastal social science
- Ecosystem approach to aquaculture and its role in blue growth reviewed
- Regional assessments of biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe-Central Asia released
- US NOAA avoids major budget cuts for now
- Interactive tool shares findings and lessons learned from Baltic MSP
- TNC launches updated website of marine planning resources
- New MSP Library and MSP Glossary available
On a lighter note, here are some fun (and beautiful) pictures of baitfish.