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The Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge 2025 is Now Open for Applications

February 3, 2025 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 117 - February 2025, News

The Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge (MOPC) which has launched its 8th edition on December 6th, with a Grand Finale scheduled for May 15, 2025, at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.The MOPC is an international competition jointly organized by the International University of Monaco, the Oceanographic Institute, the Prince Albert I of Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Impact non-profit association and the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. It is aimed at students and young entrepreneurs, and its goal is to reward new …

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11th Hour Racing Awards $4.4 Million in Grants to Support Ocean Health Initiatives

February 2, 2025 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 117 - February 2025, News

Grants fund local projects addressing ocean challenges and building scalable solutions 11th Hour Racing announced $4.4 million in grants awarded to organizations addressing urgent ocean challenges and the opening of …

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Secretive Slugs Could Hold Key to WA’s Hidden Marine Biodiversity

February 1, 2025 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 114 - November 2024, News, Ocean Literacy

Curtin University researchers, in collaboration with international experts, are searching WA’s northern coastline for an important and abundant but little-known group of marine slugs, the Onchidiidae. These air-breathing slugs live on …

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Plastic Makes Up Nearly 80 Percent of Waste Found Across U.S. National Parks

January 29, 2025 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 117 - February 2025, News, Sustainable Travel, Terrestrial Topics

Single-Use Plastic Makes up the Majority of Trash Identified for Three Years in a Row, Underscoring Urgent Need for Solutions. The 5 Gyres Institute published results from its annual Plastic-Free …

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Paris Agreement Fallout, But Grassroots Conservation Remains the Backbone of Climate Action

January 22, 2025 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 117 - February 2025, News, Ocean Literacy

President Trump has officially withdrawn the United States from the Paris Agreement, a move that weakens global efforts to combat climate change and undermines years of international cooperation. This decision …

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UNESCO has Mapped 4,500 Species Thanks to Its Pioneering eDNA Programme

December 29, 2024 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 116 - January 2025, News, Technology

UNESCO’s groundbreaking environmental DNA programme has mapped nearly 4,500 marine species across 21 World Heritage sites around the world, providing new key data and a revolutionary method for stronger ocean protection …

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The Changing Face of Little Cayman’s Reefs: One Year on From The Most Extensive Global Coral Bleaching on Record

December 4, 2024 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 115 - December 2024, News, Ocean Literacy

The summer of 2023 was the hottest on record and brought with it the most extensive global coral bleaching event on record. One year on, how are the historically healthy …

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National Geographic Explorer Thomas Peschak to Receive 2025 Eliza Scidmore Award for Outstanding Storytelling

December 4, 2024 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Conservation Photography, Issue 115 - December 2024, News

This year’s award recognizes Peschak’s legacy of visually illuminating ecosystems, including the people advocating for them, while connecting audiences to the importance of conservation Award-winning photographer and National Geographic Explorer Thomas …

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New Study Finds Solutions to Whale-Ship Collisions Within Reach

December 3, 2024 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 115 - December 2024, News, Ocean Literacy

According to the fossil record, cetaceans — whales, dolphins and their relatives — evolved from four-legged land mammals that returned to the oceans beginning some 50 million years ago. Today, …

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Dive into Action This Holiday Season: Double the Difference for Coral Reefs

November 27, 2024 Giacomo Abrusci, SEVENSEAS Media Editor-in-Chief Issue 115 - December 2024, News

Support Reef-World’s Mission to Protect Coral Reefs with the Big Give Christmas Challenge The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – has been selected to join …

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