2020's top ocean news stories (commentary)
2020’s top ocean news stories (commentary) Marine scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, share their list of the top 10 ocean news stories from 2020. Hopeful developments this year included some long-overdue attention to Black and other underrepresented groups in marine science; new technologies to prevent deadly ship-whale collisions and track “dark” vessels at sea remotely; and surprising discoveries in the deep sea. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in more trash than ever being dumped in the sea, and stalled international negotiations aimed at pr...
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