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 protecting waters off Antarctica and in the high seas. 2020 also brought the first modern-day marine fish extinction.
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A far distance spans between a windswept beach in Alaska and the hushed chambers of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Yet the two locales are linked by Congressâ recent and final passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 legislation cosponsored by Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan.
The legislation, which builds on the 2018 Save Our Seas Actâs focus on reducing marine debris, is now headed to the presidentâs desk for signature.
âSave Our Seas 2.0 is the most comprehensive marine debris legislation ever to pass Congress,â Sullivan said in a prepared statement on Dec. 1 after the Senate approved technical changes made by the U.S. House.