Veronika Wild

-Image is AI generated by Microsoft Copilot The ocean doesn’t respect borders, politics, or loyalties   - neither do a lot of fishermen, it seems. Thank you to those who do. The Ocean's job is to move heat, carbon, nutrients, and life across entire hemispheres, well beyond the jurisdiction of any one country. The first part of this post is about how countries manage declining fish stocks and avoid conflicts.  The second part is about ways in which we can help.  1.      Managing Fish Stocks The Role of National Governments National governments generally set overall fisheries laws, quotas, reporting requirements, and conservation frameworks, while in Australia at least, State governments manage inshore fisheries, licensing, local closures, and compliance. Both levels of government are increasingly having to intervene due to climate ‑ driven stock collapses — including emergency closures and orderly licence buyouts. Only a few weeks ago, Ta...

  Have been spending a bit of time down at the beach lately and thinking about how our oceans are changing and what we can possibly do about it. Here's a bit of a rundown. The Oceans have always been the world's biggest carbon sink  - absorbing 90% of the CO 2   produced on land, but Climate Change is reshaping them faster than many scientists predicted. Marine heatwaves, acidification, shifting currents, and migrating species are already disrupting ecosystems and coastal communities. While mitigation remains essential, countries are also investing heavily in adaptation — practical steps to cope with the changes already underway. Marine Heat Waves Marine heatwaves are becoming more frequent, intense, and longer-lasting. One of the more obvious effects is coral bleaching and degradation of coral reefs.  To learn more and see what this looks like at scale, click here . Corals can usually recover from a 1°C temperature rise, but at 2°C or with repeated...