French Polynesia Announces World’s Largest Marine Protected Area French Polynesia announced the creation of the world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA), at the U.N. Ocean Conference in Nice, France in...

Update Published July 2025: Source: The Independent EES now set to begin on 12 October 2025 with completion by 9 April. When EES is introduced (start date: 12 October 2025...

CA Orca Project Update Interactions between orca and yachts continued throughout last season (2024). The key differences have been that the interactions started slightly later in 2024, and there was...

EES Launch Date Delayed For a Third Time Why is EES being introduced? EES is being introduced to bolster border security within the EU and its neighbouring countries, reduce illegal...

Europe Bound Source: World Cruising Club The fleet departed St George’s, Bermuda on the 1800NM voyage to Horta on the island of Faial in the Azores. From Horta the fleet...

Orca: Boat left Rudderless off NW Spanish Coast Source: Faroe de Vigo The first orca/sailboat interaction has been recorded off the northern Spanish coast of Galicia this year, resulting in...