The activist and conservation champion plans to use the award money for critical tools to combat illegal fishing in the protected waters around Malpelo, Colombia.
Plastic straws, cutlery, and stirrers will be banned in South Australia next summer. More single-use plastic bans are expected across the country in coming months.
Shark advocate Dr. Erich Ritter passed away at age 61 in his Pensacola, Florida, home on Friday. Dedicated to understanding shark-human interactions, Ritter spent most of his life advocating for shark conservation.