Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
An electronic nose to help sniff out wildlife crime Welcome to an installment of our Spotlight series, each highlighting one of our 16 Prize Winners working to combat wildlife crime …
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Sea shells evolved more than 500 million years ago and have amazed humans since the beginning of our time. Calcium, the basic building material, is a major component of seawater, …
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By Michal Matejczuk Imagine yourself standing in front of a beautiful lake; let’s envision Lake Victoria within Sub-Saharan Africa to simply name one. Beyond you are the waterlogged kilometers separating …
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How well do you know the ocean? This regular feature will help acquaint you with our blue planet. Topic: Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) The Great Lakes are considered an MPA! …
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By Mark Friedman, a marine science educator with the San Pedro LA Maritime Institute, and organizer of the marine science educators’ group to Cuba. A group of marine science educators …
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Chasing Coral takes viewers on a thrilling ocean adventure as a team of divers, photographers, and scientists set out to discover why reefs around the world are vanishing at an …
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By Kaelyn Lynch Editor’s note: We absolutely loved this story and all the photos we had to choose from but the imagery was so breathtaking we had to include the …
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The Cook Islands is now the largest multi-use marine park in the world. Marae Moana – spanning a total ocean area of nearly two million square kilometres – became a …
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This month we are hiking between the limestone cliffs of Vang Vieng, Laos. Vang Vieng has become a backpacker-oriented town, with the main street featuring guest houses, bars, restaurants, internet …
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Peter Prokosch New Zealand is a leader in the successful implementation and ongoing sustainability of MPAs and they are able to achieve these outcomes from well thought out approaches that …
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