California Marine Science Educators Visit Cuba
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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The new 90 minute film Chasing Coral has been released on Netflix.
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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Marae Moana becomes reality
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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New York University fights online wildlife trafficking
Welcome to an installment of our Spotlight series, highlighting each of our 16 Prize Winners working to combat wildlife crime around the globe. Find out about all 16 Prize …
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New fish species in New Caledonia
The new fish, Polyipnus laruei, is named after yachters Pierre and William Larue who discovered it. After more than two years’ work, the description of the new fish species has been officially …
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OceanGate and the Cape Eleuthera Institute to Launch a Year-Long Manned Submersible Expedition in the Bahamas to Assess Sharks and Sea Life Hidden Deep in the Ocean
OceanGate Expeditions, going on a mission to the Titanic Wreck next year, and The Cape Eleuthera Institute are embarking on a Bahamas Deep Sea Survey of the twilight zone of …
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Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences advancing hope for reefs in the Philippines
Researchers return from the Philippines with new species discoveries and deeper insights into threatened coral reef ecosystems. The California Academy of Sciences’ Hope for Reefs initiative continues to advance global …
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“Trump’s War Against Whales, Dolphins and Sea Turtles” Deciphering Facts and Bad Reporting
Giacomo Abrusci Today’s headlines are pretty apocalyptic regarding endangered species off the West Coast. A handful of articles quote the statement, “The Trump Administration has declared war on whales, dolphins and turtles …
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Paso Pacifico is changing wildlife surveillance
Welcome to an installment of our Spotlight series, each highlighting one of our 16 Prize Winners working to combat wildlife crime around the globe. Find out about all 16 Prize …
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UN Environment statement on US decision to leave Paris Agreement
UN Environment chief Erik Solheim released the following statement on the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change: “The science on climate change is perfectly clear: …
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