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New Marine Protected Areas Recognized for Outstanding Conservation Marine Conservation Institute announced that Cordillera de Coiba Managed Resources Area (Área de Recursos Manejados Cordillera de Coiba) won the prestigious gold-level Blue Park …
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Marine Conservation Institute announced that Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected Area (MPA) won the prestigious platinum-level Blue Park Award for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC5). Representatives from the Blue Parks …
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The 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC5), Marine Conservation Institute announced that Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) MPA is now a Blue Spark marine protected area collaboration. The Blue Spark designation for this Indigenous-led protected …
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An urgent call by more than 100 environmental organisations, fishing groups and retailers was made yesterday directly to the European Commission, the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE), all Heads of …
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Contributed by Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States was once found in coastal waters from Texas to North Carolina. However, …
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Contributed by Peter Adame, Director of Communications & Sustainability at Lusamerica Foods Inc. Petrale sole is a brown West Coast flatfish that’s not particularly sexy. Thousands are caught by US …
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By Wild Fish Conservancy In a massive international and coast-wide decision for wild Chinook and Southern Resident killer whale recovery, Seattle’s federal Court issued a landmark opinion on Tuesday that …
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By The University of Oxford As UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15 agreed to halt and reverse nature loss, an international team of marine scientists and conservationists have made an impassive plea …
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West Palm Beach, FL – If you’re a researcher with the Bahamas blues, ANGARI Foundation is here to help. The nonprofit organization’s “Fuel Your Research” initiative is covering fuel costs …
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Reef-World reveals developments that will create lasting and systemic change for the marine environment The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – today …
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