Schmidt Ocean Institute Donates Research Vassel to The National Research Council (CNR)
Founders Eric and Wendy Schmidt donate the research vessel Falkor to Italy’s science agency to conduct ocean science in the[…]
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Category: Stories from the Sea
SAWFISH NEWS: Ball Bungees Pose Threat for Endangered Sawfish
By Tonya Wily, The President of Havenworth Coastal Conservation Entanglement of marine species in discarded lines, fishing gear, and other[…]
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Inhambane Seascape in Mozambique Recognized as Mission Blue Hope Spot
Mission Blue has declared the Inhambane Seascape a Hope Spot in recognition of the spatial planning work being done in the area[…]
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Could Whale Watching Tourism Benefit Whale Conservation?
By Maddie Henning SENTINELS OF THE SOUND Many conservationists celebrated a recent bill passed in the Washington state legislature that[…]
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SAWFISH NEWS: Antique Sawfish Rostra Yield Valuable DNA, Museum and Private Collections Aid Scientists
By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation Not only is it the most distinctive feature of a sawfish, but the rostrum[…]
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Groups File Legal Action to Protect Manatees from Water Pollution
Manatees Starved to Death Because Unchecked Water Pollution Killed Seagrass St. Petersburg, Fla.— Three conservation groups issued a formal[…]
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Costa Rica Expands Cocos Island National Park & Bicentennial Marine Management Area
The President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, and the Minister of Environment and Energy, Andrea Meza, signed Friday the Decree[…]
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Smalltooth Sawfish: History of an Endangered Species
By Tonya Wiley Sawfish are unique and intriguing animals. The population of smalltooth sawfish (Pristis pectinata) in the United States[…]
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SAWFISH NEWS: Disney Conservation Fund Helps Local Organization Studying Endangered Sawfish in Tampa Bay
Havenworth Coastal Conservation (HCC), based in Palmetto, has been awarded a grant by the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) to study[…]
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RiceUNews: Microplastic Pollution Aids Antibiotic Resistance
Engineers at Rice lead study of how polystyrene contributes to the crisis The Styrofoam container that holds your takeout cheeseburger[…]
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