A New Model of Coral Reef Health By Liz Thompson
Scientists have developed a new way to model and map the health of coral reef ecosystems using data collected on the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s Global Reef Expedition. …
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Scientists ExploreSeamounts in Phoenix Island Archipelago, Gaining New Insights into Seep Water Diversity and Ecology
Building off a groundbreaking 2017 expedition, a follow-up expedition in the Phoenix Islands Archipelago enabled the largest collection of microbial cultures from the central Pacific Ocean and the most comprehensive …
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“Public-Reported Sightings Led to First Two Sawfish Tagged in Tampa Bay!” By Tonya Wiley, Havenworth Coastal Conservation
I saw the email first thing Friday morning; a sawfish had been sighted in the Tampa Bay area. A man walking the beach in Redington Shores the day before had filmed …
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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation Partners with NASA to Accelerate the Mapping of the World’s Coral Reefs
Annapolis, MD — Coral reefs are in crisis. Corals are an ancient life form and, because of the reefs that they build, the survival of countless other organisms is predicated on …
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New Marine Life Discovered: Hawai‘i Pacific University Partners with Global Researchers
When Hawai‘i Pacific University (HPU) Associate Professor of Biology Brenden Holland, Ph.D., and HPU graduate student Anita Harrington teamed up last summer to work on the DNA sequencing of a new species of …
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Winners of the JEDI Ocean Award Announced
Marine Conservation Institute announces the recipients of the first annual JEDI Ocean Award for Sonoma County teens. The JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) award celebrates local Black, Latinx, POC …
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ESJ Capital Partners to Develop South Florida’s First-Ever True Eco-Adventure Park & Resort in Miami
Opening in 2022, the $300 million re-imagined “Jungle Island” will feature a thrilling aerial adventure course with zip lines, up-close animal encounters, water attractions, one-of-a-kind entertainment and nightlife, and a …
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To See a Sawfish in Public Aquariums: Making Conservation Connections by Guest Authors
SAWFISH NEWS by Tonya Wiley Since the early 1930’s when the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago displayed a smalltooth sawfish for the first time, public aquariums have created connections between people …
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Adopt-A-Manatee® for Father’s Day to Protect Manatees and Our Waterways
What to give the dad who has everything he needs? A manatee, of course! Adopt-A-Manatee from Save the Manatee Club for Father’s Day and give dad the gift of helping …
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First Comprehensive study of NW Australia’s Deep Corals Completed
Scientists circumnavigate and map the seafloor of the entire mesophotic (deep water) zone in Ashmore Reef Marine Park. Scientists discovered a sea snake thought to be locally extinct and saw …
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