Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
By John Joaquín Bohórquez, Ph.D. Candidate Friday It was twilight in the early morning when I emerged from the jungle and stepped onto the black gravel beach. The sun was rising …
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Expansion provides additional protection for critical habitat and important fish species NOAA is expanding Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary from approximately 56 square miles to approximately 160 square miles …
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By Rachel Plunkett Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary has been expanded from 56 to 160 square miles. The expansion adds 14 additional reefs and banks to the sanctuary, with …
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By Jessica Mejia As a researcher and professor, John Tanacredi spends a majority of his time in a laboratory that breeds “living fossils”. These “living fossils” have been saving human …
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By Kevin Majoros Situated on the bank of the Rhode River near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay is the sprawling 2650-acre campus of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. The …
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