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New Research: Marine Reserves Can Stoke Local Economies
Pierre-Yves Cousteau comes face to face with a dusky grouper in Cabrera Archipelago National Park (Parque Nacional del Archipielago de Cabrera) in Spain. Photo by Enric Sala/National Geographic On...
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Innovative Solution of Blue Carbon Helps Ocean Wildlife
By Mark J. Spalding, President, The Ocean Foundation Last week, Enric Sala of the National Geographic Society spoke about the Society’s Pristine Seas program, which has visited an array of countries to...
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The Drop Cam Project – An Exploration Science Initiative
The Drop Cam Project – An Exploration Science Initiative (DAY 1 ) The University of Miami’s Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy, in...
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The Bottom Line: Embracing Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management
Fishing for shad on the Potomac River at Fletcher’s Boathouse is a spring tradition for many Washington-area anglers, including me. As a food source for larger fish, birds of prey, and other animals,...
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Artists Evoke Care for Oceans at Blue Vision Summit 4
Opening the Blue Vision Summit 4 in Washington, D.C., on Monday, author and ocean advocate David Helvarg said of Congress, “A lot of them are hardwired like sharks, they respond to stimuli like money...
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The Fish We Need to Feed 9 Billion People
Traditional fishing on Lake Pátzcuaro in Mexico. Photograph by Régis Lachaume, Wikimedia Commons By Andreas Merkl, President, Ocean Conservancy Smart fisheries management is a great place to start a...
View ArticleUsing Conservation Photography and Science to Save French Polynesia’s Coral...
By Michele Westmorland, Photographer and iLCP Founding Fellow For most, French Polynesia is a place to escape for a vacation or honeymoon to bask along the white sand beaches while sipping on umbrella...
View ArticleWhere Are The Predators of the Gambier Islands?
By Michele Westmorland, Photographer and iLCP Founding Fellow In Part 1 of this blog I wrote about the need for accurate science and compelling outreach images if we are to move the needle on ocean...
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Fair Fish: San Francisco Fishermen Shake Up the Docks With Community Model
By Ed Backus Northern California’s salmon season is in full swing and on San Francisco’s Pier 45, a two-year-old fishermen’s cooperative, the San Francisco Community Fishing Association, is upending a...
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Farmed Fish Now More Popular Than Beef Worldwide
Oysters, served raw with a cucumber sauce at Azur in D.C., can be farmed sustainably, experts say. Photo: Brian Clark Howard “One billion people eat seafood every day, and it can be sustainable if we...
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Stakeholders Gather in Panama to Discuss Protections for Central American Dome
By Lance Morgan, President of Marine Conservation Institute for Mission Blue Last week an alliance of conservation organizations took a big step forward towards protecting the Central American Dome....
View ArticleHumpback Whale Freed From Shark Net
The Guardian reports that a 33-foot (10-meter) long humpback whale was freed from a net off Australia’s Gold Coast on Wednesday morning. The animal had apparently gotten trapped in a net that is used...
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Can New Shark-Resistant Nets Spur Responsible Aquaculture?
Divers install a Predator-X shark-resistant net for an aquaculture pen. Photo courtesy of DSM Dyneema Around the world, more than a billion people rely on seafood for a significant part of their...
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Marine Protected Area Increased Fish and Didn’t Hurt Fishers: Study
The Goukamma nature reserve and marine protected area near Sedgefield, South Africa, has not hurt area fishers, says a new study. Photograph by Kate Diamond, Alamy We’ve covered marine protected areas...
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The Bottom Line: Some Promising News for Bluefin Tuna
U.S. policymakers know they need to limit the number of Atlantic bluefin tuna caught and killed by surface longlines, which can stretch 40 miles with more than 750 baited hooks and float unattended for...
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Shark Declines: Fuel for a Decade of Conservation Effort
Shark Declines: Fuel for a Decade of Conservation Effort by Austin J. Gallagher & Neil Hammerschlag Scientists have been studying the population status of sharks for years and while the...
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Electronic Tagging and Tracking Marine Animals Supports Conservation
A great hammerhead shark our team tagged swims away with a satellite tag towing behind its fin (Image: Evan D’Allesandro). The tag will track the migration patterns of these threatened marine animals...
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Shark Tagging & Tracking: Separating Fact from Fiction
For several years now, I have been using electronic tagging to study the movements and behaviors of sharks. You can find out more about this research HERE and watch a video HERE. I previously wrote...
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Voyage to the Central American Dome, the Forgotten Sea
By Erick Ross Salazar, MarViva MarViva Foundation and Mission Blue have teamed up to seek protection for a high seas “hope spot” called the Central American Dome (CAD). A term coined by Mission Blue...
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World Ocean Summit Puts Marine Issues “On Global Agenda”
Half Moon Bay, California, the site of the World Ocean Summit. Photo: Brian Clark Howard Hundreds of representatives from national governments, environmental organizations, academic institutions, and...
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