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In Chile in September at the Fourth International MPA Congress, there was a side event on satellite-based surveillance of illegal fisheries. It was unique in that there were several Chilean naval officers in uniform in the audience.

The concept of effectiveness comes up often in the MPA field...The most basic gauge of MPA effectiveness is pretty simple: Is a site achieving its stated goals or not" Click on the link below to read the full article.

This summer, a group of adventurous ocean supporters embarked on a week-long diving and learning experience in Palau led by scientists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.

The Fijian Government has entered into a milestone agreement which will see the provision of clean energy in rural communities.Click on the link below to read the full story

On the island of Makira, hunters use the teeth of giant bats known as flying foxes as currency. Now, perhaps paradoxically, researchers suggest this practice could help save these bats from potential extinction.Click on the link below to read the full story.

Although highly recognized as needed, studies linking gender and coastal/marine management are scarce. This research illustrates the importance of gender analysis in natural resource management by linking gender and coastal management i.e.

Cristiana Pa"ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), visited the GCF headquarters this week to hold discussions about cooperation with GCF. Click on the link below to read the full story.

Registration is now open for the December 4-5, 2017 International Ocean Literacy Conference to be hosted by the UNESCO Venice office and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) in collaboration with the Consortium for Ocean Science Exploration and Engagement (COSEE) a

The tiny Pacific island nation of Niue has plans to create a huge marine sanctuary to combat overfishing. It's one of several marine protected areas announced over past weeks.Click on the link below to read the full story.