Home

Fishing nets are just one of many problems the humpback whale population faces along the Pacific Coast, and a conservation group says the Trump administration is not doing enough to protect the whale"s habitat.Click on the link below to read the full article.

Global gathering to tackle coral reef crisis Current and emerging leaders converged in the Great Barrier Reef to learn and share ideas for tackling the crucial challenge of protecting coral reefs as part of the 2017 International Coral Reef Mana... More detail

Bluefin tuna are found in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The Atlantic population has begun rebounding, thanks to an early start in conservation efforts, but stocks in the Pacific remain low.Click on the link below to read the full article.

Inspired by early successes in marine conservation, locally controlled fisheries projects have expanded quickly along Madagascar"s 3,000-mile-long coastline over the past 15 years.Click on the link below to read the full article.

The CNMI Ocean Planning Team recently kicked off a two-day meeting as part of the Pacific Islands Regional Planning Body mission toward developing a comprehensive plan for the CNMI"s coastal and marine areas. Click on the link below to read the full article.

What exactly does "doing conservation" or "incorporating conservation" into ocean science mean" Although today it is often coupled with the sustainable use of natural resources, by definition, conservation traditionally involves the preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environm

Marine Protected Areas can potentially subsidize harvested oyster populations via larval spillover -- however, these benefits can only be realized if harvested areas contain suitable habitat for larval settlement and survival.

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.

Fiji"s famous traditional canoe, the Uto ni Yalo concluded a seven-day voyage visiting communities in the marine managed Vatu-i-Ra seascape.Click on thel link below to read the full story.

Culminating in a high-level meeting and the approval of a Call to Action, the fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC4) highlighted the relationship between the ocean and communities worldwide, and the benefits that marine protected areas (MPAs) provide to millions of people.C