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• Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: Does Size Matter?

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 474
  (Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition .) When it comes to coral reef ecology, size ...
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• Expedition to the Raja Ampat Islands: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

  
  Cool Green Science: The Conservation Blog of The Nature Conservancy — Authority: 474
  Editor’s note: Conservancy Senior Marine Scientist Alison Green is on an expedition to the Raja Ampat islands in Indonesia — amidst some of the most spectacular and biodiverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Catch up on all her posts from the expedition . When Dr. Seuss wrote the iconic children’s book ...
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• Proposed marine proteced area is “our last best hope”

  
  OB Rag Blog — Authority: 133
  By Mike Laude / North County Times / December 4, 2009I love searching the ocean for fish and other good things to eat. But the ocean has been changing, and so have I.My addiction began on a day when the surf at Windansea was, at best, knee high. I swam from Windansea to Bird Rock, gawking at halibut, lobsters, ...
  6 days ago

• Study shows bias against protecting coral reefs in fishing areas

  
  EcoTone — Authority: 413
  A new study out in the December issue of the ESA journal Ecological Applications has shown that human interests are having a disproportionate impact on the selection of marine protected areas, or MPAs, which are meant to protect biodiversity in marine ecosystems. Their paper shows a consistent bias in Australian and ...
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• Dark ages beckon with Stage 2 of the Scottish Marine Bill

  
  For Argyll — Authority: 487
  The Marine (Scotland) Bill is gaining pace, currently it is racing through Stage 2 Amendments as it is being scrutinised by the Scottish Parliament’s Rural Affairs and Environment Committee. The most up to date diary of events can be found here on the Scottish Parliament website.ForArgyll has already covered the ...
  2 weeks ago

• Custom seized seahorses at ZSL London Zoo

  
  World Zoo Today — Authority: 142
  A herd of seahorses confiscated by customs are now seeking sanctuary at ZSL London Zoo. The 22 juvenile longsnout seahorses (Hippocampus reidi) were confiscated by the UK Border Agency two weeks ago. Rachel Jones, Deputy Team Leader of ZSL London Zoo’s Aquarium, said: “People usually try to smuggle seahorses ...
  4 weeks ago

• Saving Seahorses, Conserving Corals

  
  Sea Notes — Authority: 99
  Good news today for ocean wildlife, here at home in the United States and overseas in Cambodia. In the U.S., Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new pilot program -- backed up with money -- to protect coral reefs in...
  5 weeks ago

• State Panel puts off decision on Southern California marine sanctuaries including OB and Sunset Cliffs

  
  OB Rag Blog — Authority: 133
  For nearly the entire past year a panel of marine experts have been putting together proposals for redesigning Californias system of marine protected areas along the southern coast. The areas include Ocean Beach and Sunset Cliffs, and other parts of San Diego County. The OB coast is considered one of the chief areas ...
  5 weeks ago

• A Sea of Hope

  
  Sea Notes — Authority: 109
  Time was when it didnt seem surprising that a river could catch fire because it was so polluted. And the idea that the Aral Sea -- once the fourth largest lake on the planet -- could dry up and blow...
  6 weeks ago

• Open Oceans and High Seas: most beneficial to life on Earth yet least protected

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 579
  Life on earth greatly depends on open oceans that comprise 99 percent of all habitable regions on the planet. These areas provide nearly 80 percent of fish supplies for human consumption. They also ‘carry out half the photosynthesis (conversion of solar energy to sustain life) that takes place on the planet and, ...
  6 weeks ago

• Selfish in the Sea

  
  Refugio's Blog — Authority: 103
  Many Latino anglers that fish off of L.A. County piers support the creation of Marine Protected Areas. The opposition to creating  Marine Protected Areas (MPA’s) off of Southern California’s coast has taken a sinister turn: terrorizing and attacking Latino families.  I have participated in the MPA hearings ...
  6 weeks ago

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