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November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Loud noise from military training and operations at sea including sonar, air guns or explosives can affect marine life and interfere with normal behaviors. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Our goal is to make ocean-bound plastic a commodity for the future, and we want to take initiatives to prevent plastic from ending up in the ocean in the first place...Click on the link to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Pacific Island countries want to rebrand as “large ocean states,” custodians of large swaths of the Pacific Ocean. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Within the MPA where corals have been planted, the numbers of fish have grown from 200 fish per 100 square metres to roughly 1,000 fish per 100 square metres. Click on the link to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Creating large marine protected areas helps build resilience to climate change. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa
Event Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2018 1 pm US EST/10 am US PST/6 pm UTC. Presented by: Jane Lubchenco and Kirsten Grorud-Colvert of Oregon State University, Dan Laffoley of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas-Marine, and Naomi Kingston of UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Meeting marine conservation challenges that are shared across many nations in Asia can be done more efficiently, effectively, and quickly if we work together across national boundaries.Click on the link below to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

Ruth Gates dedicated her life to saving the world’s reefs and training the next generation of reef scientists. Click on the link below to read the full article.

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

The singers, in this case, are endangered Oceania humpback whales near the island of Niue, where they are considered sacred — and are a key to understanding the status of migratory marine species amid a changing climate. Click on the link below to read the full article. 

November 2, 2018 by sprep-pa

A Fijian national has been appointed to a top role at the world’s largest environment network, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Click on the link below to read the full article, 

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