Efforts to strengthen current law and policy frameworks in the area of fisheries management and marine protected areas has initiated discussions between the Fiji Environmental Law Association (FELA) and stakeholders today in Suva.Click on the link below to read the full story.
As scientists race to save coral reefs and tackle other crucial marine issues, access to expensive scientific journals has become a roadblock to sharing knowledge, especially for researchers in developing countries. Click on the link below to read the full story.
The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation announced the hiring of Tiare Turang Holm as Hawai"i director on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018.Click on the link below to read the full story.
With the world's oceans more severely threatened than ever before, President Donald Trump's Interior Department is recommending even less protection for the fraction of ocean life the U.S.
Marine Conservation Institute President Dr. Lance Morgan, a leader in securing strong protection for the oceans" most important places, condemned President Donald Trump"s decision to rescind protections for two U.S. national monuments.Click on the link below to read the full article.
The PIPA Tourism Advisory sub-committee is organizing a Retreat to be held at Tokaraetina Lodge in North Tarawa on Friday, 15th January returning Sunday the 17th January where they are going to review and update the existing Phoenix Island Protected Area [PIPA] Management Plan developed 7 years a
...Since 2012, 5 protected areas that exceed 1 million km2 in size have been created, mostly in remote oceanic areas.
A Hawaii-based fishing council has lobbied for years to block or scale back marine monuments. It may soon get its wish.Click on the link below to read the full article.
Shrinking a national marine protected area near Hawaii and allowing fishing are not in the nation"s best interests.Click on the link below to read the full article.
A notable intervention conceived by marine scientists to arrest the deteriorating quality of ocean habitats and declining resources is the establishment of marine protected areas (MPAs).Click on the link below to read the full article.