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There is growing concern that the world"s oceans are in crisis because of climate change, overfishing, pollution and other stresses.

Federal regulators have indicated they may open some marine national monuments to commercial fishing. Researchers who have studied these and adjacent areas discuss their value and the potential impacts of a change in protected status.Click on the link below to read the full story.

A marine scientist at Hawaii University is warning pristine marine conservation areas are under threat from the Trump administration's review of federal protection for national monument parks.Click on the link below to read the full story.

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Environmentalists sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Thursday seeking to pry loose details of plans to shrink national monuments and marine areas and open protected areas to commercial fishing, energy extraction, logging and other industries.Click on the link below to read the f

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.

Scientists return on Schmidt Ocean Institute"s research vessel Falkor after conducting underwater robotic dives in never before visited waters in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area (PIPA).Click on the link below to read the full article.

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.

Greenpeace launches campaign to create "largest protected area on Earth" in the Antarctic.Click on the link below to read the full article.

Hopes of establishing a vast new marine sanctuary in pristine East Antarctica have been dashed, with a key conservation summit failing to reach an agreement as advocates called for "greater vision and ambition."Click on the link below to read the full article.