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Press Releases and Media Announcements from Marine Conservation Institute

President Obama Announces Plan to Create the Largest Marine Protected Area in the World with Help from Marine Conservation Institute

June 17, 2014

New Online Tool, MPA Campaign Tracker, Enables People to Explore Progress of Global Marine Protected Area Initiatives and Campaigns

June 11, 2014

Global Ocean Refuge System to Help Resilience of the World’s Oceans and Humankind

May 8, 2014

Marine Conservation Institute Releases Gulf Gems Report Highlighting Critical Areas to Protect in the Gulf of Mexico

April 14, 2014

New Research Highlights the Need for Better and More Rigorous Scientific Criteria for Marine Protected Areas

February 12, 2014

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Successfully Removes Shipwrecks That Were Destroying Coral Reefs in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument with Assistance from Marine Conservation Institute

January 29, 2014

Marine Conservation Institute Announces Gail Osherenko Has Joined Its Board of Directors

January 7, 2014

Marine Conservation Institute announces “14 Things Humans Can Do To Make the Oceans More Abundant in 2014”

December 18, 2013

Marine Conservation Institute announces the Global Ocean Refuge System (GLORES) to protect marine life worldwide

October 22, 2013

NOAA Fisheries issues final rule to protect Pacific Marine National Monuments from illegal fishing

June 3, 2013

First-ever National Ranking Shows Most Coastal States Failing to Protect Oceans

May 29, 2013

Deep Coral Areas Urgently Need Protection to Help Save Global Reefs

May 29, 2013

National Attention on Monk Seal Issue Highlights Need for Local Program on Kaua’i

May 8, 2013