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Women are Making the Arnavon Islands Community Marine Park Stronger
By Lindsay Brubaker, Blue Parks Intern Featured Image: Arnavon Community Marine Park, © Robert Taupongi What does conservation look like without women? Research demonstrates that conservation efforts are more likely to succeed when women are involved, but in Melanesia, men are traditionally seen as the head of the household and as decision makers, so for years…
Read MoreBeyond Seaspiracy: here’s what we know about fishing and what you can do about it
https://marine-conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Bottom-Trawling-Blog.mp3 From pink nigiri pressed softly atop rice, to buttery seared salmon that melts in the mouth, seafood has long been a culinary pleasure, a lauded source of protein and Omega-3 fatty acids . . . and a problematic indulgence in a world imbalanced by destructive fishing practices, biodiversity loss, and climate change. Fish farms…
Read MoreMeet the 2021 Blue Park Award nominees, and help us evaluate them!
Blue Park Awards are given to outstanding marine protected areas (MPAs) that are helping to safeguard life in the sea. Nominees for the award go through a rigorous assessment using Blue Parks science-based criteria. They are the MPAs that are in the right places, with the right rules, and the right management to effectively protect…
Read MoreSharks Are in Trouble… Here’s What To Do About It
https://marine-conservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Shark-Blog-Part-2.mp3 (Part 2 of 2) by Alexandra Smith, Blue Parks Intern Featured Image: Reef Shark at Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands © Kurt Cotoaga Read Part 1 Today! In our last blog, “Sharks Are in Trouble (Part 1 of 2),” we explored the latest evidence that shark populations around the world are in serious trouble. As…
Read MoreSharks Are in Trouble … Without Them, Whole Ecosystems May Disappear
(Part 1 of 2) by Alexandra Smith, Blue Parks Intern Featured Picture: Carcharhinus longimanus © IUCN Photo Library ©Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch Imagine an ocean without sharks-it’s not too far-fetched. A recent study found that in the last 50 years, populations of 18 shark and ray species (called elasmobranchs) have declined by a staggering 70%, and half…
Read MoreNature study (with Marine Conservation Institute’s help) provides a robust scientific roadmap for ocean protection in the next decade
A new study, Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate, provides a roadmap for ocean conservation actions that should be taken to protect nature and people. Marine Conservation Institute scientists contributed information and were among the twenty-six scientists and economists led by Dr. Enric Sala of National Geographic Society that provided this groundbreaking…
Read MoreGauging the state of U.S. marine protection
SeaStates 2021 is a rigorous, quantitative accounting of fully and strongly protected MPAs in America’s ocean updated annually by the team at MPAtlas.org. First published in 2013, our annual reports are intended to measure US progress as a whole, and state progress towards effective marine protection in their coastal waters. Oceans are essential to human survival…
Read MoreAn octopus, a mother, and a daughter: how WOMEN’S HISTORY shapes the FUTURE
This winter, Dr. Sarah Hameed, Blue Parks Director for Marine Conservation Institute, brought home a bright orange crocheted dumbo octopus for her daughter Zoë. The little stuffed octopus could fit scooped in Zoë’s outstretched hands, but for something so small, it inspired an enormous journey. Zoë wanted to find the right name for her new…
Read MoreA Tale of Nominations and Nickels: How Marine Conservation Institute won the approval tomorrow’s environmental leaders
FEATURED PICTURE: The Marine Biology class at the College of the Atlantic—pictured here collecting sea stars during an intertidal field trip—voted Marine Conservation Institute as their top choice for a class donation to a marine conservation nonprofit. Marine Conservation Institute is grateful to receive financial support from donors from all walks of life—from international foundations…
Read MoreWhat’s Killing the Keys? A new report shows a way forward for Florida’s reefs and marine life
Featured Photo: Last Stand photo but Richard Barnden Florida’s coral reefs and the Florida Keys marine sanctuary are national treasures enjoyed by millions every year, but they are dying bit by bit, the victim of climate change, coral disease, self-interest, and lack of urgency in addressing underlying problems. In places, the hum of life is…
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