Posts Tagged ‘Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary’
Pollution in the deep sea – are any habitats safe from human disturbance?
Feature Pic: A discarded aluminum can sits deep in the Channel Islands. Photo: MARE and NOAA We’re all too familiar with the horrible images of once pristine beaches that are now covered with trash, threatening a wide array of charismatic animals including sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals. What about our ocean’s most remote…
Read MoreDive into the Marine Conservation Institute Summer Ocean Party!
We’re thrilled to announce the first Marine Conservation Institute Summer Ocean Party! Please join us July 23 at the Lagunitas Taproom in Petaluma, CA, to learn more about our ocean protection work with great food, drinks and live music by Sonoma’s own reggae band, Sol Horizon. All tickets include dinner and we’re running an early…
Read MoreDeep-Sea Coral Expedition to California’s Channel Islands
Location, location, location! This axiom of the real estate world is perhaps even more true in the natural world. Finding the right environmental conditions for deep-sea corals and sponges to survive and thrive is a rare occurrence in the deep ocean. Marine biologists have discovered deep-sea coral ecosystems throughout the oceans from the tropics to…
Read MoreExpedition Planning 101 – How Models Can Help Guide Deep-Sea Exploration
In May 2018, a joint Marine Conservation Institute and Marine Applied Research and Exploration (MARE) expedition will probe the deep seafloor within the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary is home to an astonishing diversity of cold-water corals and sponges that build crucial habitat for a large number of fish and invertebrate species (e.g.,…
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