Posts Tagged ‘MPA’
Marine Conservation Institute Applauds Biden-Harris Administration Proposed Expansion of Marine Sanctuary Around Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
To truly safeguard marine life and restore our ocean, Biden’s proposed sanctuary around the entirety of the Pacific Remote Islands must provide a high level of protection and eliminate commercial fishing in line with the existing marine national monument.
Read More2023 Blue Park Award Winners Announced at 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress
New Marine Protected Areas Recognized for Outstanding Conservation Sunday 5 February 2023 Press Kit (map, images, logos, background): https://marine-conservation.box.com/s/su5vpl6lasscfsko51stll2z15s2cqc6 Contacts listed below [Vancouver, Canada, 5 Feb 2023]—Three marine protected areas (MPAs) won prestigious Blue Park Awards for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC5) today. Pitcairn Islands Marine Protected…
Read MoreGitdisdzu Lugyks (Kitasu Bay) MPA Named a Blue Spark in Growing Network of Highest Quality Marine Protected Areas
Press Kit (map, images, logos, background): https://marine-conservation.box.com/s/su5vpl6lasscfsko51stll2z15s2cqc6 Contacts listed below [Vancouver, Canada, 5 Feb 2023] Today, at the 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC5), Marine Conservation Institute announced that Gitdisdzu Lugyeks (Kitasu Bay) MPA is now a Blue Spark marine protected area collaboration. The Blue Spark designation for this Indigenous-led protected area reflects the…
Read MoreThree Blue Park Award Winners Announced at UN Ocean Conference
New Marine Protected Areas Recognized for Outstanding Conservation Friday 1 July 2022 [Lisbon, Portugal, 1 July 2022]—Three marine protected areas (MPAs) won prestigious Blue Park Awards for exceptional marine wildlife conservation at the United Nations Ocean Conference today. Apo Reef Natural Park (The Philippines), Raja Ampat Islands Marine Conservation Area (Indonesia), and Old Providence McBean…
Read MoreWorld’s First Deep-Water Coral Marine Protected Area Established in 1984 Off Florida Coast Now Facing Threat
Can the Biden-Harris administration move forward with America the Beautiful Plan if NOAA and Regional Fishery Management Councils Move Backwards? Friday, April 29, 2022Seattle, WA, USA Contacts: Mike Gravitz, Director of Policy and LegislationMarine Conservation InstituteMichael.Gravitz@marine-conservation.org301 351 5052 cell Dr. Lance Morgan, PresidentMarine Conservation InstituteLance.Morgan@marine-conservation.org+1 707 217 8242 cell Shari Anker, PresidentConservation Alliance of St.…
Read MoreMarine Conservation Institute Announces the 2021 Blue Park Award Winners Marine Protected Areas Recognized for Outstanding Conservation
Thursday 9 December 2021 Contact: Dr. Sarah Hameed, Senior Scientist & Blue Parks Director Marine Conservation Institute, USA Sarah.Hameed@marine-conservation.org Dr. Lance Morgan, President of Marine Conservation Institute, USALance.Morgan@marine-conservation.org Press Kit (map, images, logos, background):https://marine-conservation.box.com/s/s3tnuxi3ulufiy9pg9pvia66b6u15mas [Seattle, WA, December 9, 2021-Marine Conservation Institute announces four new marine protected areas (MPAs) have won the prestigious Blue Park Award…
Read MoreModeling Can Help Us Explore—and Save—Marine Life on Underwater Mountains, According to a New Scientific Report
Friday, September 24, 2021 Contact: Dr. Samuel Georgian, Samuel.Georgian@marine-conservation.org, 716-307-8607 Dr. Daniel Wagner, dwagner@conservation.org, 1-808-256-5014 Modeling Can Help Us Explore—and Save—Marine Life on Underwater Mountains, According to a New Scientific Report [Seattle, WA] Marine Conservation Institute announces a new scientific study detailing the need to protect biodiverse and sensitive deep-water ecosystems…
Read MoreJustin Xavier, Experienced Marketing Executive joins Marine Conservation Institute Board of Directors
Friday, September 13, 2021 Contact: Lance Morgan, Lance.Morgan@marine-conservation.org, 707-217-8242 (cell) Justin Xavier, Experienced Marketing Executive joins Marine Conservation Institute Board of Directors [Glen Ellen, CA] Dr. Lance Morgan, President of Marine Conservation Institute, announced that Justin Xavier has joined the Board of Directors. Justin has over 15 years of experience in advertising and…
Read MoreScience Releases a Groundbreaking Framework to Guide Better Decisions about Ocean Protection
Thursday, September 9, 2021, 2:00 pm Eastern (US) Contact: Lance Morgan, Lance.Morgan@marine-conservation.org, 707-217-8242 (cell) Beth Pike, Beth.Pike@marine-conservation.org, 206-686-6337 Science Releases a Groundbreaking Framework to Guide Better Decisions about Ocean Protection [Glen Ellen, CA]. A peer-reviewed study, The MPA Guide: A Framework to Achieve Global Goals for the Ocean, published in Science today provides…
Read MoreDr. Michelle Scobie, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of International Relations at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Joins Marine Conservation Institute Board of Directors
For Immediate Release September 2, 2021 Contact: Lance Morgan, Lance.Morgan@marine-conservation.org, 707-217-8242 (cell) [Glen Ellen, CA] Lance Morgan, President of Marine Conservation Institute, announced that Michelle Scobie, PhD, LLB, LEC has joined the Board of Directors. Dr. Scobie is a senior lecturer and researcher at the Institute of International Relations at The University of the West…
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