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Marine Conservation Institute Applauds International Cooperation to Protect the Healthiest Marine Ecosystem on Earth

By Marine Conservation Institute | October 28, 2016

For Immediate Release Seattle, WA—Marine Conservation Institute applauds the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources’ (CCAMLR) unanimous decision to designate a marine protected area (MPA) in the Ross Sea. Once the new protection goes into effect on December 1, 2017, it will be the largest protected area on the planet at 598,000 square…

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Going in for the Krill: Why Whales Love the California Coast

By Suzanne Hillcoat | June 17, 2016 |

The California coast is a whale-watcher’s paradise. Not only can you find the world’s largest population of the world’s largest whale – the blue whale – here in the northeastern Pacific, but at certain times of year a lucky whale-watcher can spot up to four of the five species of whales that frequent these waters…

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