Marine Protected Areas

Green Turtles Find Safe Haven In Protected Areas, Study Shows

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Video, Sea Turtles, Turtles, Conservation, Endangered Species, Oceans, Ocean Conservation, Green Turtles, Marine Protected Areas, Endangered Sea Turtles, Turtles Ocean Conservation, Green News

By OurAmazingPlanet Staff: Green turtles appear to find a benefit in heading to Marine Protected Areas over nonprotected areas of the ocean at meal...

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California's Newest State Parks Are in the Ocean

Francesca Koe | Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: Oceans, Southern California, Ocean Protection, Underwater Parks, Marine Protected Areas, Mpas, Rocky Intertidal, Kelp Forests, Tide-Pooling, Los Angeles News

On January 1, 2012 Southern California will celebrate the grand opening of a series of underwater parks that stretches from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border.

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Biodiversity On Earth Plummets, Despite Growth in Protected Habitats

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 09.29.2011

Read More: Co2 Emissions, Co2, Animal Sanctuary, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Ecosystem Services, Protected Areas, Extinction, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Habitat Loss, Ecological Services, Marine Protected Areas, Nature, Green News

Despite rapid and substantial growth in the amount of land and sea designated as protected habitat over the last four decades, the diversity of specie...

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PHOTOS: Costa Rica's New Marine Reserve

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Costa Rica Marine Life, Costa Rica Protected Area, Cocos Island, Animals, Marine Protected Areas, Costa Rica Animals, Green News

A new marine protected area has been created surrounding Costa Rica’s Cocos Island National Park, thanks to new protective measures supported by the...

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The Top Scuba Dive Sites

TravelSort | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Underwater Animals, Scuba Diving, Slidepollajax, Coral Reefs, Marine Protected Areas, Galapagos Islands Scuba Diving, Dominica Scuba Diving, Best Coral Reefs, Brazil Scuba Diving, Belize Scuba Diving, Fiji Scuba Divinv, Best Scuba Diving, Wakatobi Scuba Diving, Travel News

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Fish in Haiti Are Almost as Rare as Trees

Joseph B. Treaster | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reef Check Foundation, Overfishing, Dominican Republic, Coral Reefs, Haiti, Fish, Hispaniola, Sea Grass, Our Oceans, Reef Check, Fishing, Marine Protected Areas, Green News

Haiti has been seriously fished out. As the impoverished country's population has risen to more than 10 million, more and more people have turned to the sea for food.

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Jackson Browne VIDEO: Talks Sushi, Sharks And Plastic

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TED Mission Blue, Mission Blue, Jackson Browne, Video, Marine Protected Areas, Green News

Did you know that Jackson Browne is thinking about becoming a vegetarian, with the exception of some Iberian ham? That's what he told HuffPost in thi...

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Oceans 9-1-1

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Oil Spill, Julie Packard, Gulf Oil Spill, Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Marine Protected Areas, Bluefin Tuna, Exxon Valdez, Green News

As dramatic and disastrous as the spill may be, it's not the greatest environmental threat facing the oceans today. The oceans are dialing 9-1-1, and it's our obligation to answer the call.

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Fish For Our Future

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Boris Worm, Ray Hilborn, Bill Monning, Sustainable Fishing, Seafood Watch, Oceans, Fishing, Sustainable Seafood, Fisheries, Marine Protected Areas, Ocean, Over-Fishing, Ocean-Animals, Overfishing, Green News

The oceans are incredibly resilient. Given a chance to recover, they can produce a remarkable abundance of marine life -- much more than we see today.

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Urgent Need for an Underwater Park System

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Seafood, Overfishing, Fish, Marine Protected Areas, Oceans, Pollution, Marine Life, Green News

Grossly polluted, overfished to the point of near collapse of many fish stocks, and home to giant "dead zones" incapable of sustaining life, the oceans are in a state of dire threat.

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Protecting Our Oceans

Kelly Meyer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Conservation, Marine-Protected-Areas, Oceans, Marine Life, Fish, Green News

For decades, we have preserved iconic landscapes with wilderness areas and parks. Now, California is leading the charge to do the same underwater.

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