There is much buzz these days about marine protected areas (MPAs) and no-take zones. We are approaching the age of assessment. There has been enough…
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New MPAs in Mexico protect vents, whale sharks
From the MPA News: In June, Mexico designated its first deep sea marine protected area around two hydrothermal vent systems in the Gulf of California…
View More New MPAs in Mexico protect vents, whale sharksFinding Nemo by DNA parentage analysis
Since the first observations of transoceanic dispersal in marine snails (Scheltema 1971), long distance transport for marine animals has been a kind of Holy Grail…
View More Finding Nemo by DNA parentage analysisProtection Sought For Deep Water Carolinian Reefs
Forwarded this article from yesterday’s Guardian by a colleague. To preserve the reefs, the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council, a federal panel that regulates recreational…
View More Protection Sought For Deep Water Carolinian ReefsMarianas Trench Marine National Monument
We have and everyone else have already covered what is turning out to be the paradoxical blue legacy Bush will leave behind. But I thought…
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