Government of Canada Takes the Fight Against Illegal Fishing to Outer Space
Government of Canada Takes the Fight Against Illegal Fishing to Outer Space June 5, 2020 With support from the Canadian Space Agency, Fisheries and Oceans Canada is using Canadian RADARSAT satellite imagery to help small island nations and developing coastal states in the Caribbean, Southeast…
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Understanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Understanding Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) June 2, 2020; By Molly Shane, Marine Program Coordinator For decades, we thought our oceans were indestructible. Today, climate change, over-exploitation, human development, and illegal fishing seriously threaten the long-term health of our oceans and the people who depend on…
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Galapagos Biosecurity Lab Tests for COVID-19
Galapagos Biosecurity Lab Tests for COVID-19 April 27, 2020; By Molly Shane, Marine Program Coordinator Just two years after its completion, a WildAid-funded biosecurity lab in the Galapagos Islands is playing an unexpected role in the fight against COVID-19. The Galapagos Biosecurity Laboratory, which is…
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Notes from the Field: Cuba, February 2020
Notes from the Field: Cuba, February 2020 March 18, 2020; By Molly Shane, Marine Program Coordinator In February, the WildAid Marine team traveled to the Zapata Peninsula in Cuba. The Zapata Peninsula is renowned for its incredible ecological diversity, including some of the country’s rarest…
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