Galapagos Marine Reserve Earns Prestigious Blue Park Award
Galapagos Marine Reserve Earns Prestigious Blue Park Award October 24, 2019 Today, at the Our Ocean Conference in Oslo, Norway, Marine Conservation Institute and its international science council recognized the Galapagos Marine Reserve as an outstanding marine protected area (MPA) with a Blue Park designation….
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Thoughts from the Jackson Wild Living Oceans Summit
Thoughts from the Jackson Wild Living Oceans Summit October 4, 2019; By Molly Shane, Marine Program Coordinator Last week, the WildAid Marine team joined hundreds of other conservationists, filmmakers, scientists, and creators at the Jackson Wild Summit in Jackson Hole, WY, to inspire action to protect our…
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Notes from the Field: Pemba Channel Conservation Area, September 2019
Notes from the Field: Pemba Channel Conservation Area, September 2019 September 23, 2019; By Molly Shane, Marine Program Coordinator The WildAid Marine team recently wrapped up a three-week trip to Pemba Island in Tanzania’s Zanzibar Archipelago. The waters around Pemba are home to some of…
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Gabon’s Arrest of Illegal Trawler Shows Promise of Marine Protection
Gabon’s Arrest of Illegal Trawler Shows Promise of Marine Protection August 14, 2019 An international illegal fishing vessel was recently arrested in Gabon, representing a landmark achievement in marine enforcement, just five years after President Ali Bongo Ondimba declared the creation of nine national marine…
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