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How Laws Around the World Help Improve Ocean Health

Solving environmental problems often starts with small groups of people working to...

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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation....

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Map of Oceana's 2011 Baltic Expedition

In 2011, Oceana researchers spent two months surveying life and conditions in the...

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New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands, New Zealand

The New Zealand Sub-Antarctic Islands site was inscribed on the World Heritage List...

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Map of Gulf of Mexico Collection

This map shows the localities represented by the Gulf of Mexico collection of the...

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Google map of invertebrates in oil spill region

The National Museum of Natural History's Department of Invertebrate Zoology has...

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Marine Sanctuary Map

The United States has a network of protected areas in the waters off our coasts....

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Green Sea Turtle

A diet of algae and seagrasses gives this turtle (Chelonia mydas) greenish colored...

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Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument

This Marine National Monument protects a chain of atolls and reefs 1,931-kilometers...

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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary encompasses several state parks and...

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Helpful Herbivores

When snorkeling in the Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (KHFMA) in West...

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Improving Grades for the Mesoamerican Reef

Report cards are useful in school because they help students and teachers keep...