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Success Stories in Ocean Conservation

It is easy to feel hopeless when reading the news coverage of ocean conservation....
Thu, 06/12/2014 - 11:09
Screenshot of opening slide for lecture "Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal."
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Efforts to Protect the Critically Endangered Monk Seal

Monk seals -- the only completely tropical species of seal in the world -- are in...
Tue, 06/14/2011 - 14:53
North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels often cross paths.
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Slow Down for Right Whales

Right whales in the North Atlantic are real city slickers. Rather than spend their...
November 2016
A puffin sits on a rock next to a puffin decoy.

How the Puffin Returned to Eastern Egg Rock

In 1969, 23-year-old Stephen Kress sat in a library on Hog Island, where he taught...
January 2017
A shortfin mako glides through the waters off the coast of California.

The State of Sharks, 40 Years After Jaws

by Nancy Knowlton and Wendy Benchley This year marks the 40th anniversary...
October 2017
Wandering albatross soars over the ocean

Saving Albatross Lives with Bird Scaring Lines

Soaring high above the open Southern Ocean, a snowy, white wandering albatross...
August 2017
Two nurse sharks hover over a baited cage

Shark Snapshot - Saving sharks with an underwater photoshoot

Sharks make headlines, but we don’t actually know a whole lot about...
July 2017
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