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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

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Many Eyes, Many Perspectives: The Astonishing Visual Systems of Hyperiids

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A whale shark swims with a diver off the coast of East Africa.
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Whale Shark Off Coast of East Africa

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An underwater blizzard of oil, marine microbes, "sea snot", and algae.
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A Dirty Blizzard In the Gulf of Mexico

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Sargassum forms dense clumps up to the size of a beach ball that slowly rotate as they drift.
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Too Much of a Good Thing—the Atlantic Sargassum Belt

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Up Close and Personal with a Mangrove Root

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Brittle Star Splits

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The Trouvadore: A Story of Deliverance

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The Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems site in France was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2008. The site features an exceptional diversity of coral and fish species and a continuum of habitats from mangroves to se
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Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems, France

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Hawaiian monk seal comes ashore
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Red Listed: Study Finds One-Fifth of World's Vertebrates Are at Risk

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Oil Spill Cleanup Challenge

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