The risks of deep-sea mining: Disruption on a massive scale
It’s important that we understand the scale of what mining companies have in store for the central Pacific. Because once we begin mining the seafloor, there’s no turning back.
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We don’t need deep-sea mining
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Rocks that produce oxygen? A new discovery could revolutionize our understanding of deep-sea ecosystems
The Antiquities Act is meant to protect America’s natural and cultural treasures forever. Is the Act itself in danger?
Marine protected areas are the best hope for the ocean – but only if the protections are real
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New Life for the Ocean
Beaches often aren’t safe for swimming. Thanks to monitoring, we can do something about it.
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Banning Single-Use Plastics
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Over the last half century, marine vertebrate populations have declined by nearly 50%.
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Marine protected areas virtual tour: Edmonds Underwater Park, WA
In the final part of our series on marine protected areas we turn to an unusual underwater habitat in Puget Sound, where protections have succeeded in restoring once-depleted fish populations.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Cabo Pulmo, Mexico
In one of the world’s most spectacular marine protection success stories, protections enabled an area of ocean off the Baja California Peninsula to recover from near-total destruction by human exploitation.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Dry Tortugas, FL
Continuing our series on MPAs around the world, we look at how protection of an “ecological crossroads” in the Gulf of Mexico has been instrumental in the recovery of local reef species populations.
Marine protected areas virtual tour: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, HI
Marine protected areas virtual tour: California’s MPAs
After less than two decades, America’s first science-based, statewide MPA network has shown what a strategically-planned, carefully-managed MPA system can achieve.