National Marine Sanctuaries

Biden To Create New Marine Sanctuary In Pacific

Photo: Palmyra Atoll, about 900 miles south of Hawaii, is part of the Pacific Remote Islands National Marine Monument. (Courtesy:…

2 years ago

NOAA Rejects Wespac’s Proposed Fishing Rule for Hawaii Marine National Monument

Photo: NOAA has rejected Wespac’s proposed rule to allow Native Hawaiian subsistence fishermen to recoup their cost of fishing in…

2 years ago

Let’s turn the high seas into the world’s largest nature reserve

TED Talk: What if we could save the fishing industry and protect the ocean at the same time? Marine ecologist…

4 years ago

Double whammy killed coral reefs off Texas coast

Photo: This colony of Spiny Flower Coral (Mussa angulosa) shows sections that are partially bleached, completely bleached, and even some…

5 years ago

A killer coral disease has reached Key West, scientists say — and it’s not stopping

Photo: Disease, evident on the right, is decimating coral in the Florida Keys. GETTY IMAGES The killer and mysterious coral…

6 years ago