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: ECO; Posted On July 5, 2016

Plastic Debris and Policy: Using current scientific understanding to invoke positive change

Captain Charles Moore introduced the world to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" in the mid-1990s. Since then, there has been increasing interest...

: ECO; Posted On June 28, 2016

Study: UK’s Oldest Deep-Water Marine Protected Area Successfully Protects Coral Reefs

A unique study recently published by scientists from the National Oceanography Centre and University College Cork shows that deep, cold-water corals...

: ECO; Posted On June 28, 2016

New Marching Orders for Army Corps?

Congress is in the midst of working to move forward another Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) – the first since 2014, which had an additional R...

: ECO; Posted On June 24, 2016

Florida Legislature to Respond by August to Environmental Groups’ Motion for Judgement

In an environmental lawsuit underway in Leon County Circuit Court, the Florida State Legislature has asked for additional time to form and file a...

: ECO; Posted On June 6, 2016

Obama Signs Bill Funding National Estuary Program for Five More Years

Money for federal estuary programs has been locked in for the next five years after President Barack Obama signed the bill authorizing the funding.

: ECO; Posted On May 27, 2016

Louisiana Governor Orders Adherence to Coastal Master Plan

Governor John Bel Edwards has issued an executive order directing all Louisiana state agencies to operate in a manner consistent with the Coastal...

: ECO; Posted On May 24, 2016

House Republicans Reject National Ocean Policy

In 2010, President Obama released Executive Order 13547, Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes, commonly referred to as the...

: ECO; Posted On May 24, 2016

Trash In The Seas Starts At Home

Marine debris is flooding our oceans at an estimated rate of eight million tons of trash annually, and its results are devastating. Scientists have...

: ECO; Posted On May 23, 2016

Senate Committee Considers Outer Continental Shelf Leases

Before a prospector can explore natural resources, (s)he must first acquire the mineral rights. On the productive outer continental shelf (OCS) of...

: ECO; Posted On May 20, 2016

New Zealand Fishery Catch Estimated at 2.7 times More Than Reported

The total amount of marine fish caught in New Zealand waters between 1950 and 2010 is 2.7 times more than official statistics suggest, according to...

: ECO; Posted On May 17, 2016

World Bank Urges Caution Over Seabed Mining

A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of...

: ECO; Posted On May 10, 2016

UN Moves Towards a Treaty to Conserve the High Seas

In response to mounting concerns about declines in ocean health, States at the United Nations (UN) delivered some good news last week.

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