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If you're interested in coral reefs and related conservation science, check out Microdocs. It's full of video clips and brief explanations on ecological sustainability, focusing on coral reefs. The videos are easy to watch and understand. And since most are shot in Micronesia, it's like going on...

The bill was introduced yesterday, and it usually takes a couple days to be posted on the House website. All I can say is, keep checking back, it should be up soon.

The new Congress has hit the ground running, with the introduction of the Shark Conservation Act (HR 81). This bill would require that sharks caught in all U.S. waters be landed whole with their fins still attached. We're asking you to contact your Representative and ask him or her to help...

And even if there is government jurisdiction, there isn't necessarily funding to pay for ships, fuel, supplies and manpower to patrol that country's waters.

Bush Designates 3 Areas of Pacific as Marine National Monuments By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, January 5, 2009; 12:54 PM President Bush will create three new marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, according to White House spokeswoman Dana Perino...

Not all dolphins are endangered. In fact, if you look at listings under the US Endangered Species Act, only the baiji, vaquita and Indus river dolphin (and depending whether you think of orcas as large dolphins or small whales) are listed as endangered*. Spinner and Spotted dolphins are listed...

FYI- ARKive is looking to compile audio-visual records for the 16,300-plus animal, plants and fungi currently threatened with extinction, according to the IUCN Red List. Preserved and maintained for future generations, ARKive is making this key resource accessible to all, from scientists and...

Amazing what people can do with lots of time on their hands. Not to mention, lots of yarn... The Institute For Figuring // Gallery

Some good news for corals:D Three deep coral reefs were discovered around 450 meters deeps off the coast of Florida last week. The full story...

Hawaiian monk seals come to mind. As of 2006 there were an estimated 1300-1400 of them. And then there's the Caribbean monk seal, which was recently declared extinct.

Earlier this week, scientists revealed the discovery of a new species of deep-sea coral. The new species is a type of bamboo coral found 700-1200 meters in the Gulf of Alaska. As Peter Etnoyer, one of the discoverers, says on Deep Sea News, "The fact that this bamboo coral is relatively common...

No, it's not a story about a race horse. A group of scientists filmed the first few stages of life for a sea biscuit through a high-powered microscope.

Allow me to take off my Oceana hat for a second...couldn't've said it better myself.

Aw, shucks:blush: So much of what we do comes about with lots of support from people who know and care about the oceans, so thank you. You've made our day.

There could be a semester-long course devoted to the legalities of whaling. In a nutshell, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is the main management body regarding whale hunting. It decides who may hunt whales, which species and how many, and allocates permitted kills based on a...

just plain cool... U.S. MILITARY TECHNOLOGY PROTECTS CRITICALLY ENDANGERED GOLIATH GROUPER High Tech Sonogram Finds Baby Giants Tucked Away In Mangrove Nurseries Fort Pierce, Florida - November 19, 2008 - The Ocean Research & Conservation Association (ORCA) and its collaborators...

Cool video of a trip in Alvin, Woods Hole's research sub, and some of the marine life at the bottom of the ocean.

The last I heard, they've made it into the top 5 but with voting still open, they still need support. If you haven't voted yet, please vote for their project before Sept. 29!

Oceana released the results of a new study last week that finds a strong economic incentive for protecting living ocean resources. Sea the Value: Quantifying the Value of Marine Life to Divers shows that scuba divers are willing to pay more to see healthy corals, sharks and sea turtles. For...

Carolyn, Thanks for the post! This is an exciting piece of legislation, and we hope it goes to a Senate vote before the end of the year. The more emails and letters senators receive, the more likely a vote becomes since it lets them know that sharks are an important issue to their...