The Beneath the Waves – Youth Making Ripples Film Competition – is an opportunity for K-12 students (< 18 years of age) to use their creative talents and serve as a voice for our oceans. We encourage elementary, middle and high school students to create their own marine related film on a topic of their […]
by SCOTT RASMUSSEN, Journal of the San Juans Jan 22, 2014 The amount of critical habitat afforded to the Southern Resident killer whales will grow by leaps and bounds, if the Center for Biological Diversity has its way. The Center last week filed a formal petition with the National Marine Members of the endangered Southern resident […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jessica Lass, office 415-875-6143, cell 202-468-6718, [email protected] *Broadcast quality video, slideshow, and infographics available* Cost of Putting Seafood on Dinner Tables: 650,000 Marine Mammals Killed or Hurt by Foreign Commercial Fishing Each Year Consumers Can Take Action & U.S. Can Protect Endangered Marine Mammals by Cracking Down on Foreign Fisheries Supplying Some […]
ScienceDaily Oct. 29, 2013 — Plastic litter is one of the most significant problems facing the world's marine environments. Yet in the absence of a coordinated global strategy, an estimated 20 million tons of plastic litter enter the ocean each year. A new report by authors from UCLA School of Law's Emmett Center on Climate […]
By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News. 24 September 2013 Collective community-based rights could put the world's fisheries on a sustainable footing after decades of over-exploitation, an expert suggests. Previous management regimes had failed to protect both the industry and fish stocks' long-term future, explained Ragnar Arnason from Iceland University. Communities would act like "shareholders", ensuring […]
[flagallery gid=13 name=Gallery] Reef Relief would like to thank everyone who helped make this years International Coastal Cleanup a success. Volunteers took local action to heart on Saturday September 21st and 22nd by cleaning the shores of No Name Key and Archer Key. The combined total of these cleanups was over 1000 lbs. Volunteers removed […]
Thursday, August 29th 10:00 am -1:00 pm Hurricane Hole Marina Volunteers are needed to help make our shores safe for wildlife and more beautiful. This is a weekday cleanup so those of you that are weekend workers can make this one. Wear clothes that can get wet/dirty and shoes that can stay on in […]
Additional Information Additional Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Administration and Legislation Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations, 15 CFR Parts 922, 929, and 937 (Federal Register, Vol. 62, No. 113, Thursday, June 12, 1997) (pdf, 107 kb) Amendment to Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Regulations Revising the Boundary of […]
Zone-specific Regulations Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary established the nation’s first comprehensive network of marine zones in 1997 after years of planning, design, and public input. The marine zoning plan for the Sanctuary includes five types of zones with varying levels of protection: Ecological Reserves, Sanctuary Preservation Areas, Wildlife Management Areas, Existing Management Areas, and […]