NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries announced today it will begin a public process to review the boundaries for its Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank national marine sanctuaries off northern California. The agency is soliciting public comments on this boundary review through March 1. The sanctuaries, established by Congress in the 1980s, together [...]
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The Government has issued petrol and mining exploration permits along New Zealand’s coastline in marine mammal sanctuaries, stuff.co.nz reports. Oil companies have been granted 10 permits in four of the protected areas. Green Party MP Gareth Hughes said that the exploration would threaten rare sea creatures. He stated: “Mineral exploitation will be able to [...]
From removing trash to counting whales and educating school children, volunteers across the country performing a variety of critical… Source: NOAA , June 17, 2012; Image: NOAA
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