The Ocean Conservancy: Victory in Hawaii - Marine Protected Areas Need Your Help
July 12th, 2006 3:47 pm by Kelly———- Forwarded message ———-
From: The Ocean Conservancy - livingoceans [at] oceanconservancy.org
Date: Jun 21, 2006 4:00 PM
Subject: Victory in Hawaii - Marine Protected Areas Need Your Help
The Ocean Conservancy eNewsletter
It’s been a great month for The Ocean Conservancy as we helped remove a provision harmful to sanctuaries from the Magnuson-Stevens Act, celebrated World Oceans Day nationwide and were the primary sponsors of Capitol Hill Oceans Week. Here is the latest.
Victory For The Northwest Hawaiian Islands
In a sweeping decision, President Bush last week stunned the conservation community laying to rest all further debate about the future of the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. By declaring the mostly pristine 1,200-mile archipelago a “National Monument,” the President bestowed the nation’s highest level of protection upon the area and made it the largest marine reserve in the world. The Ocean Conservancy fought hard for this designation and we are, frankly, pleased with the President’s decisive action, but … our work to establish more and larger Marine Protected Areas continues.
Read more about the Northwest Hawaiian Islands >>
Marine Protected Areas: Saving the Last, Best Places in the Oceans
The Ocean Conservancy puts great emphasis on designating large areas of our oceans as Marine Protect Areas (MPAs), because healthy, biologically diverse and vibrant ecosystems are important in their own right, but they can also be an insurance policy against the ravages of storms, human development and pollution, even against the effects of climate change. The Northwest Hawaiian Islands was an unqualified victory for all who love the oceans, but it was just one step in the marathon of strides it will take to truly protect and preserve our special ocean places.
Introducing The Ocean Conservancy’s Platinum Plus® MasterCard®
You can support The Ocean Conservancy every time you shop with an affinity credit card from MBNA. For every purchase you make using the card, MBNA makes a donation to The Ocean Conservancy at no additional cost to you. To date, MBNA has contributed more than $490,000 to The Ocean Conservancy’s important work promoting healthy and diverse ocean ecosystems.
Coming in Blue Planet: A Gulf of Mexico Special Report
Coming soon, Blue Planet magazine travels to the Gulf of Mexico for a special report on the dwindling red snapper population, a look at a new consumer movement known as “sustainable seafood,” and a face-to-face with the great barracuda. All that, and a surprise or two, coming in the next Blue Planet.
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