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Ocean Conservancy: Starting a Sea Change

Aquaculture

• A Precautionary Approach to U.S. Open-Ocean Aquaculture

Climate Change

• Coral Reefs: Critically Endangered
• Meltdown:The Arctic & Global Warming

Fishing

• Finfish and Open-ocean Aquaculture (Fish Farming): Risky Business
• Longline Fishing and Loggerhead Sea Turtles
• Net Gains: The Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery
• Whale Safer Lobster Fishing: Good for Lobstermen, Good for Whales

Marine Debris

• Entanglement: Grisly Death for Marine Life
• Marine Debris: More Than an Eyesore

Offshore Oil Drilling

• Arctic and Offshore Oil Drilling
• Energy Crisis and Offshore Oil Drilling: Cheaper, faster, safer solutions for America

Regional

• Marine Protected Areas: Restoring Our Nation's Ocean Heritage

Wildlife

• Alaska's Cook Inlet Beluga Whale: Rare Cetacean Sings the Blues
• Cod and Haddock: Lessons from the New England Fishery
• Gag Grouper of the Gulf of Mexico: Restoring one of the Gulf's Signature Reef Fish
• Gray Whale: Who Ever Heard of a Skinny Whale?
• Hawaiian Monk Seal: Among the Most Endangered Marine Animals in the World
• Hawaiian Monk Seal and their Critical Habitat: Why should I care about the Hawaiian monk seal?
• Manatee: Modern Mermaid in Distress
• Red Listed Sharks: Updated Red List highlights sharks and rays.
• Red Snapper:
  • Red Snapper: Restoring an Iconic Fish Population in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Timeline of Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico: Ending Two Decades of Mismanagement
• Right Whales:
  • Fast Ships and Slow Progress: The Plight of North American Right Whales
  • North Atlantic Right Whale: The Right Time to Take Action
• Smalltooth Sawfish: Population Down as Much as 99 Percent
• Sea Otter
• Sea Turtles: Can They Adapt to Global Climate Change?
• Shark Conservation

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