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2007 heralds the Year of the Dolphin. Dolphins are a living treasure of our oceans, yet their survival is becoming increasingly difficult. The United Nations Environment Programme, the UN Convention on Migratory Species, together with its specialized agreements on dolphin conservation and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society are all campaigning for the Year of the Dolphin.
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- Fisheries and Marine Protected Areas in the Pacific Islands : Existing traditions combine with modern structures
- Places of Refuge : Places of Refuge
- Marine Protected Areas in the Pacific Islands : The importance of Marine Protected Areas for fisheries and tourism in the Pacific Islands.
- Global Symposium on Gender and Fisheries: Seventh Asian Fisheries Forum : A collection of papers on women in fisheries.
- Ocean. The World's Last Wilderness Revealed : Photographic essay and in-depth features on the oceans
- NOAA provides first tsunami detection buoy for the Indian Ocean : Dec. 1, 2006. NOAA joined the government of Thailand in launching the first Deep-ocean Assessment and Reporting of Tsunami, or DART, buoy station in the Indian Ocean to assist in detecting tsunamis.
- Without more protection, global oceans will not be able to recover : Draft Resolutions Introduced on Law of Sea, Sustainable Fisheries
- New South Pole Station Nearly Complete : There are still people who live in tents -- heated ones -- at the South Pole, but inside the brand new science station, cutting-edge research designed for the harsh Antarctic environment has found a home.
- European Census of Marine Life (CoML) : Information about the European Census of Marine Life including online newsletter
- Economically Important Sharks and Rays. Indonesia : Illustrated guide to the sharks and rays of Indonesia (in English and Indonesian)
- Hiu Dan Pari Yang Bernilai Ekonomis Penting di Indonesia : Illustrated guide to the sharks and rays of Indonesia (Indonesian version)
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Extreme Life, Marine Style, Highlights 2006 Ocean Census
: A host of record-breaking discoveries from the Census of Marine Life in 2006.
Scientists intrigued by life around hottest-ever seafloor vent; Manhattan-sized school of fish off New jersey coast; More new than familiar species on Antarctic seafloor. - Aboard shrimp trawlers, a quiet revolution : FAO-run project reduces environmental impacts - effort featured in BBC documentary
- Potted Shrimps : Documentary featuring an FAO-managed project on reducing bycatch from tropical shrimp trawling.
- Chilean Sea Bass: Back in Stores But Still in Trouble : A trendy fish nearly loved to death by diners has received a limited green stamp of approval. But conservationists warn that the Patagonian toothfish, known commercially as the Chilean sea bass, remains in serious trouble.
- IMO: Information resources on places of refuge : Information resources
- Sea Turtle Restoration Project : The Sea Turtle Restoration Project is a California-based international marine conservation organization that works to protect sea turtles and other marine species in the United States and in countries around the world.
- Enhancing Growth Of Marine Eco-Tourism : According to research, the ocean of the country has an interesting area of coral life. These corals which are dubbed as 'Rainforest of the Sea' are a diverse ecosystem in the world. In view of this, marine eco-tourism is one of the industries that will be developed.
- Economic analysis of marine protected areas. A literature review : Review of the socio-economic literature dedicated to various aspects of marine protected areas
- seaturtle.org : a website about seaturtles
- Indian Ocean- South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding : Information about the Indian Ocean South-East Asia Year of the Turtle 2006
- Hawaii Removes 125 Tons of Marine Debris : Teams led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service collected more than 125 tons of debris in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands last year, up from the 5 tons they gathered in 1996.