We wrote about the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands exhibit at the Waikiki Aquarium earlier this year and it finally opened in August. As the first major display in nearly six years at the aquarium, the NWHI exhibit features fish and 200 coral frags highlighting the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. All were collected from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine [...]

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Curtis Berrien and H. William Jesse Jr.
Source: Harvard Magazine
September–October 2011

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Source: Insciences
September 28, 2011

"Sharks are in big trouble on the Great Barrier Reef and worldwide, according to an Australian-based team who have developed a world-first way to measure rates of decline in shark populations.

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Source: Summit County Citizens Voice
September 27, 2011

"With up to 75 percent of the world's coral reefs threatened by a combination of local and global pressure, resource managers need all they help they can get, and that includes information about environmental conditions that could weaken or kill high-value reefs.

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Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
September 27, 2011

"Fishermen and scientists questioning how many fish can be sustainably taken from a reef believe they've quantified the tipping point.

Nick Graham, from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University, says ecosystems may take decades to recover from overfishing to feed the world's growing population.

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Audrey McAvoy
Source: The Houston Chronicle
September 27, 2011

Honolulu, HI - "The National Marine Fisheries Services has agreed to decide by mid-April whether 82 coral species should be listed as endangered or threatened.

The federal agency last year said a petition submitted by an Arizona-based conservation group had substantial information that a listing may be warranted. But it failed to rule on the Center for Biological Diversity's petition by a legally mandated deadline.

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Virgil Lopez
Source: The Sun.Star
September 22, 2011

Manila, Philippines - "Ten fishermen who were reportedly caught poaching off Apo Reef Natural Park in Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro, will soon face criminal charges, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Thursday.

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The Pew Environment Group
Source: The Sacramento Bee
September 22, 2011

"Leaders from eight countries launched an initiative today to prevent the extinction of sharks, symbolizing the latest development in the growing movement to safeguard the ocean's top predator. Members of the coalition committed to a declaration supporting the development of sanctuaries that end commercial shark fishing in their national waters.

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