Sentences with phrase «about ocean protection»

Marcia McNutt, editor - in - chief of the Science family of journals, joined U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on 1 June as he talked with high - school students about ocean protection and environmental issues.

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Premier Horgan talks about «gaps» with respect to the federal government's Ocean Protection Plan.

Premier Horgan indicated in his comments concerns about gaps in the federal government's $ 1.5 billion Oceans Protections Plan, but did not offer any specifics or solutions.

While coral reefs make up less than 0.1 percent of the sea floor, they serve as habitats for about 25 percent to 35 percent of all the oceans» fishes, roughly 500 million people worldwide rely on them as a source of protein and for coastal protection, and they are responsible for billions of dollars in tourism and fisheries revenue.

But there's much less information out there on what people actually think about the ocean and some of the protection measures,» says California Sea Grant Extension Specialist Jennifer O'Leary, a study coauthor who is based at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

We still don't know enough about tar sand oil, or bitumen, which takes longer to break down due to its high viscosity, but doesn't spread, we also don't know much about the behavior of oil from a blowout, such as the Deepwater Horizon BP blowout, and we know little of how crude oil behaves in the Arctic Ocean, where there is ice, or how to remediate it,» said Michel Boufadel, director of NJIT's Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection and a member of the panel of experts charged with evaluating the impact of spills in Northern waters.

Only about 13 percent of the world's land area and roughly two percent of its ocean area are currently under any sort of legal protection.

Only about 3 percent of the world's oceans have similar protections, according to Pew.

Only about 2 % of the ocean has any protection, and just 0.83 % is «no - take» reserves, where humans are not allowed to extract fish, oil or other resources.

Questions about sunscreen's true effectiveness and the environmental consequences of lathering our bodies in chemicals and then jumping in the ocean, lake, or river have forced us to pause and rethink our sun protection strategy.

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, that all adds up to about 1 billion gallons of waste that enters the world's oceans annually.

Often in collaboration with the Channel Islands Naturalist Corps (CINC) presenting information is provided in booths at community events in English and / or Spanish (as needed) about the sanctuary resources and programs, and on how we can all contribute to ocean protection and how we all benefit from the ocean.

As specified by the Marine Life Protection Act, researchers monitor selected marine protected areas along California's central coast to track their effectiveness and learn more about ocean health.

As specified by the Marine Life Protection Act, select marine protected areas along California's south coast are being monitored by scientists to track their effectiveness and learn more about ocean health.

From fishing, tourism, and protection, this infographic series covers just about everything you need to know for World Ocean Day.

The World Ocean Festival is an open, public event, recognizing that millions of people and organizations care about the oceans and will stand together for their protection.

The program currently supports grantees working to: create international protections for species and ecoregions of the High Seas; educate scientists and the public about the value and vulnerability of the ocean as a world system; and foment civil society movements to protect Arctic waters and Arctic coastal communities.

About Surfrider Foundation The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world's oceans, waves and beaches through a powerful activist network.

One surfer talks about his father's work at Save Our Seas, which is working with bringing ocean management back down to local communities in South Africa rather than allow bean counters to decide what is the proper level of protection.

Right now, only about 0.7 % of the world's oceans are under marine protection.

He didn't immediately respond to questions, sent by National Observer on Monday, about what Kinder Morgan lobbied him about in his new position and whether it had any impact on massive public investments that the government would later make on an Oceans Protection Plan, in direct relation to the Trans Mountain project.

Worldwide About Blog We're working toward the sustainability of tuna stocks through science - based conservation and management and the protection of ocean health.

Increasingly I write about environmental issues such as air pollution and ocean protection.