Sentences with phrase «protected waters around»

Like most oceanic islands, the Galápagos have a history of increasing fishing pressure dating back to European whalers, and culminating in recent news of the Ecuadorian government seizing a Chinese fishing vessel with more than 6,000 sharks taken from protected waters around the islands.

From September to November, mothers use the calm, protected waters around the township of Hervey Bay to teach their newborn calves survival skills before continuing their migration.

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Now and in the future, Canada's Armed Forces will defend Canada and protect our borders; maintain sovereignty over our Northern lands and waters; fight alongside our allies to defend our interests; and respond to emergencies within Canada and around the world.

Back to Nature is a proud supporter of The Nature Conservancy, a leading conservation organization that works to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people around the world.

ImseVimse's Swim Diapers keeps your baby protected in the water, and thanks to the soft elastics around the waist and legs, your child can move freely in the water.

«West Nile virus has been present in the Hudson Valley for many years, so this season's first positive should remind residents to protect themselves and their families by removing standing water around their homes every week and by using repellents daily when spending significant time outdoors,» said County Executive Rob Astorino.

On Monday and Tuesday, in the state Capitol, there was little desire to talk about the Hoosick Falls water crisis, or what steps could be put in place to protect other communities around the state from a similar situation.

The Park Place substation on Water Street in Long Beach, which Cuomo visited Friday, serves about 9,300 homes and businesses and, in anticipation of Sandy, was protected by a temporary wall of sandbags around key equipment.

He watched as the glassy, protected waters of the sound gave way to ripples and sparkling wavelets, hints of the interplay between wind and sea and the currents that course around the globe.

An international commission is considering whether to designate the waters around Antarctica special marine reserves, a step campaigners say would safeguard the habitat of whales, seals and penguins and more than double the world's protected sea area.

«What we were seeing anecdotally last year was the cackling geese were nesting on islands with deep water around them but when the brant came in late, they couldn't choose those areas and so they were left nesting on islands that were not as well protected by deeper water.

The particles reflect a slightly different shade of blue than the indigo, giving the murals a distinct color; the clay around the particles protects them from corrosion by water and air.

With warmer equatorial waters reducing plankton abundance and spurring many fish species, notably bigeye and skipjack tuna, to migrate toward the poles, the waters around Wake and Johnston, 1600 kilometers north of the equator, «are precisely where you want to have a protected area,» says Robert Richmond of the University of Hawaii at Mānoa.

More than a decade ago, California established marine protected areas (MPAs) in state waters around the northern Channel Islands off the coast of Santa Barbara.

Eating less meat would protect water resources in dry areas around the world, researchers at Aalto University have found.

Our products protect our food supply, air and water, ensure safe living conditions and provide access to efficient and affordable energy sources and lifesaving medical treatments in communities around the globe.

Unlike other eReaders around the world offering water protection, the HZO Protected Tolino Vision 3HD does not use mechanical seals or plugs in charging ports to keep water out.

There's a 5 - inch HD display, and everything on and in the phone is covered in a nano - coating that adds all - around water resistance to protect from minor contact from spills and splashes.

Considering how highly visible dogs and their various accouterments are in the household, pet owners want feeding systems that are attractive to look at, jibe with the décor, protect flooring and keep the areas around food and water bowls clean, says Cara Holland, co-founder and creative director of Ono LLC, in Parker, Colo..

The outer coat lays flat and wraps around the body protecting the dog from cold in the water and heavy cover in a hunting environment.

Lancing is protected by an offshore reef, so the waters are quite calm in close, and the drop off is comfortably shallow, making it a good spot for just floating around.

The waters around Bonaire are protected, so before you start diving, you need to purchase a Marine park tag, which is necessary to legally dive in Bonaire's waters.

Almost 21,000 hectares of waters around the 3 islands of Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Penida and Nusa Ceningan were declared a marine protected area in 2010.

Seals and dolphins also call the waters around the island their own, basking in the sun on protected sand and swimming playfully alongside passing boats.

Around the March to August period, females will travel to shallow, protected waters to give birth.

Quite common around the waters of the Gili islands, we are proud of our turtles and are moving closer to protecting them and their habitat.

National Geographic writes, «The waters around this collection of coral cays are a marine biologist's dream: protected by the government, off - limits to commercial divers and fishermen, and busy with creatures that may not yet have names.»

Note: The offshore reef and its protecting of the inland sea around the island makes for extremely clear and calm water for diving & snorkeling.

Much of the reef is within the protected Hol Chan Marine Reserve, which includes the waters around Ambergris Caye, and popular snorkel sites Shark Ray Alley and Mexico Rocks.

If you already have your Open Water certification book a dive trip to either travel to the local sites around Koh Chang or to Koh Rang National Park, where you will enjoy the clear waters and pristine coral reefs of this protected area.

While it may see hard the turtles shell is the equivalent to its skin and like many marine creatures has a layer of mucus around it to protect it from harmful bacteria in the water.

The protected waters in that lagoon are why people come from around the world to scuba dive at Glover's Reef Atoll.

Based in the United States, the Waterkeeper Alliance aspires to protect every major watershed around the world, to advocate for every person's right to clean water, as well as the wise and equitable use of water resources globally.

Nusa Penida was declared a marine protected area (MPA) by the local district head in August 2010 and in November of the same year the government of Indonesia followed suit, declaring 20,057 hectares of ocean waters around the 3 islands of Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan and Nusa Ceningan an MPA.

The fact that the waters around Playa las Perlas are protected as part of the Bahia de Mujeres means that they don't feature quite the same turquoise hue as those off beaches further east, but this in no way detracts from its appeal and is mainly to thank for the safety aspect here.

That the waters around the island have been well preserved and protected ensure that this quality diving will be available over the years.

The new transformations in this game include Ball o» String Wario, which makes Wario roll around and react as Fire Wario does, but without the ability to jump and much faster, Electric Wario when zapped by one of the enemies mentioned before, reacts as if he was hurt but destroys enemies as he moves back, Invisible Wario allows passage through protected gates with an eye who watches any intruder, and it is dismissed by entering a pipe or falling in water.

Her online artist statement doesn't try to aestheticise this ugly reality but on the contrary includes Lock The Gate's web site which states: «The residents of the Bylong Valley, like communities all around NSW, want action to protect land and water resources from coal mining.

Someone needs to pull the misbehaving tourists out of the water if they can't be around protected areas.

Using everything from chicken tractors to recycled gray water, and from worm composting to foraging ducks, the central effort seems to be around conserving scarce water and nutrients, building up fertile soil, and creating cooling micro-climates to protect tender crops from the desert heat.

These sensors could help agencies like the EPA, Water Corporation, Department of Water and others to both monitor water quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluWater Corporation, Department of Water and others to both monitor water quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluWater and others to both monitor water quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluwater quality around the world and take important steps based on the data they provide to protect bodies of water from polluwater from pollution.

Our products protect our food supply, air and water, ensure safe living conditions and provide access to efficient and affordable energy sources and lifesaving medical treatments in communities around the globe.

We have experience developing winning political strategies, running successful on - the - ground campaigns, and speaking as experts to decision - makers and the media to meet our goals to protect people around the world from threats to our food and water.

«Climate change should to be tackled by reducing emissions, not by altering ocean ecosystems,» said Dr Paul Johnston, Head of Greenpeace International's Science Unit, «Planktos is intending to conduct this reckless experiment in waters around the Galapagos Islands which are globally significant in biological terms and should be designated as fully protected marine reserves.»

There are so many struggles around the world — where people have fought hard to protect the places and people they love — to preserve something about a place that makes it safe for the future — be that the water supply, the pollution, or the impact on the climate, which affects us all.

This is why gardeners will put water vapor in the air and water liquid on the ground around their garden on a clear cold night — it protects the local area from cooling as fast because water vapor and liquid both 1) cool much slower than dry air due to their massive heat capacity, and 2) cool even slower because they release their massive latent heat, which means that heat energy is released from them without requiring a drop in temperature — once they're in the latent heat release phase, they just keep shedding energy without dropping in temperature any further.

It is also considering other protection proposals, including creating a 700,000 square - mile protected area in the Weddell Sea, as well as in the waters around the Western Antarctic Peninsula.

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This is good news for conservationists as now 32 percent of the waters around the Galápagos will be protected from fishing, mining and other extractive industries.

The Conservancy is the leading environmental organization helping to protect the most ecologically important lands and waters around the world for nature and people.