Jan/Feb 2006 E-Current
Vol. 6, Issue 1
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Dear CORAL Supporters,
A new study shows that no-take marine reserves, where fishing is restricted, result in healthier coral reefs and improved fisheries. Hear scientist Dan Brumbaugh on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" discuss how a marine reserve in the Bahamas resulted in higher numbers of Nassau Groupers and, in turn, a healthier reef. Search for Science Friday in your podcast software (such as iTunes) and select the Marine Reserves and Coral - SciFri Podcast 2006010613 episode or view this related BBC article.
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Thank You,
Brian Huse, Executive Director
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1. Become a Dive In To Earth Day Regional Representative
Spread Awareness Around the World About Coral Reef and Marine Conservation
2. CORAL's Mesoamerican Reef Project Wins Best Environmental Initiative
Scuba Diving Magazine Recognizes CORAL's Work in the Caribbean
3. Coral Reef Sustainable Destination in Progress: Namena, Fiji
Find Biodiversity Facts, Cultural Highlights, and Links to Participating Dive Shops
4. Your Air Miles Bring CORAL to the Reefs
Help Us Do More in Programs by Keeping Travel Costs Down
5. Coral Reefs in the News
The Latest Breaking News about Coral Reefs and Oceans
1. BECOME A DIVE IN TO EARTH DAY REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE
Spread Awareness Around the World About Coral Reef and Marine Conservation
Are you well connected in your community? Can you think of schools, dive clubs, dive shops, or community groups that might be interested in organizing a beach cleanup or a marine related educational seminar this Earth Day? If so, we would love for you to become a Dive In Regional Representative. Help us spread the word about Dive In To Earth Day and recruit participants and organizers in your area...
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2. CORAL'S MESOAMERICAN REEF PROJECT WINS BEST ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE
Scuba Diving Magazine Recognizes CORAL's Work in the Caribbean
Praised as "precedent-setting" by Scuba Diving Magazine, CORAL's Mesoamerican Reef Project unites the four countries along the second largest barrier reef in the world-Mexico, Belize, Gautemala, and Honduras-in identifying best practices to protect the reef and creating voluntary codes of conduct...
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3. CORAL REEF SUSTAINABLE DESTINATION IN PROGRESS—NAMENA, FIJI
Find Biodiversity Facts, Cultural Highlights, and Links to Participating Dive Shops
Understand the threats to this remote island, and CORAL's progress in making Namena Marine Reserve a sustainable destination, including launching a new formal management plan, reducing anchor damage, securing sustainable financing for the reserve, and more...
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4. YOUR AIR MILES BRING CORAL TO THE REEFS
Help Us Do More in Programs by Keeping Travel Costs Down
By donating your air miles, you can help keep our programs efficient and effective and leave more money for on-the-ground conservation like sustainable business trainings and mooring buoy installations. With a budget just over a million dollars and six international project sites, CORAL does a lot with a little. Your airmiles can help us do more...
For information about donating air miles please contact Eileen Weckerle, Membership Manager, at [link archived].
5. CORAL REEFS IN THE NEWS
The Latest Breaking News about Coral Reefs and Oceans
- UN Report Shows Reefs Worth $1 Million Per Square Kilometer
- CORAL Puts Field Rep on the Ground in Hawaii
- Whale Sharks Are Shrinking
- Groundwater Key Nutrient for Coral Reefs