For Immediate Release: October 20, 2011 Suva, Fiji (Oct. 20, 2011)-Fiji’s reputation as a leader in marine conservation may be enhanced if a proposal made by the Ministry of Primary Industries’ Department of Fisheries and Forests advances next month. The agency is considering measures that would ban the commercial fishing and trade of sharks and… Continue Reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2011 Suva, Fiji-The Republic of the Marshall Islands is now home to the largest shark sanctuary in the world. The new legislation officially bans the commercial fishing of sharks in all 1,990,530 square kilometers of the nation’s waters, an area equivalent to the size of Mexico. The Marshall Islands joins… Continue Reading →
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2011 Dr. Michael Webster, Marine Scientist and Program Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Selected to Lead Growing Coral Reef Conservation Organization San Francisco, CA – June 7, 2011– The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) today announced that its board of directors has selected Dr. Michael Webster, expert in… Continue Reading →