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Newly Protected Honduras Reefs Are A Divers Dream
For Immediate Release November 13, 2012 A recent discovery reveals coral cover reminiscent of 30 years ago Tela, Honduras Honduras Reefs—A unique dive site, previously unknown to the scientific community, has been discovered by the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), The Healthy Reefs Initiative (HRI), and their local partners near the coastal town of Tela, Honduras. The
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Mesoamerican Reef Tourism Initiative (MARTI) Announces New Director General
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 25, 2011 Playa del Carmen, November 25, 2011 – The Mesoamerican Reef Tourism Initiative (MARTI) is pleased to welcome Thomas Meller, an expert in environmental tourism operations, sustainable hotel management, and conservation planning, as its newly appointed director general. Established in 2006, MARTI is a joint initiative of the Coral Reef Alliance,
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Exposed: Crimes on the High Seas
CONTACTS: ***MEDIA INVITATION*** Exposed: Crimes on the High Seas Media Members Invited to Attend Temporary Exhibit Unveiling WHAT: Media members are invited to attend the unveiling of the newest temporary exhibit at the National Museum of Crime & Punishment. Partnering with Greenpeace and the Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL), the museum has created the new temporary
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Groups to Kick Off Shark Awareness Campaign in Suva, Fiji
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
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Marshall Islands Become the World’s Sixth and Largest Shark Sanctuary
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
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Coral Reef Alliance Announces New Executive Director – Dr. Michael Webster
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