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Scientists have long researched to understand the environment and man’s place in it. The search for this knowledge grows in importance as rapid increases in
population and economic development intensify humans’ stresses on ecosystems.…

This book, edited by De-Sheng Pei and Muhammad Junaid, emphasizes that the oceans are a vast but fragile resource that must be protected if we want to protect our livelihoods and our planet. Although marine pollution is a topic of concern for a long…

Refining NZ is New Zealand’s only oil refinery and is the leading supplier of refined petroleum products to the New Zealand market. The refinery is located at Marsden Point, Whangarei, Northland, and is operated by Refining NZ (RNZ). RNZ has resource…

The oceans have traditionally been conceived of as boundless and beyond the realm of significant human impacts; the great fisheries of the world were once considered as essentially limitless. By 1883, even though economic pressures on fisheries…

The world's ocean cover about 71 percent of the surface of our planet. They are a key component of the global ecosystem and without them life on Earth would not be possible in its present form. The y regulate the climate and are, at the same time,…

Ocean coves approximately 70 % of the earth's suface, or 360 million km2. It is estimated to have around 97% of water volume on the earth. It's average depth is about 3,800 m, and 55 % of the planet surface or approximately 77 % of the ocean is deep…

This article is featured in Lessons in Conservation, the official journal of the Network of Conservation Educators and Practitioners (NCEP). NCEP is a collaborative project of the American Museum of Natural
History’s Center for Biodiversity and…

Founded in 1948, The World Conservation Union brings together States, government
agencies and a diverse range of non-governmental organizations in a unique world partnership: over 900 members in all, spread across some 138 countries.
As a Union,…

This special edition, Seafood Sustainability Series I, includes two articles on seafood consumption, four on sustainable capture fisheries, and four on sustainable aquaculture. The articles on consumption explore an alternative perspective on…

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