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World Bank’s Global Partnership for Oceans Announced at Rio +20 Earth Summit
There are many challenges facing our planet’s oceans have not been addressed to date by any single group of citizens, lawmakers, fishermen or world leaders. Fortunately, hope can be seen in the Global...
View ArticleStop and Watch the Dolphins
We can often get wrapped up in policy discussions and advocacy, and forget to take a moment to appreciate why we care about the ocean. Last week a video started popping up on the internet of some...
View ArticleEDF Oceans Accomplishments of 2012 & Goals for 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gZUGI_sZPc&feature=youtu.be In the United States today, 65% of all fish caught in federal U.S. waters comes from catch share programs, which helped drive a 17 year...
View ArticleManaging for a Resilient Ocean
Good science should always guide policy. In the ocean, policy reflects decades of scientific work on single species and on single endpoints, like water quality. However, it is now clear that ocean...
View ArticleEDF Wins Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award for...
Environmental Defense Fund was awarded California’s highest environmental honor by Governor Jerry Brown at a ceremony last night for our creation of the California Fisheries Fund (CFF). The CFF, the...
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EDF on the Radio: The California Fisheries Fund Helps West Coast Fishermen
Last week, Phoebe Higgins, Director of our California Fisheries Fund, appeared on the John Young KUIC Hometown Morning show to discuss the productive work the fund is doing to help West Coast...
View ArticleEarth Day 2013: Awareness, Advocacy and Hope for the World’s Oceans
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEe1bVjORN4 On this Earth Day, take a moment to appreciate the vastness and intricacies of our world’s oceans. Allow yourself to be mesmerized by the swirling currents...
View Article"50 in 10" Collaborative Aims to Bring 50% of the World’s Catch Under...
On World Oceans Day we celebrated an ecosystem which is inextricably linked to our lives. Oceans cover about 70% of the planet and contain 99% of Earth’s living space. They are home to nearly half of...
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Out with the tide: Lessons from Steve Southerland's shock electoral defeat
By Matt TinningFor Republicans, this week's midterm elections are cause for almost unreserved celebration. GOP candidates came close to sweeping the table in competitive House and Senate races around...
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