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EPA Finalizes Standards to Protect Fish, Aquatic Life from Cooling Water Intakes

May 19, 2014, yosemite.epa.gov | “The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today finalized standards to protect billions of fish and other aquatic life drawn each year into cooling water systems at large power plants and factories. This final rule is required by the Clean Water Act to address site-specific challenges, and establishes a common sense framework, putting a premium on public input and flexibility for facilities to comply.”

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New nature preserve will be the largest on Earth

May 2, 2014, www.mnn.com | “New Caledonia, a small island chain in the South Pacific, just set aside the largest protected area on the planet. The sprawling marine park spans 1.3 million square kilometers — or more than 320 million acres — easily becoming the most expansive wilderness preserve anywhere, on land or at sea.”

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Victory for the Whales

April 6, 2014, www.youtube.com | “Sea Shepherd Australia’s Managing Director Jeff Hansen, talks about the recent International Court of Justice ruling against the Japanese Government’s whaling in the Southern Ocean.”

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Victory For The Whales!
Victory for the Whales!
Sea Shepherd Australia’s Managing Director Jeff Hansen, talks about the recent International Court of Justice ruling against the Japanese Government’s whalin…
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Victory for campaigners as UN judges order Japan to stop hunting Antarctic whales

Japan had justified the slaughter of more than 10,000 whales in the Southern Ocean in the past 25 years on the grounds that it was done for scientific purposesMarch 31, 2014, www.independent.co.uk | “Japan has been ordered to end whale hunts in the Antarctic in a historic ruling that saw United Nations judges dismiss longstanding Japanese arguments that the hunting of more than 900 whales a year was carried out for scientific research purposes only.”

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*Major Victory for Whaling Campaigners as UN Judges Order Japan to Stop Hunting* Independent http://ind.pn/1fGQW8y

Japan has been ordered to end whale hunts in the Antarctic in a historic ruling that saw United Nations judges dismiss longstanding Japanese arguments that the hunting of more than 900 whales a year was carried out for scientific research purposes only. EI Says: IPCC

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Environmentalists applaud as Lend Lease withdraws from port project

barrier reefFebruary 27, 2014, www.smh.com.au | “Environmental groups have claimed a victory against plans to expand coal shipments through a port on the Great Barrier Reef with major construction firm Lend Lease withdrawing from one of the terminal expansion projects.”

t last, some FANTASTIC
Good News.. for our Great Barrier Reef!
Construction giant Lend Lease has announced its withdrawal from the biggest proposed coal port in this World Heritage Area!
At last, some FANTASTIC news for our Great Barrier Reef! Construction giant Lend Lease has announced its withdrawal from the biggest proposed coal port in this World Heritage Area!

In recent years, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have done the same. We’ve still got a long way to go to protect our Reef and climate from plans to expand coal exports through the Reef, but this is another sign that companies should move away from Reef wrecking projects.

Join the movement to #SaveTheReef: www.SaveTheReef.org.au

Congrats to our friends at Australian Youth Climate Coalition and SumOfUs for making this incredible win happen.

Photo: At last, some FANTASTIC news for our Great Barrier Reef! Construction giant Lend Lease has announced its withdrawal from the biggest proposed coal port in this World Heritage Area! In recent years, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have done the same. We’ve still got a long way to go to protect our Reef and climate from plans to expand coal exports through the Reef, but this is another sign that companies should move away from Reef wrecking projects. Join the movement to #SaveTheReef: www.SaveTheReef.org.au Congrats to our friends at Australian Youth Climate Coalition and SumOfUs for making this incredible win happen.
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Leonardo DiCaprio Donates $3 Million To Oceana

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February 22, 2014, www.huffingtonpost.com | “When it comes to his animal spirit, it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio sees himself as more of a shark than a wolf.  The ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ star’s eponymous foundation recently donated $3 million to Oceana, one of the largest nonprofits dedicated to ocean advocacy.”

Leo Coughs Up $3 Million For … Sharks?
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When it comes to his animal spirit, it looks like Leonardo DiCaprio sees himself as more of a shark than a wolf. The “Wolf of Wall Street” star’s eponymous foundation recently donated $3 million to Oceana, one of…”
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Palau to ban commercial fishing and become a marine sanctuary “roughly the size of France”

Palau marine reserve

February 10, 2014, www.treehugger.com | “History buffs will be familiar with Palau, an island country in the Pacific ocean with a population of about 20,000 people spread across 250 islands, because of the battle of Peleliu, one of the major engagements on the Pacific front between the imperial troops of Japan and the U.S. Marines. But that’s the past. These days, Palau is making headlines for much more peaceful reasons: President Tommy Remengesau Jr. has declared the Pacific nation will ban commercial fishing.”

IMPRESSIVE: Palau was once the site of a fierce WWII battle between Japan and the US, but the island nation is now making headlines for a more joyous occasion: it will become the first nation in the world to ban commercial fishing and become a giant marine sanctuary the size of France. http://ow.ly/tuvpo

“We have no choice – the ocean is our way of life,” says President Remengesau. “It’s our livelihood, it’s our culture, it’s our economy.” Palau will promote sustainable forms of eco-tourism such as snorkeling and scuba diving within its territorial waters, in lieu of large scale commercial fishing.

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Coho salmon back in Humboldt Bay tribs

February 10, 2014, www.facebook.com | “In 2002 a team of fish-passers celebrated the removal of a small perched culvert with a large passable one. Immediately, coho salmon re-colonized the creek. On Saturday, February 8th, after just over an inch of rain, the creek finally rose high enough for fish to swim up.”

“After the drought in northern California, the rains bring in the salmon!
Coho salmon are back in our favorite spawning tributary to Jacoby Creek. This pano shows the small pool that accumulated fish on Saturday, February 9th. First spawners of the season”
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Ultraviolet nets significantly reduce sea turtle bycatch

November 12, 2013, www.enn.com | “Bycatch, a side-effect of commercial fishing in which non-target species are accidentally caught, is linked to severe population declines in several species. Sea turtles are particularly impacted by small-scale coastal gillnetting practices, in which large nets are deployed and indiscriminately snag anything of a certain size that attempts to swim through them. However, that may soon change. ”

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Ultraviolet nets significantly reduce sea turtle bycatch
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Putting The Spa in Spawn: Tribe Creates Refuge For Exhausted Fish

October 23, 2013, kuow.org | “The Yakama Nation’s steelhead reconditioning program is like a retreat spa for fish. And it’s changing the circle of life for the species.”

Putting The Spa in Spawn: Tribe Creates Refuge For Exhausted Fish
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Listen The Yakama Nation’s steelhead reconditioning
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