Ocean Basics
How to Help Protect the Ocean From Anywhere
You can help protect the ocean from inland as well as the coast: keep waste out of waterways, reduce unnecessary disposable purchases and fertilizer…
Ocean Basics
A protected-area name tells you less than its legal boundary, conservation objective, allowed uses, enforcement, and monitoring. We separate definitions from outcomes and describe the questions needed to evaluate a real site.
Ocean Basics
Marine Protected Areas Explained: Rules, Uses, Goals
A marine protected area is a defined ocean, coastal, estuarine, or sometimes Great Lakes place managed for lasting protection of natural or cultural…
Ocean Basics
Why Are Coral Reefs Important? Life, Coasts and People
Coral reefs provide habitat for marine life, support fisheries and coastal livelihoods, and reduce the impact of waves on shorelines.