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(July 11, 2014) New report by Wildlife Conservation Society on the benefits of no-take zones for marine ecosystems and fisheries   New York (July 11, 2014)—A new report from the Wildlife Conservation Society shows that no-take zones in Belize can not only help economically valuable species such as lobster, conch, and fish recover from overfishing, but may also help re-colonize nearby reef areas. The report—titled “Review of the Benefits of No-Take Zones”—represents a ...

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(December 20, 2012) DECEMBER 20, 2012 - According to the ancient Mayan calendar, on 21 December, 2012, the 13th baktun – a calendrical measure equivalent to 144,000 days – will conclude as the next one commences. Many have interpreted this epochal transition from one era of human civilisation to another as a harbinger of apocalypse. Others believe that the turning of the Mayan calendar will mark a qualitative shift in the human relationship with the cosmos. More than a millennium ago, the ancient May...

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(March 26, 2012) MARCH 26, 2012 - Conservation biologist Rachel Graham champions an unlikely hero: sharks. As director of WCS’s Gulf and Caribbean Sharks and Rays Program, she works to create a constituency for the protection of these magnificent—and often misunderstood— ocean giants. In 2011, Dr. Graham won the 2011 Gold Award from the Whitley Fund for Nature for her work to implement a national action plan for sharks in Belize, and to get more local people actively involved in protecting thei...

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(December 22, 2011) DECEMBER 22, 2011 - Sensitive coral reef ecosystems require a delicate balance of marine life to thrive. From the barracudas at the top of the food chain to the algae at the bottom, the system works together to keep itself healthy. In an atoll reef lagoon in Glover’s Reef, Belize, WCS researchers have found that fishing closures produce encouraging increases in populations of predatory fish, like barracuda, groupers, and snappers. The numbers of herbivores like parrotfish and surge...

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(April 14, 2011) Conservation Hall spotlights marine life native to three regions of the world: The Indo-Pacific, freshwater lakes of Africa, and Brazil’s rainforest Glover’s Reef showcases fish and coral native to this magnificent reef in Belize WCS conservation efforts to protect endangered marine species will be featured Conservation Hall and Glover’s Reef is major part of A Sea Change at the New York Aquarium, a 10-year transformation initiative announced in 2009    Campai...

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