CONSERVATION NEWS
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2022 in review: To protect our seas, scientists turn to innovative new solutions
By Will McCarry
December 21, 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, Conservation News is revisiting some of our most significant stories of the year. As experts warned that the time to turn the tide on marine protections is dwindling, conservationists and governments came together to advocate for oceans.
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Across the world’s seas, more refuges for predators
By Ben Koses
July 7, 2016
Even the ocean’s top predators need protecting — and shark sanctuaries are a great way to do it.
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Bowed by international pressure, shark finning declines
By Bruno Vander Velde
January 8, 2016
Changing tastes and policies in China — spurred in part by conservation campaigns — have created breathing room for Indonesia’s sharks.
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Indonesian Government Sinks Vietnamese Shark Poaching Boat, Creates New Dive Site
By Mark Erdmann, Ph.D.
February 10, 2015
From local police to the president himself, Indonesia is cracking down on the illegal capture of its valuable marine life.
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Raja Ampat launches Indonesia’s first shark sanctuary
By Matthew Fox
February 21, 2013
Earlier this week, the regency government of West Papua’s Raja Ampat archipelago took the bold step of declaring its entire 46,000 square-kilometer (almost 18,000 square-mile) marine domain a shark sanctuary — Indonesia’s first.
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