Members of the Congressional Sanctuaries Caucus have introduced a resolution to make Oct. 23 the first ever National Marine Sanctuary Day. By drawing attention to our national marine sanctuaries, t… ...

The Marine Sanctuaries Act was approved by Congress in 1972, one of many environmental laws passed in response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. Today, 17 sanctuaries and two marine national ...

The National Marine Sanctuaries Act was established as a response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill that devastated California coastal ecosystems. 1 Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The Marine Sanctuaries Act was approved by Congress in 1972, one of many environmental laws passed in response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, one of the first environmental disasters to come ...

The remaining 23 percent of protected marine area is managed for multiple uses and priorities, including commercial and recreational fishing, scientific research, and wildlife and habitat protection.

The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, which established a framework for designating national marine sanctuaries, was signed into law on October 23, 1972. Today, the National Marine ...

All the latest science news on national marine sanctuaries from Phys.org. Find the latest news, advancements, and breakthroughs.

In February, U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Mobile, introduced H.R. 897, the Alabama Underwater Forest National Marine Sanctuary and Protection Act, to designate the forest as a National Marine Sanctuary ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it would not oppose Sentinel Midstream LLC’s proposed 1-million b/d Texas GulfLink Deepwater Port off the coast of Brazoria County, Tex.

Current marine protection areas include only 8% of the world’s total oceans, which the UN High Seas Treaty seeks to expand to 30%. The research in this new report found that the targets of the current ...

The open ocean, which, for the most part, lies outside of national jurisdictions is just as severely impacted by climate change as are Nationally regulated coastal waters. With the new ...

The Marine Sanctuaries Act was approved by Congress in 1972, one of many environmental laws passed in response to the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill. Today, 17 sanctuaries and two marine national ...