While the Fishprint adds compelling new data about level of over-fishing, its usefulness goes well beyond this function. By presenting data comparing the ecological impact caused by fishing fleets of a particular country with estimates of sustainable yield, the Fishprint may be a tool for helping nations to meet their obligations under Article 61 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea. Article 61 requires countries to monitor their catch in relation to both economic and environmental sustained yields. The Fishprint is also a useful guide for consumers who wish to reduce the ecological impact of their seafood choices as it quantifies the benefits of eating lower on the food chain.

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Most importantly, the revised law ends overfishing on all fish populations, increases the use of science in fisheries management decisions, and enacts national standards for quota-based programs, such as individual fishing quota programs. The bill also includes sizeable punishments for illegal fishing in international waters. According to the Network, the law falls short of enacting some of the most important recommendations of the 2003 Pew Ocean Commission Report and the Bush-appointed U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, which concluded a three-year study on the health of our ocean in 2004.

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Several experts not involved with the studies said that they were significant for human affairs, as well as biology. Polar bears will struggle, these scientists said, and so will Arctic people who still go out on sea ice to hunt seals. By contrast, countries and businesses pursuing new shipping lanes, energy supplies and fishing grounds could profit. The melting is likely to shift weather patterns, too. More sea ice means colder winters, because frigid winds blowing over ice pick up little heat from the warmer waters below.

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The General Assembly adopted a consensus resolution introduced by the United States that asks all countries to apply the "precautionary approach" and an "ecosystem approach" to the conservation, management and exploitation of fish populations.

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Eritrea's coast is largely undeveloped, apart from the ports of Assab and Massawa. It is home to coral reefs, nesting sites for turtles and sea birds and 257 miles of mangrove forests. "It has not been industrialized and is still relatively pristine and pollution-free. But with development, problems will come," said Ministry of National Development economic adviser Girmai Abraham.

OARE is coordinated by UNEP and Yale University in association with the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM) , and 30 leading science and technology publishing houses. Support is provided by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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This multi-part PBS series highlights practical solutions to improve the environment and quality of life in cities, for ourselves and future generations, and, since the ocean is downstream from all, our world's ocean, too. The centerpiece of a multimedia program and outreach initiative, this special broadcast will showcase extraordinary community activists as well as forward-thinking professionals who are offering best practice solutions to transform their urban environments.

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This course provides environmental professionals with a practical introduction to the strategies, methods, and tools of environmental communication that effectively lead to changes in behavior. The field- based skills and environmental social marketing tools gained through this course will benefit all practicing environmental professionals faced with the challenge of changing behaviors. This course is taught entirely from a distance using online and telecommunication technologies, by Brian A. Day, Executive Director of the North American Association for Environmental Education, who has over 30 years of experience in the field of environmental communication, and is facilitated by the Duke Environmental Leadership Program (919-613- 8082).

Abstracts for oral and poster presentations due by January 8, 2007.

Letters of interest are due by: January 19, 2007

Includes strands in:
Sustainability Education, Marine Education, Conservation and Community Education,
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Purchase for the planet: Find out for yourself how effective these cleaners are and how good you will feel using them. Visit EPIC’s website and then click on "Starter Kit" or “Save the Seas Kit” and select “The Ocean Project” from the drop-down menu. For each purchase, EPIC will contribute $5.00 directly to The Ocean Project to help us continue our conservation education work around the world, thanks to you!

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