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Reviving Our Oceans
Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help avert a crisis.
Overview

Changing the way we think about and manage our oceans can help avert a crisis.

Underwater Parks
Protected areas in the oceans are as spectacular -- and important -- as national parks on land
Overview

For more than a century, America has been protecting its most vital and beloved landscapes as national parks. But the fish, coral reefs and kelp forests of our oceans receive almost none of these protections, despite growing threats to marine life.

Ocean Protection Case Studies
Marine ecosystems and fish populations are in trouble, but proven solutions exist to restore the health of the oceans.
Overview

Marine ecosystems and fish populations are in trouble, but proven solutions exist to restore the health of the oceans. These brief case studies illustrate a few and the results they can achieve.

Keeping Oceans Wild
How Marine Reserves Protect Our Living Seas
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Marine reserves are like national parks, and they are critical to keeping the world's oceans healthy and productive. This NRDC report demonstrates how placing important ocean areas off-limits is already reaping tremendous benefits, and shows how each of us can participate in protecting marine life and habitat for the future.

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