Historically, ocean governance has been sectoral in nature: different levels and sectors of government divide responsibility for ocean issues among them. In 1998, Australia released Australia’s Oceans Policy, the ...

Many researchers believe that Caribbean leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) populations are increasing. Since Trinidad currently hosts the world’s third largest leatherback nesting assemblage, accurate population ...

Powertrain electrification is a concept which encompasses hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs), and pure electric vehicles (EVs). Such vehicles have received attention recently as a potential ...

The once strong North Carolina oyster fishery has fallen on hard times over the last few decades due to overfishing, habitat loss, disease, and pollution. Currently, there are many actions being taken in an effort to reverse ...

On April 18, 2003, twenty-eight short-finned pilot whales stranded in the shallow waters near Content Keys Passage, about five miles north of Big Pine Key in the lower Florida Keys. Of the twenty-eight, 21 animals died at ...

One of the primary purposes of biodiversity conservation programs is to maintain stable populations of both threatened and non-threatened species. Knowing the current status of bird populations through long term monitoring ...

Market based mechanisms are proliferating around the globe as a means to offer direct economic incentives for protecting and conserving ecosystem services. Among the ecosystem services being marketed, payments for watershed ...

The structural complexity of old-growth forests allows them to play many distinctive functional and compositional roles that are not fulfilled by younger forests. Left undisturbed by humans, these forests function as reservoirs ...

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is a decapod crustacean that inhabits estuarine and marine ecosystems of the western Atlantic Ocean. Blue crab is the largest and most valuable fishery for Maryland, Virginia and North ...

Public participation has become an important component to many decision-making processes. It has many benefits, both for the participant as well as the decision-maker. It provides education and raises public awareness on ...