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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light Ascension Island, Atlantic Ocean.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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FEATURE: Beeindruckende Unterwasser-Welt in Palau
PINK ANEMONEFISH on anemone Amphiprion perideraion Palau, South Pacific
The Pacific island nation of Palau has become home to the sixth largest marine sanctuary in the world.
The Micronesian reserve, now the largest in the Pacific, will permit no fishing or mining. Palau also established the world's first shark sanctuary in 2009.
The tiny island nation has set aside 500,000 square kilometres -- 80 percent -- of its maritime territory, for full protection. That's the highest percentage of an exclusive economic zone devoted to marine conservation by any country in the world. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Short finned pilot whales (globicephala macrocephalus)A pair of pilot whale fins. Gulf of California.
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Blue whale (balaenoptera musculus) A delighted photographer with a blue whale tail streaming water right in front of him. Gulf of California.
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Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) The heads of two humpback whales, chasing the other. Gulf of California.
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Humpback whale (megaptera novaeangliae) A breaching humpback whale. Gulf of California.
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Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
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Snorkellers getting close up to the elusive Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Species Endangered. Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt
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Snorkellers getting close up to the elusive Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Species Endangered. Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt
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A Diver observing a Giant sea fan (Annella mollis) and the Glass fish (Parapriacanthus ransonneti) that have used its cover as a safe haven. Sharm El Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.
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Sardines, Harengula sp., schooling near the surface, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, South Atlantic (rr)
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Whaleshark (Rhincodon typus) feeding at the surface, followed by divers and snorkellers. Paradise, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.
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Freediver with young Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). Na'ama Bay, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.
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School of Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta), filter-feeding just below the surface. Na'ama Bay, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt.
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Whaleshark (Rhincodon typus), followed by snorkellers at the surface. Paradise, Sharm el Sheikh, South Sinai, Red Sea, Egypt.
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Dog at a tide pool on Porco's Bay, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
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California Gray Whale (Eschrichtius robustus) in San Ignacio Lagoon on the Pacific side of the Baja Peninsula, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Shown here is courtship behaviour, with an adult male penis display. Each winter thousands of California gray whales migrate from the Bering and Chuckchi seas to breed and calf in the warm water lagoons of Baja California. San Ignacio lagoon is the smallest of the three major such lagoons. Current (2008) population estimates put the California Gray Whale at between 20,000 and 24,000 animals.
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Short finned pilot whale (globicephala macrorynchus) The odd, almost parrot shaped beak of a pilot whale. Canary Islands. (rr)
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kayaking with a leopard seal near Danco Island, Antarctica. The Leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) is the second largest species of seal in the Antarctic (after the Southern Elephant Seal), and is near the top of the Antarctic food chain. It can live twenty-six years, possibly more. Orcas are the only natural predators of leopard seals. Females are generally larger than the males. The bulls are generally 2.5 m (8.2 ft) to 3.2 m (10.5 ft) and weigh between 200 kg (441 lb) and 453.5 kg (1,000 lb), while cows are between 2.4 meters (7.9 feet) and 3.4 meters (11.2 feet) in length and weigh between 225 kg (496 lb) and 591 kg (1,303 lb). In 2003, a leopard seal dragged a snorkeling biologist underwater to her death in what was identified as the first known human fatality from a leopard seal. However, numerous examples of aggressive behavior, stalking, and attacks on humans had been previously documented. The leopard seal has also been known to snap at people's feet through holes in the ice.
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Mussels Mytilus edulis feeding, Nolton Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK, Europe
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway (rr)
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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Two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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Two Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus). Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE female head detail Chelonius mydas Ascension Island
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light after laying eggs on beach Ascension Island.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light heading back to sea after laying eggs Ascension Island Atlantic Ocean.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light Ascension Island Atlantic Ocean.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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Government Creates Ascension Island Marine Reserve
GREEN TURTLE Chelonius mydas female in morning light after laying eggs on beach Ascension Island.
The British government and conservation groups have announced the creation of a marine wildlife reserve almost the size of the UK near the tiny Ascension Island in the Atlantic Ocean.
The island, which is a British Overseas Territory with a population of around 900, is surrounded by ocean teeming with wildlife - as the BBC reports, the new reserve is home to some of the world's largest marlin, as well as one of the biggest populations of green turtles and a host of tropical bird colonies.
The introduction of the new reserve will mean around 2 per cent of the world's oceans will be covered by conservation zones - that's a long way from the 20 to 30 per ent recommended by scientists in the 2003 Durban Action Plan, but it's a large increase compared to just a few years ago.
The total area of the reserve is around 90,460 square miles - slightly less than that of the UK, which is around 94,000 square miles. (FOTO: DUKAS/PHOTOSHOT)
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