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2021 MCAF Year in Review Blog
January 27, 2022
As we head into a new year, we reflect on everything the grantees and fellows of the Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF) accomplished in 2021 and celebrate the grants that MCAF has funded. In 2021 ...Read More
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Meet the MCAF ECOP Awardees
January 6, 2022
This year we were honored to award ECOP grants to three talented emerging leaders in Sri Lanka and Belize. We recently had the pleasure of asking them questions about core aspects of their work. ...Read More
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Spotting endangered sharks in Mozambique
April 14, 2021
Outside of Australia and South-East Asia, basic information required to inform conservation initiatives for the endangered Zebra Shark are unknown....Read More
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Tracking marine megafauna: Using acoustic telemetry to strengthen conservation efforts along Costa Rica’s pacific coast
March 1, 2021
Randall Arauz and Daniel Arauz Naranjo at Center for Endangered Marine Species (CREMA), coordinate a team of researchers whose objective is to protect species from unselective and destructive fishing....Read More
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করাত মাছ বেশি দেখা যাচ্ছে
February 23, 2021
করাত মাছ বেশি দেখা যাচ্ছে কোভিড-১৯ লকডাউনে সাড়া দিয়ে কি ভারতীয় সুন্দরবনে করাত মাছেরা ভালো আছে?...Read More
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Macuro. Conservación de Tortugas Marinas en el Golfo de Paria, Venezuela
February 23, 2021
La Dirección General de Diversidad Biológica del MinEC en Caracas - Venezuela lidera un equipo con Provita Venezuela para estudiar y proteger a las tortugas marinas......Read More
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Impact de la pandémie mondiale du COVID 19 sur la recherche pour la protection des tortues marin de la côte atlantique à Ebodje, Cameroun
February 2, 2021
De quelle manière la pandémie du COVID-19 a affecté les travaux de recherche pour la protection des tortues marines et la Tube Awu Association au Cameroun?...Read More
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Resiliencia de los esfuerzos de conservación en tiempos inciertos: 4 lecciones de un bloqueo de 6 meses por Kerstin Forsberg
December 18, 2020
La primera vez que escuché sobre COVID-19 fue en enero…Un amigo mencionó el brote y yo no tenía ni idea de cómo mi vida estaba a punto de cambiar. ...Read More
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Sawfish observations on the rise
February 23, 2020
This post is one of a series on projects supported by the Aquarium’s Marine Conservation Action Fund (MCAF). Through MCAF, the Aquarium supports researchers, conservationists, and grassroots organi......Read More
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Macuro. Sea Turtles Conservation in the Paria Gulf, Venezuela.
February 23, 2020
MinEC-Venezuela-Caracas is leading a team with Provita Venezuela to preserve the reproduction of sea turtles that takes place in the Gulf of Paria in Venezuela and learn about the challenges......Read More
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How COVID-19 global pandemic affected marine turtle conservation research in Ebodje, Cameroon
February 2, 2020
Dr. Abi and his team work alongside local communities to pursue conservation and research efforts of the endangered and vulnerable sea turtle species that nest on the beaches....Read More
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Sea of Hope in Osa Costa Rica: Hammerhead sharks being born in times of the Covid-19 Pandemic
January 8, 2020
MCAF Fellow Andrés López shares news of their project to study and protect hammerhead sharks and their nursery through the establishment of a protected area in Golfo Dulce in Costa Rica....Read More
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Resilience of conservation efforts in uncertain times: 4 lessons from a 6-month lockdown by Kerstin Forsberg
December 18, 2019
The first time I heard about COVID-19 was in January...A friend mentioned the outbreak, and I had no clue of how my life was about to change....Read More
Field Work
FSET Team Partners with Mass Marine Fisheries on Best Practices
May 14, 2019
Our FSET team and partners have teamed up to develop guidelines that keeps anglers fishing while keeping Gulf of Maine fish stocks healthy and sustainable....Read More