The Republic of the Marshall Islands has today declared the protection of two of its remote northernmost islands, which serve as untouched sanctuaries of ...

Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series by longtime ocean advocate Dan Haifley on the role that national marine sanctuaries play in our nation’s landscape. Nearly all the ...

The Marshall Islands has designated coral-rich waters around two of its remotest Pacific Ocean atolls as a marine sanctuary, ...

Marshall Islands yesterday declared its first national marine sanctuary, protecting a “pristine” expanse of tropical Pacific Ocean home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. Like many Pacific islands, ...

the project has helped establish 29 marine sanctuary areas spanning more than two million square miles. In 2023, researchers with National Geographic Pristine Seas and the Marshall Islands Marine ...

There have been five proposed national marine sanctuaries accepted into the sanctuary inventory since 2016, and each of them involves various levels of Indigenous leadership and engagement.

Adding new protections to this area is critical to keeping these traditions and the species that live there alive. In fact, ...

Banner image: The Marshall Islands’ new marine sanctuary will protect one of the most pristine areas of the Pacific Ocean. Image courtesy of Manu San Félix/National Geographic Pristine Seas.

Marshall Islands declared its first national marine sanctuary, protecting a "pristine" expanse of tropical Pacific Ocean home to deep-sea sharks and green turtles. Like many Pacific islands ...

If you ever have the chance to dive into the vibrant, bustling underwater paradise of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ... coastlines and barrier islands of the Florida Keys.