New research suggests that closing reef areas to fishing can delay the effects of one of their biggest threats: climate change. Such ocean “parks” may give reefs a fighting chance.

The brown pelican is a common sight for the locals in Florida and other Gulf Coast States.  But this species has fought a long, hard battle to become the coastal feature it is today.

There’s been a lot of back and forth with European nations grappling over whether they should list Atlantic bluefin tuna under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), a move that would allow this dwindling species to recover.  Well, the decisions are in and unfortunately the EU has decided to back out of what would have been a substantial step in the right direction for Atlantic bluefin tuna recovery.