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MCBI Receives Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Last week, at a dinner celebrating the successful establishment of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument, the National Wildlife Refuge System, part of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, presented MCBI with an award for our "dedicated commitment in securing a national ocean conservation legacy that is unprecedented in the history of the United States." Prominent leaders from the former Bush Administration, new members of the Obama Administration, scientists, and other non-profit organizations were in attendance. Read more...
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A National System of Marine Protected Areas
 The National Marine Protected Areas Center just added the first 225 sites to a new National System of Marine Protected Areas. These MPAs cover 10% of US waters; 1/4 of the area of these MPAs is no-take marine reserves, and these are only the charter sites -- more MPAs will be added in the future. The goal of the program is to advance conservation and sustainable use of the ocean. MCBI submitted comments in support of the program and for including all of these MPA's in the new national system. |
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A New Conservation Politics  MCBI board member David Johns recently published A New Conservation Politics: Power, Organization Building and Effectiveness. "This timely book explains why facts alone don't motivate and mobilize people to care for the natural world. Even better, it spells out what will work, based on a frank and informed assessment of human nature applied to social and political movements. If you would rather see change than be right, this readable and authoritative guide should be your bible." - Michael Soulé, Professor Emeritus, Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz. |
Monk Seal Found Dead on Kauai The annual monk seal count this year was a success, but unfortunately one of the animals seen during the monk seal count was found dead the next day by a couple of fishermen. One news report indicates officials believe humans could be responsible for this seal's death. An investigation is underway. According to a statement from NOAA, they knew this seal well: "He had [worn] a critter-cam. He was an adventurer, circumnavigating the island on a regular basis. He followed night divers around, using their lights to help him catch his dinner, as can be seen in these video clips." |
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Mother's Day is May 10th  Have you thought of what to get your mother for Mother's Day yet? If you're looking for ideas, visit the MCBI Bookstore, or visit Amazon.com though this link or one on our web page and a portion of your purchase will be donated to MCBI. If you get more than 3 items in our bookstore or through one of our amazon.com links before Mother's Day, we will receive an extra donation from Amazon. Shopping at Amazon.com from a link on our website or newsletter looks and feels exactly the same as it normally would, but Amazon knows you reached their site from ours and we will get a donation. It's a simple step, but we would greatly appreciate it if you could make a habit of reaching Amazon.com through our website. Thank you! |
