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See marine conservation in action and find out more about marine protected areas, and just what it takes to make this all happen. From educational clips, to fun films and fieldwork nightmares we hope you enjoy the show!

Cruise Cruise Baby
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Ice Ice Baby, remastered...! This video sums up the highs and lows of fieldwork on oceanographic cruises. University of New Hampshire, Coastal Ocean Observing Centre.
Name that Fish!
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See how many fish you can identify in this video!
WWF: Watch scenes from the Galapagos
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In this 200th year since the birth of Darwin see some of the amazing wonders of the Galapagos with WWF
WWF: Galapagos - Pressure on Paradise
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Threats and pressures in the Galapagos, and what the solution(s) might be.
WWF: Galapagos - Paradise Lost
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Impacts of the international fishing industry in the Galapagos.
WWF: - Banco Chinchorro: Saving our reefs
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Banco Chinchorro is part of the MesoAmerican Barrier Reef System, the largest barrier reef system in the Atlantic Ocean. Learn about the values and benefits and protecting this reef, and how WWF is involved.
TNC: Bocas Del Toro, Panama
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From mountain ridges to coral reefs -- and all the cloud forest, coastal swamps, mangrove cays, islands and seagrass beds in-between -- Bocas del Toro unfolds over northwest Panama. The archipelago of Bocas del Toro is an expanse of turquoise waters dotted with lushly forested island. The heart of this area is a 32,700-acre national marine park. Four species of sea turtles nest on white-sand beaches and inhabit coral reefs laden with tropical fish.
TNC: Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea
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Papua New Guinea's Kimbe Bay boasts more than 60 percent of the coral species of the entire Indo-Pacific. Its seamounts harbor at least 860 coral reef fish species, exceeding the diversity of the Hawaiian Islands and the entire Caribbean.
TNC: Komodo Island National Park, Indonesia
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Toward the middle of the Indonesian archipelago lies an island called Komodo. At first glance the island can appear desolate, but beneath the water's surface we discover one of the world's richest displays of marine life.
TNC: Belize Fish Spawning at Gladden Spit
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At this place, known as Gladden Spit, about 40 miles off the coast of Belize, thousands of fish gather from the far reaches of the sea in a reproductive frenzy.
WWF: The Bazaruto Archipelago
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Human - wildlife conflict in Mozambique
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 1: Introduction
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 1 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 2: Changing perspective
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 2 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 3: Many problems, one tool
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 3 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 4: The Evidence
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 4 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 5: Rate of Change
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 1 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 6: Spillover and Export
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 6 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 7: Reserve Networks
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 7 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
Science of Marine Reserves, Part 8: Marine Reserves - an effective tool but not the only solution
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Learn about the Science of Marine Reserves. This is part 8 of a 15 minute video about marine reserves, compiled in 2002. See more at http://www.protectplanetocean.org/somr/AboutSMR.html and Visit http://www.piscoweb.org
WWF: The proposed Primeiras and Segundas Reserve (northern central Mozambique) part 2.
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The current state of fishing in Mozambique's Primeiras and Segundas Archipelago.
WWF: The proposed Primeiras and Segundas Reserve (northern central Mozambique) part 1.
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How the idea came about
WWF: The proposed Primeiras and Segundas Reserve (northern central Mozambique) part 3.
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How WWF jumpstarts conservation initiatives
WWF: Interview with Peter Bechtel, Northern Mozambique coordinator for WWF
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TNC: Coral Reefs of Palau
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The waters and coral reefs of Palau have long been considered one of the planet's marine treasures.
WWF: Coastal East Africa
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Community-based conservation in Zambia wetlands using the ADMADE approach. Management responsibilities and are transferred to local landowners: 'Increased wildlife production equals increased community cash crop'
WWF: Fogo Island, Mozambique
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Images and footage from Fogo Island, Mozambique
WWF: The Isle of Mozambique
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Images and footage from Isle of Mozambique
Nature's Investment Bank
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WWF: Margaret Williams on WWF's opposition to Department of Interior's (DOI) controversial Lease Sale 193
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WWF President and CEO Carter Roberts and WWF's Bering Sea & Kamchatka Managing Director Margaret Williams call for the protection of the polar bear.
WWF: Reef symposium with Bill Eichbaum
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WWF’s Bill Eichbaum describes the critical urgency of the conservation work needed to ensure the survival of coral reefs throughout this coming century and announces a call to action to protect them.
WWF: The Plight of salmon in the Bering Sea
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Wild chinook salmon fishery declines in Alaska
WWF: Bristol Bay - Sustainable Fisheries & Sustainable Future
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WWF: The Arctic: our first sign of climate change
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Observations on Climate Change in the Arctic
WWF: Polar bear - victim of climate change
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Polar bear: a sad end. If the pack ice disappears, polar bears will disappear. Currently, their hunting territory is melting, which both starving and exhausting them.
WWF: Tracking Polar Bears
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Polar Bears are disappearing in the Arctic. Find out more at www.panda.org
WWF: Tagging Polar bears
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If current warming trends continue, polar bears may disappear within 100 years. Find out more at www.panda.org
WWF: Tranquilizing a Polar Bear
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WWF: Weighing a Polar Bear
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WWF: Polar Bears in Peril
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WWF-Canada TV spot, Polar Bears in Peril. Join WWF-Canada today at wwf.ca/tv
Geoff York: Green Finger Project
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TNC YouTube Channel
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The Nature Conservancy's YouTube Channel