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Conservation Groups Welcome Australian Senate's Support for Coral Sea Conservation Zone - Portect Our Coral Sea Coalition - 17 November 2009
Chagos Environment Network Welcomes the UK Government's Public Consultation on Protecting the Marine Biodiversity of the Chagos Islands - Chagos Environment Network - 10 November 2009
Conservation groups welcome Government's 'first big step' to protect the Coral Sea - Coalition of Conservation Groups - 19 May 2009
Group pushes for sea reserve - Press Association - 18 May 2009
Conservation Coalition Debunks Coral Sea Heritage Park Myths (PDF) - Coalition of Conservation Groups - 29 April 2009
New Ad: Why Create the World's Largest Heritage Park in the Coral Sea? (PDF) - Coalition of Conservation Groups - 29 April 2009
Friends of the Monument 2009 EPA Environmental Award Recipients
- Friends of the Monument - 16 April 2009
Video: Josh Reichert, Managing Director of the Pew Environment Group on the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument
- Pew Environment Group - 23 March 2009
Pew Environment Group: Join the U.S. in setting aside Australia's treasured Coral Sea - Pew Environment Group - 7 January 2009
Statement by the President on the Occasion of the Designation of the Marianas Trench Marine National Monument, Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, and the Rose Atoll Marine National Monument - President of the United States of America - 6 January 2009
New Ocean Monuments Give President Bush a Blue Legacy - Pew Environment Group - 5 January 2009
Northern Marianas Public School Students Submit 500 Letters to President Bush - Friends of the Monument - 22 October 2008
Friends of the Monument Release Petition with over 5500 signatures - Friends of the Monument - 21 October 2008
Friends of the Monument Release Signature Advertisement - Friends of the Monument - 20 October 2008
Unique Alliance Calls for Coral Sea Heritage Park - Pew Environment Group - 10 September 2008
Proposed Coral Sea Conservation Initiative Would Create World's Largest No-Take Marine Park - Pew Environment Group - 10 September 2008
On Potential New Marine Monuments - Pew Environment Group - 25 August 2008
White House to Open Discussions on Marine Monument - Friends of the Marine Monument (PDF) - 24 August 2008
Latest News
Rising tide of action to protect marine areas - The Age - 20 May 2009
Coral Sea gets new conservation zone - Sydney Morning Herald - 19 May 2009
Australia Moves to Protect the Coral Sea - Voice of America - 19 May 2009
Coral Sea Conservation Zone announced - The World Today - 19 May 2009
Coral Sea gets interim conservation status - The World Today - 19 May 2009
East Marine Region - Coral Sea Conservation Zone established - Powerboat-world.com - 19 May 2009
Australia declares Coral Sea conservation zone - Taiwan News - 19 May 2009
Conservation Groups Welcome Government’s ‘First Big Step’ to Protect the Coral Sea - All American Patriots - 19 May 2009
Coral Sea conservation zone created - Press Association - 19 May 2009
Coral Sea gets new conservation zone - The Age - 19 May 2009
Working to Preserve a World Under Water (VIDEO) - NBC Nightly News - 23 April 2009
Bush Protects Oceans (VIDEO) - ABC news - 7 January 2009
Bush's Oceanic Legacy (VIDEO) - CBS news - 7 January 2009
Marine National Monument Act (VIDEO) - ABC news - 6 January 2009
Bush Set To Protect Marine Preserves In Pacific - NPR - 6 January 2009
US vows 'huge' marine protection - BBC - 6 January 2009
Bush designates ocean conservation areas in final weeks as president - The Guardian - 6 January 2009
Bush to Protect Three Areas in Pacific - Washington Post - 6 January 2009
Bush to make Pacific's Mariana Trench a national monument - USA Today - 6 January 2009
Bush to create three marine monuments - Los Angeles Times - 6 January 2009
Bush to Protect Vast New Pacific Tracts - New York Times - 5 January 2009
Bush's ocean protection decision - Los Angeles Times - 30 December 2008
Group to Bush: Don't scale down marine monument - The Saipan Tribune - 24 December 2008
Bush's Legacy Lost at Sea? - Plenty Magazine - 10 December 2008
Legacy Blues (PDF) - Honolulu Weekly - 10 December 2008
Bush May Scale Back Plans for Marine Reserve - NPR, All Things Considered - 8 December 2008
Bush's push for Marine Reserves - Christian Science Monitor - 7 December 2008
Marianas National Marine Monument - Living on Earth - 5 December 2008
The deepest legacy - The Miami Herald - 19 November 2008
New rules of engagement for the marine monument proposal - Saipan Tribune - 24 October 2008
Along the Paseo de Marianas - Saipan Tribune - 24 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: New rules of engagement for the marine monument proposal - Marianas Variety - 24 October 2008
Open letters to President Bush: Part 2 - Saipan Tribune - 23 October 2008
Open letters to President Bush - Saipan Tribune - 23 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: The monument and submerged lands - Marianas Variety - 23 October 2008
At forum, public speaks out on NMI monument - Saipan Tribune - 22 October 2008
Bush to decide on NMI monument before term ends - Marianas Variety - 22 October 2008
5,502: A monumental number - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
'CNMI may regain control over its submerged lands' - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
DFW arguments for marine monument - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
The WOW for MMM - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
Thanks for supporting marine monument plan - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
Awakening of the world - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
Amazed and proud - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
Thanks to the Humanities Council - Saipan Tribune - 21 October 2008
Bush environmental advisor seeks support for marine monument - Marianas Variety - 21 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: Great awakening - Marianas Variety - 21 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: Tremendous - Marianas Variety - 21 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: Amazed - Marianas Variety - 21 October 2008
Thousands sign petition in CNMI supporting national marine - Radio New Zealand International - 21 October 2008
Federal officials arrive for monument discussion - Saipan Tribune - 20 October 2008
Monument backers sport orange ahead of forum - Saipan Tribune - 20 October 2008
Welcome to the CNMI - Saipan Tribune - 20 October 2008
Students send White House 400 letters on marine monument - Marianas Variety - 20 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: Welcome to the NMI - Marianas Variety - 20 October 2008
Letter to the Editor: Thank you - Marianas Variety - 20 October 2008
Group pushes for sea reserve - NZ Herald - 11 September 2008
Coalition Calls For 'Coral Sea Heritage Park' - Pacific Magazine - 11 September 2008
Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history - Australian Associated Press - 10 September 2008
Fisher backs Coral Sea fishing ban - ABC - 10 September 2008
Scientists call for ban on Coral Sea fishing - Radio Australia - 10 September 2008
Make Coral Sea 'marine protected area' - Sydney Morning Herald - 10 September 2008
Make Coral Sea 'marine protected area' - The Age (Melbourne) - 10 September 2008
Scientists call for world's largest marine park in coral sea
- University of Queensland online - 10 September 2008
Scientists Call for World's Largest Marine Park in Coral Sea
- ARC Centre of Excellent for Coral Reef Studies - 10 September 2008
Australia urged to save Coral Sea animals, history - International Herald Tribune - 10 September 2008
Call for Coral Sea conservation - Channel Four News - 10 September 2008
Bush's new ocean protection plan needs more teeth - Seattle PI - 10 September 2008
Seas of trouble - Cape Cod Times - 8 September 2008
Treasure islands - Riverside Press-Enterprise - 6 September 2008
Mr. Bush's Blue Legacy - The New York Times - 3 September 2008
Brightening a dim legacy - The Register-Guard - 2 September 2008
Oceans: Our finite, fragile and valuable resources - Saipan Tribune - 2 September 2008
Bush plan to protect Pacific regions is welcome move
- Honolulu Star Bulletin - 27 August 2008
Support for Marine Reserves - The New York Times - 26 August 2008
Pacific Regions Considered for Protections - The Washington Post - 26 August 2008
U.S. considers protecting vast swaths of Pacific - Reuters - 25 August 2008
Bush seeks to protect 3 remote island chains - The Associated Press - 25 August 2008
Bush proposes protections for Pacific islands, atolls - Greenspace Blog, Los Angeles Times - 25 August 2008
Villagomez: Bush will not act unilaterally - Marianas Variety - 25 August 2008
Praise, calls for talks after Bush marine monument proposal - Saipan Tribune - 25 August 2008
Pew reps learn about Hawaiian monuments - Saipan Tribune - 31 July 2008
Marine Monument: Good for the CNMI, good for the environment- Saipan Tribune - 28 July 2008
Bush Eyes Unprecedented Conservation Program - All Things Considered, NPR - 23 May 2008
A Struggle to Preserve a Hawaiian Archipelago and Its Varied Wildlife - New York Times - 19 December 2006
President Bush Declares National Monument in Hawaii - News Hour, PBS - June 15, 2006
Treasure Islands - New York Times - June 15, 2006
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