Protecting Marine Ecosystems:

Climate Change and Ocean Acidification - Determining the impacts climate change and ocean acidification will have on our ocean ecosystems.

Hawaiian Ecosystems - Saving the most pristine marine ecosystems in the US, including the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.

Coral Ecosystems - Protecting tropical and deep-sea corals in US waters.

Marine Protected Areas - Protecting places in the sea.

Destructive Fishing - Seeking to limit the most destructive commercial fishing practices.

Ocean Zoning - Spatially separating incompatible uses of the ocean.

Advancing the Science of Marine Conservation Biology

From Sea to Shining Sea - The first map of the real United States, depicting the nation's land and sea.

Mia J. Tegner Memorial Research Grants - Documenting ocean life before humans altered marine ecosystems.

Google Earth -Highlighting the diverse and unique environments beneath the ocean’s surface.

Conferences -Advancing the science of marine conservation biology by hosting and attending meetings, conferences, and workshops.

See more of MCBI’s work and research at History & Accomplishments