Hopeful News for Caribbean Reefs? Low Oxygen May Be More Deadly for Staghorn Corals than High Temperatures
Fisheries and Marine Conservation
In 2016, Panama’s marine protected areas expanded to include 13.5 percent of the nation’s territorial waters. The MPAs are a direct result of the Smithsonian’s interest in the biological diversity and ecological importance of offshore marine ecosystems. Smithsonian research also provided the scientific basis for a fisheries management plan for Coiba National Park in the Pacific and a traffic separation scheme to reduce the likelihood of collisions between humpback whales and ships in the Gulf of Panama.
Researchers count manatees using their chatter to recognize individuals
Teaming up to combat invasive marine species in the Tropical Eastern Pacific
Harnessing the wisdom of indigenous communities for marine conservation
STRI-McGill field course weaves together natural history, social science, tropical ecology, and cultural exchange
Rare shark spotted for the first time in Panama’s eastern Pacific
