Caribbean mangrove forests may serve as coral shelters
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.
How can “shark dandruff” contribute to coral reef conservation?
Biologists discover that more intense predation in the tropics can limit marine invasions
Dolphin-Watching affects whistle frequency modulation in bottlenose dolphins
The fate and function of marine megafauna
Panama expands the limits of the Coiba Cordillera protected area
